Twiggy playdough bird nests Study and enjoy spring by building bird nests that weave twigs, sticks and dough! Sculpt these treetop homes using foraged items from outside hedegrows and indoor cupboards! Hide smaller items in  pop-open plastic eggs and share conversation about the names of native UK garden birds, egg laying, hatching and how these feathery friends live in or visit our gardens. Coloured templates are available to buy on etsy   Resources needed for this playdough activity Links are to amazon.co.uk For play and collage A quantity of brown playdough - handmade dough recipe Nest materials such as  twigs, leaves, raffia, broom bristles, craft stems, snipped drinking straws, natural matchsticks, straw and hay                      scissors  and extruder tools Open up plastic eggs and items to hide - numbers Numbers and stone pebbles to hide Printables     Bird outlines - cut, colour and laminate   Bird nest outline template   Add colour to the outline nest and bird printables, laminate and trim. Roll a thick rope of dough and place it in a circle on top of the nest image to form a rim. Use this rim to hold the collected nest materials and make bird bodies by rolling balls of dough and inserting the head and wing sections. This activity focuses on garden birds, eggs, chicks & hatching - list on RSPB rather than yellow chicks who are more often seen to promote the season's events. Whilst the meat industry can end a hen's life after 2-3 years, chickens, both female and male cockerels live for around 8 years and are most interesting companions for anyone who appreciates feathery personalities.    For reference Pet chicken welfare requirements on RSPCA  Bird nest image search on google.co.uk  Vegan society recipes       Playdough Recipes    Edible playdough recipes     Not for eating  playdough recipes        An alphabet of playdough   Aa - Bb - Cc - Dd - Ee - Ff - Gg - Hh - Ii - Jj - Kk    Ll - Mm - Nn - Oo - Pp - Qq - Rr - Ss - Tt - Uu      Vv - Ww - Xx - Yy - Zz     Seasonal playdough activities            Winter      Spring    Summer    Autumn    Playdough books    Colour themed playdough activities    Mixed - metallic rainbow and duos     Red playdough    Pink playdough    Orange playdough    Yellow playdough    Green playdough    Blue playdough    Purple playdough    Brown playdough    Black playdough    Grey playdough    White playdough  Home  Contact    About this website        Buy playdough products      In the playdough tool box      Playdough activities by age              Benefits of playdough    Sensory playdough activities