Make Pet Toys

Topher, our cat, prefers the home made toys. At first, we felt bad not spending money on him. He is, after all, our little baby. I mean, just look at that face!

But as it turns out, his favorite toys are made from other things. Here is the list, as well as how they were made:

• Tin Foil Ball- Tin foil, made into a ping-pong sized ball. Compress it with a spoon for a shiny finish.
  
• Milk Ring Danger Mouth- The ring off a container of milk. It has plastic teeth, making MRDM a challenging opponent.
  
• Cat Fishin‘ Game- a cluster of strips for the “lure” (I made ours from a plastic bag, but I am going to change it to paper, since he sometimes catches it and I don't want him to eat plastic) fastened to a guitar string for the “line”, fastened to a stick for the “pole”. It's crazy good times.
  
• Catnip Dim Sum*- the toe of an old athletic sock, stuffed with homegrown, organic catnip and stitched up to look like a delicious dumpling.

Topher also really likes the glue stick, but I need that, so we don't count it as one of his toys. Make something for your pet, just be sure it's sturdy enough to take their rough play without falling apart, and that it has no small parts that might accidentally be swallowed. And don't use anything dangerous, of course. Click here are some ideas for homemade dog toys.

*to my dismay, Topher actually prefers a ratty, well-loved, store bought toy to Dim Sum. It's an eggplant filled with catnip that cannot possibly be as good as the catnip I grew, yet, he loves it so much it is often soggy with love spit.