At times I feel sorry for my cat. It almost seems as if she is loved too much. There are five people in our family and one cat. You do the math. That is a lot of hands petting, scratching and picking her up. My kids are certainly the biggest cat lovers of the bunch. They had a great time making Homemade Cat Treats.. They frequently shower our cat, Charlotte, with kisses and cuddles, mostly when she is attempting to nap. They also love to play with Charlotte and take any opportunity to do so. We have a collection of store bought toys, but recently we decided to try some DIY Cat Toys. My kids got to engage their creative sides and our cat got some new toys.
There are some great cat toys out there, but did you know that you can make some simple cat toys at home that will provide plenty of fun for your cat. If you have kids, you can even have them help to make these. Most of these cat toys can be made using items you already have at home. So let’s get started! Please remember to supervise your cat while playing with these toys.
To make a sparkly wand you will need:
- 12-inch dowel
- duct tape or masking tape
- clean, empty juice pouch
- scissors
Next time your kids have a juice pouch, don't throw it out. Save the empty pouch and cut off the top and then cut it open. Cut so you have two pieces from the front and back of the juice pouch. Then, cut fringes on each piece of the juice pouch, careful not to cut all the way to the top.
Tape the juice pouch fringe to the end of the dowel. I did this in layers. First I wrapped one piece around the dowel and taped it and then I wrapped the second piece on top of that and secured it with more tape.
To make a feather toy you will need:
- 12 inch dowel
- duct tape or masking tape
- yarn
- feathers
- scissors
Cut a 12 inch length of yarn and tape one end to the dowel. Wrap the other end around a few feathers and tape at the end.
To make a paper roll toy you will need:
- toilet paper roll with paper removed
- scissors
This is a super simple toy to make. Just start from the top of the tube and cut out a spiral. I was able to cut out a few from one roll. Then just roll them towards your cat who will bat at them and grab them.
Charlotte really loved the diy cat toys, especially the sparkly wand. It crinkled and made noise as my kids waved it and as the cat batted it around.
Of course all that playing really wore Charlotte out. After this, she went to take a nap. One that was promptly interrupted by three girls trying to cuddle her.
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Ashleigh Walls
My 3 cats would really appreciate these! What a great simple idea to give back to them.
Erin
First of all, your cat. Oh my gosh. I'm in love. So so gorgeous! I'm definitely going to have to make these for my babies. My cats aren't super playful {they're big fat lazy cats} but they'll still play a bit 😉
Rachel. s
I have never owned a cat before. My little one is always asking that she wants one. This June adoption sounds like a great thing. I will check with our local shelter.
Reesa Lewandowski
How creative and fun! My daughter would love to make these for my brother's cats.
CourtneyLynne
Awwwwww love this!!!! I have two furbabies!!! I need to have my daughter make them a few toys. They would love it 🙂
Amber Nelson
What a great idea. Cat toys are so expensive in the stores. I am going to try some of these.
Heather
What a cute idea! My cousin's cats love toys like this, and such a perfect way to welcome a shelter cat into your home.
Wendy
I don't have a cat but these look really fun if I did! Your cat is so beautiful and fluffy.
Rosalina Sahetapy
Love your creativity on making this DIY cat toy, and your cat Charlotte is adorable. No wonder your kids adore Charlotte. It's great to know that some of the unfortunate cats have animal shelter as their place before they got adopted.
Tabitha
What an awesome way to create a more "hands off" approach to letting your kids play with the cat! I'm sure the cat appreciates it and the toy is fabulous and so easy!
Kami @ FaithfullyMeBlog
This is so cool, what a neat idea. Thanks for sharing. These are so creative.
Ana
Your kitty is beautiful and its lovely that you always adopt shelter cats. I love the DIY toy and its nice that they give you 50 paw points through the app.
jill conyers
The simplicity of this DIY is awesome. I'm not sure who is having more fun with it. The kids or the cat.
Toughcookiemommy
I have always loved cats but, unfortunately, I am allergic to them. If I had a cat, I would definitely make some of these cute toys for them. They are very creative.
Rebecca Bryant
How cute. I think my son would love to make one of these for his fu baby, thanks for the idea.
karen
I LOVE this post, as my ragdoll kitty is my heart and I want to just spoil her all the time! She is a funny one about toys. Sometimes I will spend all kinds of moola on her, and she isnt interested. But then when I pull of a plastic tab from the milk carton is spends hours with it. Who knew?
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