School Custodian Makes Nearly 300 Birdhouses for Art Project

Keeping up with cleaning demands across an entire school is no easy task, but one custodian from Riverview Intermediate School manages to do so while also making a big impact for a class's art project. As reported by WJON, Jody Schave enjoys woodworking in his spare time — and after talking with one of the school's art teachers, decided to go the extra mile with his hobby. 

Over a two-weekend stretch, Schave constructed birdhouses for each of the students, who then had the opportunity to paint and customize them to their own liking. The project was a huge success, giving students the opportunity to share their ideas, make connections with other teachers by showing off their work, and bringing something back home that families as a whole can be excited about. 

In total 292 birdhouses were made for each third grader at the school. Check out photos of the project in-action with a variety of unique designs here.