if you are going to make or have your child make that coffee cand fird feeder then just make sure that the are no jaggared edges. You do not want to cut yourself and you do not want the birds to get hurt either. Then you can decorate it…but it really does not have to be fancy and do not paint the inside because hen the birds will be eating the paint! Simple is sometimes best and in this case the most healthiest solution for your bird friends.