How to make a DIY cat toy?

Cats at any age remain playful and find toys for themselves in a variety of things - from flying midges to any objects lying on the floor. Due to the fact that it can be difficult to find an object for games at home, an active cat's pastime ends with torn wallpaper, scattered clothes, broken dishes and other problems. In order not to face such troubles, you need to get a good toy for your pet. You can not only buy it at a pet store, but also do it yourself.

Cat toys must meet a number of basic requirements. Before you start making such a thing with your own hands, you should familiarize yourself with them.

• Large cat toys are safer, especially if you plan on making them for a small kitten. If you follow this requirement, you will save the animal from accidentally swallowing a small object (which can end badly).
• A toy for a cat or kitty should not be too heavy. Otherwise, it will not be very convenient for the animal to play with it. And if you are doing a thing for the baby, then a heavy toy may even pose a danger to him - you will have to throw it very carefully so that it does not accidentally fall on the kitten.
• It is not recommended to make them too hard, because the little kitten can damage the teeth about them.
• The toy should not have any sharp or other dangerous parts that could hurt your pet.
• The material of manufacture must be safe and environmentally friendly, otherwise the toy can cause serious harm to the health of the pet, because he, one way or another, will gnaw it.

For cats and cats, you can make simple and uncomplicated toys. Animals will like these things no less expensive attributes for games. These options are done quickly without wasting money. Materials can be used available and inexpensive. Some simple toys should even be made from improvised means.

Let's take a look at some of the options for simple yet fun cat toys.

Tease toys are especially loved by cats. Such things always immediately attract the attention of pets and can keep them busy for a long time. For example, one of the most successful options can be a homemade fishing rod for a cat. In the game with the specified object, the owner always takes a direct part, which makes the animal even more happy. If the owner does not want to waste time on this, the fishing rod can be made with a longer rod so that you can play with the animal without getting up from the chair.

To make such a fascinating toy, you will need the following components:

• a stick of any size or a rod from a fishing rod purchased in a store;
• blue ribbon;
• lace;
• insulating tape;
• feathers;
• special construction knife;
• glue gun.

Let's consider step by step how to make a toy-fishing rod for a cat.

• First, grab a stick of the correct length.
• Now arrange it in an interesting way by winding a ribbon on top. The leftovers can be cut off with a knife.
• Further, leaving the same intervals along the length, stick electrical tape on the stick.
• Tie the prepared feathers using a string.
• To make the thing rustle louder, it is permissible to additionally tie ribbons.
• Cut the end of the tape with scissors and carefully glue.
• Now connect the cord to the feathers and the stick using your glue gun.

As a result, you will have a good cat teaser. Such a thing will not only be interesting for the pet, but will also make it possible to use it for a long time.

If you know how to knit well, then you can make a knitted mouse or fish for the cat. These yarn toys will attract a lot of attention. The same things can be made from dense textiles. The best materials in this case will be:

• fleece;
• felt;
• artificial suede;
• drape;
• fur.

Everyone can make a teaser mouse for a cat. This will require the following manipulations:

• cut a triangle out of the selected fabric or fur, sew two sides of it;
• now carefully fill the resulting bag with cotton wool, leftover yarn or foam rubber;
• pull off the edge that you did not sew;
• attach a tail and ears to the toy.

The most popular and easy-to-use teasers will be cute pompons or panicles. These things can be made from fleece or knitwear. You just need to carefully cut a few strips, wrap them with a cord in the middle several times, and then tighten them tightly. This will end the exciting teaser. It is advisable to use brighter and more juicy-colored fabrics for its manufacture - such a toy will attract more attention.

You can make an original octopus toy or any other funny creature you can think of from an old glove. Instead of a glove, for this it is permissible to use an old sock that has lost a pair or another similar item. Embroider the bright eyes of unknown monsters on these things - you can use buttons or beads for this. The main thing is to sew them well so that they do not fall off and the cat does not accidentally swallow them.

You can make fluffy pom-poms from woolen threads.

Teasers must be properly secured so that it is more convenient for the cat to have fun with them. There are several options for how you can do this.

• You can fasten the resulting teaser toy on a string or tight strong thread.
• Often teasers are attached to sticks (as is the case with a fishing rod for cats).
• It is allowed to combine these two methods of fixing the toy. The end result is something that looks like a fishing rod.

The most common options, fixed on a string, are good because they can thoroughly irritate the animal, how you should drive it until you are completely tired, and then just hang the little thing on a special bracket or doorknob. The kitten will be able to independently play with a homemade toy when it gains strength, or when it develops the appropriate playful mood.

Stick toys involve participation in the owner's games. But there is an opportunity to find such methods in which the pet was entertained by itself, without a person. For example, you can use not too hard wood, but more flexible materials - small plastic tubes, metal springs, dense rubber. Such toys can be fixed on a special stand.

The perfect fun for a cat is a rattle game. The latter emit appropriate sounds that attract a lot of pets' attention. Such toys can be made quickly and easily with your own hands. At the same time, you will not have to spend any extra effort, time or money - the work will be elementary.

For example, you can build a rattle for a cat from scrap materials in just a few minutes:

• a round container from a lollipop or kiner surprise;
• small items - fish oil capsules, cereals or peas;
• scotch tape and scissors.

The very process of making a rattle for cats will be very simple and quick.

• Take a rounded container.
• Pour the selected small details into it, which will become a source of noise in motion. It is best to use fish oil or grits.
• Snap the case tightly to prevent small parts from falling out.
• To make the thing more reliable, then it should be additionally sealed at the joints with tape.

You can make a rattle not from one, but from several plastic cases (containers from kinder surprises are best suited). Such a bundle can be connected using thick or woolen threads. Such a thing will not roll under the sofa or other pieces of furniture, and there will be more noise from it - this will certainly delight the cat and attract his attention.

Homemade rattles for baleen pets are the easiest and fastest way to make. True, they create a lot of noise.

With your own hands for cats and cats of different ages, you can make not only simple, but also more complex toys. These can be interesting cognitive and developmental things that will develop the intelligence of animals. Consider a few interesting toys of this kind that will surely delight mustachioed pets.

If you want to really keep your pet busy for a long time, you can make fun interactive toys for it. Such things not only keep pets occupied for a long time, they are also developing.

So, a very interesting and unusual toy for a cat can be made with your own hands from plumbing pipes. To make such a thing, you need to stock up on the following components:

• 4 plastic "knees";
• insulating tape;
• drill;
• a special construction knife;
• blowtorch;
• ping-pong balls in the amount of 4-5 pieces.

The assembly of such an original interactive toy will consist of several stages.

• Take 4 special plumbing taps.
• The first step is to connect the two knees. At the edges, they will need to be wrapped with insulation so that the joint turns out to be denser and more reliable.
• Connect the rest of the pipes in pairs.
• At the next stage, the two resulting blanks will need to be connected to each other in order to end up with a vicious circle of the correct shape.
• Carefully drill holes at random. They should be sized so that the cat's foot can easily fall there and not get stuck.
• Burrs and protruding elements will remain at the edges of the holes made. They will definitely need to be thoroughly cleaned, otherwise the cat may get injured or feel pain by placing a paw there. Cleaning will be most conveniently done using a construction knife.
• To make the edges perfectly smooth and neat, you can resort to melting them with a blowtorch or lighter. It will not be superfluous to walk over the areas to be treated with a piece of sandpaper.
• Ping-pong balls can now be placed inside the structure. After that, the toy can be considered complete.

Similar structures can be made not only from plumbing pipes. Shoe boxes made of cardboard, special food containers are also suitable for this. As for the ping-pong balls, they can also be changed.

Instead, many owners use their pet's favorite treats. In this case, the result will be a kind of play feeder dispenser. To get to the food, the animal will need to make a lot of movements, and it will not be possible to eat all the delicacies at once.

Intelligent toys for cats are great solutions, since they have a positive effect not only on the mood of the pets, but also on their mental development. For a cat to learn something new, it is not at all necessary to build closed systems with hidden balls, treats or woolen balls. Instead of such constructions, it is permissible to make real labyrinths.

Cat mazes can be made from a wide variety of materials. For example, knitted tunnels with multi-colored balls sewn to their walls will seem very interesting to an animal. Such a labyrinth cannot be called too difficult, most of all it will suit a kitten.

To do such a thing, you will need:

• 100 g of thick yarn (any three beautiful colors);
• crochet hook No. 5;
• wire with a diameter of 3 mm;
• hook number 2;
• thin yarn to make balls.

Let's consider how to make such a little thing for a kitten.

• The pipe should be knitted in a circle with double crochets. The diameter of our item will be 22 cm. This design will consist of three main parts.
• The extreme halves of the product should be 22 cm long, and the middle 24 cm.
• Cast on a chain of 70 stitches and join into a ring. Crochet in stitches. At the beginning of each row, knit 3 chain stitches to make a lift.
• Next, all 3 elements will need to be connected by tying single crochet stitches with yarn of contrasting color. When you fasten all the elements of the labyrinth, do not forget to secure the wire.
• Multi-colored balls will need to be knitted in a circle of the structure. To this end, you need to dial a chain of 4 air loops, and then connect it into a ring. Further, in the center of the latter, it will be necessary to knit 8 columns, without making crochets.
• On the second row, you will need to make increases, doubling every second column. In the third row, you will need to double every third column. The fourth row should be done without increases, and the fifth with decreases in every third column. As for the 6th row, there will also be necessary decreases, but in every second column.
• Next, all the loops will need to be pulled together. For a lace, you will need to knit 10-12 loops from the tightened section of the balls without cutting the thread.The balls can be sewn arbitrarily to the resulting pipe.

A beautiful maze that can be assembled into a whole game complex for a cat can be made from ordinary cardboard boxes. Of course, it usually takes a lot more time to create such a design than in the case of simple smart toys for pets. But as a result, you can get a fascinating little thing that will definitely fall in love with the cat and attract its attention.

There are a great many variations of domestic cat labyrinths.

So, a wonderful design of a cat's maze should turn out from plywood sheets. On one sheet of this material, using glue, various sticks and boards, the labyrinth will need to be doubled. In addition to the resulting design, it is worth packing other details, for example, yogurt cups or containers left over from chicken eggs. In the resulting maze, you will need to lay the treats that the kitty loves. To get to them, overcoming all obstacles, the pet will have to think carefully and concentrate.

Beautiful mazes for cats are obtained from simple cardboard boxes. You just need to take several of these objects and fasten them to each other, making holes of different sizes, so that overcoming obstacles is more entertaining. It is better to fasten together different parts of the labyrinth not in a straight line, but by making turns and branches.

There is another interesting version of the labyrinth... Inside boxes of the same size, you will need to make grooves for the pet, then combine them and glue or fasten them using tape. You do not need to put lids on boxes. The cat will be able to move freely through such an original and intricate labyrinth from below, or jump from above. The boxes can be used to hide treats your pet loves, or small toys.

Any cat loves to sit in boxes, and playing in them is a special pleasure for these pets. Some owners show their imagination and build whole castles and caves from cardboard boxes or paper bags.

A wonderful and useful toy for cats and cats - a toothbrush. Kittens, like children, often have itchy teeth. If you do not give the animal something that it can gnaw, then it will look for it itself. It is because of this that wires, shoes and other necessary things in the house most often suffer. In order not to face such problems, you can build a toy-cleaner for your pet's teeth. It is permissible to give to kittens rubber children's toys or rings, however, they are rarely of interest to the baleen.

You can make your own edible cat toy using beef tendons. You need to cut them into pieces and dry them a little in the freezer. Keep them there for 3-4 days, but do not put them in a bag. Next, defrost the blank and give it to the kitten so that he can scratch his teeth. He will be able to eat such a toy completely.

Lovely toys for cats - fur "friends". They can be sewn from artificial material. Of particular interest in cats are fur homemade products that copy real animals, and not cartoons or caricatures. You can make such a "comrade" in full size - then he will definitely surprise your pet.

Favorite toy of many cats - laser flashlight. You cannot make it yourself, but you can buy it in many stores. On sunny summer days, instead of a laser, you can use a mirror and attract the fluffy by playing a sunbeam.

Many original and funny toys for cats can be built from rolls for toilet paper. In such a part, a small number of holes must be made in random order.Run cocktail tubes, colorful woven shreds and pompons through them. Such a toy will certainly interest the pet and keep it occupied for a long time.

An unusual solution is a small tangle with protection. It can be dangerous to give simple balls to cats - they can choke on threads. To save the animal from such problems, you can slightly modify such a toy. To do this, first you will need to properly roll a ball of medium density from the threads. Leave one end free. Next, the resulting ball will need to be carefully wrapped with a piece of foil.

Original toys for cats are made from corks. Cats love to play with them, because these details are very light. Of course, you can just give your pet a wine cork, or you can spend a little free time and make such a toy more interesting. For example, you can crochet the cork or attach colorful ribbons / feathers to it.

A huge variety of figurines can be made from felt... It will be interesting for the cat to play with them if you add them with feathers, woolen multi-colored threads or bright ribbons. For example, it can be adorable little fish with bright fins and a tail made of ribbons, or a miniature felt jellyfish with tentacles made of small ropes or bright feathers.

To make an interesting toy for a cat, you can use an old, unnecessary T-shirt. Cut it into thin strips, and then put them all together and pull together in a large bright knot.

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