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Saving Money on Cat Toys

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Gold Post Medal for All Time! 899 Posts
April 30, 2013

If you are looking for a quick and easy cat toy to make, give these a try:

pom pom cat toy

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Bronze Post Medal for All Time! 205 Posts
March 7, 2011

Many people like to make homemade toys for their children and pets. There are some very serious pros and cons to this idea.

 
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March 2, 2011

Here are some ideas for quick and easy cat toys that I've discovered over the years. Cat toys don't need to be expensive.

 
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June 16, 2008

Our cats shred the store bought toys we have given them. So we decided to try out making a thriftier version. I use the old mismatched socks we end up with on the folding table.

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I put approximately 1/4 cup of dried catnip into an old sock and then knot the top.

 
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October 30, 2016

I have found that 6 week old kittens love to play on, in, and around neck pillows that are 'u' shaped. They also love playing and climbing through my big rolling basket on wheels.

Neck Pillows for Kitten Playtime

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July 29, 2012

I made this playhouse for my new kitten from our leftover cardboard dinner carrier from Bojangles dinner meal box. I simply cut out a few holes for her to poke her legs through to play, and cut out an entrance.

Food take away box recycled as kitten toy.

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March 31, 2013

I make lots of cat toys to hang on walls where I can see them play. I won't let them have string toys by themselves, as they can eat the string.

Six pack and yarn cat toy.

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Gold Post Medal for All Time! 969 Posts
August 7, 2008

My cats are always batting something off the counters and playing with it. So, I remembered something I did as a kid. I put little bright things in a plastic drink jug.

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You can put beads, paper clips, buttons, and anything that will catch your cats eyes.

Water Bottle Cat Toy

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January 5, 2007

Don't buy expensive cat toys! Put a marble, a couple paper clips or some dried beans in an empty prescription bottle, put the lid back on, and roll it across the floor. My cat plays with these for hours!

cat in orange bag

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September 19, 2007

I have found that cats love to play with make-up brushes. From big to small brushes, cats can bat them, carry them in their mouth, hide them, and even play fetch.

 
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January 29, 2010

Here's a way to make a free toy for your cats. When you or your kids or family's kids have ponytail holders that have stretched out, loop several together to make a toy for your cats, the longer the better.

 
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March 25, 2010

Both my cats love to play with a fishing pole toy for cats called Da Bird. It costs around $7, and consists if two feathers that twirl when you pull it.

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They can destroy Da Bird in about a minute. Refill feathers are available to clip onto the fishing pole for around $5.

 
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Bronze Post Medal for All Time! 213 Posts
January 10, 2008

I have "Forced Air Heat" with registers on the floor. These registers only get a bit warm, not hot. So I tied a 8 - 10 inch piece of "Eyelash Yarn" onto a register in my kitchen that sits totally horizontal on the floor and my cat is having the time of his life!

 
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October 12, 2007

This is a craft to make for a kitten or a playful older cat. I took the plastic strips off of frozen juice cans, put them together so that all the round loops faced the same way and wrapped an elastic band around the base of the loops.

 
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