MYA (VOICEOVER): "Full Time Kid," with Mya.

[giggling] Hi.

I'm Mya.

Today we're making a birdhouse out of simple household items.

Birdhouses come in all shapes and sizes.

And today we'll be making-- oops.

Heh.

Wrong picture.

Your birdhouse will look a little more like this.

Making a birdhouse is not just a fun activity, but also you're creating a healthy environment for the birds in your area.

You will get to know the types of birds, and you're providing a safe place for them to live.

For this project you will need an empty milk carton, some markers, some Popsicle sticks, a pair of scissors, a hot glue gun, [pow] a pushpin, some string, some colored construction paper, birdseed, and some other items you would like to use to decorate.

You may need an adult's help with the scissors and hot glue.

First you want to make sure you dump out any milk that might be in the carton.

We don't want to give our new friends a smelly old house.

[sniffs] Ugh.

Yuck!

Once the carton is clean, cover the outside with construction paper and start decorating.

[music playing] Once you're done decorating, cut a two-by-two square or circle in the center of the carton, using your scissors.

Now, using your Popsicle sticks, poke it under the opening of the milk carton.

This will act as a perch so the birds can land on it.

Also, use your glue to secure the Popsicle stick in place.

Poke a hole near the top of the carton and loop a string through it.

We will use this so we can hang our birdhouse from a tree branch.

Ta-dah!

Now our birdhouse is finished.

Now, where to put it?

The best place is near some branches where birds like to sit, but also in plain sight so you can watch it inside your house.

Perfect.

Now add some birdseed to the bottom of the milk carton, and that completes our birdhouse.

Sprinkling some birdseed on top of your fence or patio lets birds know that there is food in the area.

Now to find some tenants.

[chirping] [music playing] [chirping] OK, that's our show.

Thanks for watching.

Bye-bye!

[beep] [music playing] [laughing] --some Popsicle sticks-- [laughing] I can't-- The marker fell off, and it was-- MAN'S VOICE: [inaudible].

[laughing] OK. MAN'S VOICE: Whoop!

[laughing]