Another way to keep kids interested in gardening is to draw wildlife to your garden plot, says show host Kim Haworth. Here are just a few ways to attract birds and other critters: - Save bits of ribbon, yarn, and even human hairs from a brush and put them in a discard mesh bag from oranges or onions. Tie a knot in the top, and hang the bag outside in the spring. Birds will pull out bits and pieces to build a nest in the spring.
- Make a birdbath simply by putting an inverted garbage can lid atop a clay pot (figure A). If you like, you can spray paint the lid and/or pot a different color. Keep the birdbath full of water and clean, and it will attract bird bathers.
- Birds like dirt baths, too, so keep a box of sand or fine-textured soil handy in a sunny area of your garden.
- Bright, scented blooms attract butterflies. Make sure to select open-face flowers that butterflies can land on to collect nectar, not hanging or tight blooms.
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