Bird Nests

This month we built bird nests in our PlacenTinkers makerspace!   Nest building engaged us in a fun and educational way and also helped us to appreciate the natural world.  The book This is the Nest that Robin Built by Denise Fleming was a great way for to us to discover the wide range of materials that birds use to build their nests.  We set out to create our own nests using shredded paper, Spanish moss, pipe cleaners, string and “mud” (glue). We used emapthy for the baby birds when designing our nests.  After the nests were built, we tested them with our Makerspace "eggs".

By exploring the architecture of bird nests and using various materials, PlacenTinkers gained an appreciation for nature's ingenuity and developed important skills like design thinking, collaboration, and problem-solving.

PlacenTinkers are Thinkers!