make your own cat toy

Cats and toys

Cat toys

photo by shari smith dunaif ©?2019

cat mice toys

photo by shari smith dunaif ©?2019

Cats are smart. We cat lovers know that. They get bored, like anyone would, if they aren’t stimulated. That’s why cat toys are big business. So my cats have several toys. Toby loves the little mice, while Marnie likes the feather wand. But if your cats are like mine, they get bored and want new toys.

 

 

 

 

A new bigger mouse? OK, bought one. Bought another, bigger one. Bought an even bigger one…Toby’s bored with them now.

make your own cat toy

I know cats like stuff like balled up newspaper – our late cat Ludlow loved playing with any paper product. So I cut a 2” piece off of a paper towel roll and tossed it in front of Toby. He batted it around for awhile.

make your own cat toy

photo by shari smith dunaif ©2019

 

 

It morphed into taking

make your own cat toy

photo by shari smith dunaif ©? 2019

 

 

 

 

  • 2”segment of paper towel tube, or toilet paper tube
  • tying shoe laces together, to make long enough
  • attaching the shoe laces through the tube

    make your own cat toy

    photo by shari smith dunaif © 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and violá! A new cat toy!
go play

 

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