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2 DIY Cat Toys the Kids Can Make!

November 9, 2015 by OneMommy

 

 

He was a little grey ball of fluff, sitting in the middle of the road.  He didn’t even budge when we went around him and pulled into the drive.  If I didn’t move him, a car would hit him.  Batty (so named because it was the day before Halloween) stole our hearts and soon found a home in our garage.

“Mommy, he needs some toys to play with,” was all it took before we were making these 2 DIY cat toys, perfect for the cat in your life. 

 

2 simple DIY cat toys you can make with materials you already have

 

What’s great about these cat toys is you probably already have all the items you need to make kitty happy!   And, they are easy enough for a child to make.

 

Materials Needed for DIY Cat Wand Toys:

  • Yarn
  • Wood Dowel Rod (or un-sharpened pencil)
  • Feathers

 

To Make the Feather Wand Toy:

  • Measure enough yarn to touch the floor when you hold the wood dowel rod in your hand at a comfortable height.
  • Tie one end of the yarn around your wood dowel rod.  (We used an un-sharpened pencil for ours.)
  • Tie the other end around 2-3 feathers.

 

That’s it!

Your cat will love chasing the feathers or even just batting at them.

simple DIY cat wand toy

 

To Make the Pom-Pom Wand Toy:

This one is very similar, the only difference is you will be adding a pom-pom to the end of the yarn instead of a feather.

Don’t know how to make a pom-pom?

  • First, wrap yarn around four fingers, as seen in the photo below.   For our pom-pom we wrapped it around 12 times.  For a fatter pom-pom, wrap it more.
  • how to make a pom-pom wand toy for a cat
  • Next, tie one end of your long piece of yarn around the middle of the pom-pom loops.  Make sure to double knot it and make it tight!
  • making pom-pom for diy toy
  • Finally, just use scissors to cut the loops.  And then you have your pom-pom wand toy for your cat.
  • how to make a cat pom-pom wand toy

 

These 2 simple DIY cat toys have kept our kitten very entertained.  He loves to chase the pom-pom when my daughter runs, dragging it on the ground.  And my daughter is super proud she was able to make them all by herself.

They are the perfect DIY gift for any feline this holiday season! 

Filed Under: Kids Crafts Tagged With: DIY gift, pets

Comments

  1. Maria says

    November 12, 2015 at 3:27 pm

    A perfect DIY for any cat lover out there. I love that this was child friendly and will allow kids to bond more with their pets at home. Thanks for sharing this on #SHINEbloghop today! So great of you to join us this week!

    • OneMommy says

      November 16, 2015 at 12:15 pm

      Kids are so proud when they can make something themselves that winds up being used.

  2. Pamela Smith says

    November 14, 2015 at 4:53 pm

    Aww! So glad he found a home with you! The toys are perfect for a little kitten. I bet he loves them!

    • OneMommy says

      November 16, 2015 at 12:13 pm

      I have to say he is the sweetest kitten, and he does like to bat at those toys! 🙂

  3. OneMommy says

    November 16, 2015 at 12:16 pm

    What a fun theme for preschool! I hope they had fun making a few kitty toys.

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