Birdseed Biscuits

2 cups biscuit baking mix

1/2 cup cold water

2 Tbsp margarine

2 Tbsp sesame seeds

2 Tbsp sunflower seeds

Preheat oven to 425F Form a soft dough with baking mix and water. Roll out dough to 3/4 inch thick and cut it into shapes with cookie cutters. Using a straw punch a hole in the top of each cookie. Melt the margarine and brush over dough. Sprinkle the seeds and nuts onto the dough and press it in firmly with a fork.

Bake for 15-20 min., until light brown. When cool, thread brightly coloured ribbon through the hole and hang in a tree.

Pine Cone Bird Feeders

Spread wax paper on the table.

Place a thin layer of smooth peanut butter on the wax paper.

Children roll a pine cone in the peanut butter and then in bird seed.

Attach a string to the pine cone and hang in a tree.