I really enjoy feeding the birds but have no money for suet cakes. Instead, I take 2 pieces of wheat bread, spread with peanut butter on both sides and a little in the middle to hold the bread together, and put it in the suet holder. The birds love it, and it is fairly cheap. They see us coming with the bread and wait for us to put it in the suet holder. It's gone in just a few minutes! They especially love it now that they are raising babies.
By Rosa
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Here's a great kid's craft idea to help them celebrate Earth Day, which is April 22.
This is a page about making homemade suet. You can attract many birds by putting out suet cakes. You can easily make suet cakes at home and vary them to your local bird species.