BirdMan Gift Guide

Next up, BirdMan.  He is a very sensitive little boy who is very open with his affection.  It was obvious since he could walk that birds were a central interest to him.

One of the absolute best gifts for him was a simple birdfeeder.  Yep, a birdfeeder.  I recommend three types of feeders.  One is a your standard feeder with a cage that keeps out the big piggy birds like blue jays and starlings.  

The second best birdfeeder is made

 just for finches and holds thistle.  The coolest part of this feeder is that the finches have to hang upside down to eat and they gladly put on their acrobatic show every day.  

The third

 feeder is a suet feeder.  Spectacular woodpeckers will sit right outside your window and demonstrate the unlimited beauty that mother nature so willingly displays in all her creations.

Of course you also need some field guides so you can identify all your new feathered friends. Just a warning here, this becomes addictive and branches out to studying maps and migrations patterns. It may quickly overtake your home but the depth of learning involved in fostering a love for birdwatching is tremendous.

BirdMan also love building things. His favorite building set is K'nex. They are great because of how they can bend and form gears, pulleys, you name it! I found a huge set used from a local homeschool family. 

We must have three tubs of K'nex and the entire neighborhood LOVES to play with them. This is a toy that will grow with your little engineer through the years.

 Take a look at the one I've got linked above. It is a huge set with instructions on how to build world famous landmarks. It would be so cool to study a country and then build a building located in the country!