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A gelatin toy to make for your birds
What you'll need:
3 envelopes Unflavored Gelatin
9 tablespoons water
3-5 drops food coloring
Flat lid from a 24 ounce coffee cans
Plastic drinking straw for punching holes
Cookie cutters
In small sauce pan mix water and food coloring on low heat. Add 3 envelopes of unflavored gelatin, stir continuously and cook 30 seconds (until thick). Pour mixture into plastic lid, push air bubbles to the edge with a spoon. Let it set on the counter for 45 minutes. Remove the flexible gelatin from the lid, the gelatin will be pliable. Use cookie cutters to make shapes and punch hole with straw to hang. Dry shapes. Hang from clothesline using clothespins. They'll be hard as plastic in days.
Note: they will tend to curl and bend, but that is part of the fun. These are safe for our birdies to eat, chew, play or whatever they want with them.
"Each bird loves to hear himself sing."
- Italian Proverb
The Australian emu holds the land speed record for birds (31 mph).
