Christmas Challenge 2015 - Bird feeder

How to make

To make this bird feeder you need these following things :

lard

thistle seeds

monkey nuts (do not use if you have a nut allergy)

flower pot 

string

pine cone 

Step 1

Buy some monkey nuts but do not get expensive ones.

Then you need to take the shell off and break the nuts in half.

Step 2

You need to buy some lard and soften it by butting it in the microwave for 30 seconds.

Step 3

Thread some string through the holes of the flower pot then turn it upside down.

Step 4

Mix the lard and nuts together and then add some thistle seeds .

Fill the flower pot completely pressing the mixture down as you go.

Step 5 

If you have any remaining mixture left instead of wasting it get your pine cone and press the lard into it.

 By doing all of this you will have your own home made bird feeder.

Christmas Challenge 2015 - Make a how to video

Here is my video on  How to decorate a Christmas tree

I had a lot of fun making this video and my mum edited it .

Christmas Challenge 2015 - Decorations and poem

These are all of my things that I made over the holidays.

This is my icing snowman that I made at Guides.

 This another snowman that I made out of a sock, rice and a few buttons.

                                               

This is a poem that I wrote about Christmas in my spare time.

Christmas Challenge 2015 - Mini reading challenge

I have read

Diary of Anne Frank - Only managed 1/2 of this book. I started reading it at the start of the holiday. Anne Frank is quite cheeky and some of the things she writes have been very funny which I was not expecting at all. However, it is not a funny book as she was hiding with her family from the Nazis. As I read more of this book I know it will be very sad.

Olly Murs on the Road - This book tells you about what he does when he is touring and funny things he did on X factor. I got this book from my mum for Christmas. It is a signed copy if the book so I love it.

Christmas Challenge 2015 - Wreath Making

On Sunday 6th December I went to Wandle Park and made a wreath. 

I learnt that we can also use grape vine to make the frame and we have lots of this in the garden.

Graduation 2015

Summer Reading Challenge - Record Breakers

I read 7 books over the summer as part of the Record Breakers summer reading challenge. 

CU Ambassadors visit to Oxford University

As you know I am an CU ambassador and we were all invited up to Oxford University because our chancellor works as an English tutor there. While we were in Oxford we went on a scavenger hunt and we had tour guides who were actually students who stay there overnight. 

The library was a lot bigger than I thought it would be. We saw some student rooms, it was interesting to see how they live there with shared kitchens. We had lunch in the dinning hall and it was just like being in a Harry Potter film!

Brownies

When I was at Brownies I did loads of arts and crafts, played games and went on may trips and camps. I made lots of friends and before I left I was lucky enough to become a Sixer, which means you are a leader of your group.

I did lots of badges and you can see my sash with some of them on.