How to make a toy for a cat with your own hands?

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 at home it is difficult to find an object of games for yourself, an active feline pastime ends in torn wallpaper, scattered clothes, broken dishes and other problems. In order not to encounter 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.

Toys for cats must meet a number of basic requirements. Before you start making such a thing yourself, you should familiarize yourself with them.

• Large cat toys are safer, especially if you plan to make them for a small kitten. If you follow this requirement, you will protect the animal from accidentally swallowing a small object (which can end badly).
• A toy for a cat or kitten should not have too much weight. Otherwise, the animal will not be very comfortable playing with her. And if you are doing a thing for a baby, then a heavy toy can be dangerous for him at all - you will need to throw it very carefully so that it does not accidentally fall on a kitten.
• It is not recommended to make them too rigid, because a small kitten can damage their teeth about them.
• There should not be any sharp or other dangerous parts on the toy that the pet could hurt.
• 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 will gnaw it one way or another.

For cats and cats, you can make simple and uncomplicated toys. Animals like these things no less than the costly attributes for games. Such options are made quickly without waste of money. Materials can be used affordable and inexpensive. Some simple toys are worth making at all.

Take a look at some of the simple but addictive cat toys.

Especially loved by cats are teasing toys. Such things always immediately attract the attention of pets and can take them for a long time. For example, one of the most successful options may be a homemade fishing rod for a cat. In the game with the indicated subject, the owner always takes a direct part, which makes the animal even more happy. If the owner does not want to spend 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 need such components:

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

Let's take a step-by-step look at how to make a cat fishing rod toy.

• First take a stick of the right length.
• Now make it interesting by wrapping a ribbon on top. The rest can be cut off with a knife.
• Next, leaving the gaps the same in length, stick the tape on the stick.
• Tie the prepared feathers using a string.
• So that the thing rustles louder, it is permissible to additionally tie the ribbons.
• Cut the tip of the tape with scissors and gently glue it.
• Now connect the cord with the feathers and the stick using a glue gun.

As a result, you will get a good teaser for the cat. 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 a cat. Similar toys made of yarn will attract a lot of attention. The same things can be made of dense textile. The best materials in this case are:

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

Everyone can make a mouse-teaser for a cat. To do this, you will need the following manipulations:

• cut a triangle from the selected fabric or fur, sew two of its sides;
• now gently fill the resulting bag with cotton, the rest of the yarn or foam rubber;
• pull the edge that you did not sew;
• attach tail and ears to the toy.

The most popular and easiest teasers to perform will be cute pompoms or panicles. Such things can be made from fleece fabric or knitwear. You just need to gently cut a few strips, wrap them with a lace in the middle several times, and then tighten tightly. This is where the fascinating teaser will be over. It is advisable to use for its manufacture brighter and more succulent in color fabrics - such a toy will attract more attention.

From an old glove, you can make an original octopus toy or any other funny creature that you can come up with. Instead of a glove, it’s acceptable to use an old sock that has lost a pair or other similar item. Embroider on these things the bright eyes of unknown monsters - 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 accidentally swallows them.

Fluffy pompons can be made from woolen threads.

Teasers need to be fixed correctly so that it is more convenient for the cat to have fun with them. There are several options for how to do this.

• You can fix the resulting teaser toy on a rope or a dense strong thread.
• Often teasers attach to sticks (as is the case with a fishing rod for seals).
• It is allowed to combine these two methods of securing the toy. The result will be something like a fishing rod.

The most common options, fixed on a rope, are good because they can thoroughly tease the animal, how to drive it to complete fatigue, and after that just hang the little thing on a special bracket or door handle. A kitten will be able to independently play a makeshift toy when he regains strength, or when he has an appropriate playful mood.

Toys on sticks involve participation in host games. But there is an opportunity to find such methods in which the pet had fun himself, without a person. For example, you can use not too rigid wood, but more flexible materials - small plastic tubes, metal springs, and dense rubber. Such toys can be fixed on a special stand.

The ideal entertainment for the cat is a game with a rattle. The latter make corresponding sounds, attracting a lot of attention of pets. Such toys can be quickly and easily made with your own hands. At the same time, you don’t have to spend any extra energy, nor time, nor money - the work will be elementary.

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

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

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

• Take a rounded container.
• Pour selected small parts into it, which in movement will become a source of noise. It is best to use fish oil or cereal.
• Firmly snap the case to prevent small parts from falling out.
• To make the thing more reliable, 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 joined using thick or woolen threads. Such a thing will not roll under a sofa or other pieces of furniture, and there will be more noise from it - this will certainly please the cat and attract his attention.

Homemade rattles for baleen pets are made easier and faster than anything else. 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. It can be interesting cognitive and developing things that will develop the wisdom of animals. Consider some interesting toys of this kind, which are sure to please the mustachioed favorites.

If you want to really take a pet for a long time, then you can make fascinating interactive toys for it. Such things not only take pets for a long time, they are also developing ones.

So, you can make a very interesting and unusual toy for a cat yourself from plumbing pipes. To make such a little thing, you need to stock up on the following components:

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

Assembling 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 more dense and reliable.
• Connect the remaining pipe parts in pairs.
• At the next stage, the two resulting blanks will need to be connected to each other, so that as a result, a closed circle is obtained of the correct form.
• Drill holes carefully at random. They should be sized so that the cat’s foot can easily get in 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 foot there. Stripping will be most conveniently done using a construction knife.
• To make the edges perfectly smooth and neat, you can resort to their melting with a blowtorch or a lighter. It will be useful to walk through the treated areas with a piece of sandpaper.
• Now you can put ping-pong balls into the interior of the design. After that, the toy can be considered finished.

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

Instead, many owners use their favorite pet treats. In this case, the result is a kind of game feeder-dispenser. In order to get to the feed, the animal will need to make many movements, and you won’t be able to eat all the goodies at once.

Intellectual toys for cats are wonderful solutions, as they positively affect not only the mood of the pets, but also their mental development. In order for the cat to learn something new, it is not necessary to build closed systems with hidden balls, goodies or woolen balls. Instead of similar designs, it is permissible to make real labyrinths.

Labyrinths for cats can be made from a variety of materials. For example, knitted tunnels with colorful balls sewn to their walls will seem very interesting to the animal. Such a labyrinth can not be called too complicated, 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.

Consider how to make such a little thing for a kitten.

• The pipe should be knitted in a circle with double crochet. The diameter of our item will be 22 cm. A similar design will consist of three main parts.
• The extreme halves of the product in length should be 22 cm, and the middle - 24 cm.
• Dial a chain of 70 loops and connect into a ring. Double crochet. At the beginning of each row, knit 3 air loops to make the climb.
• Next, all 3 elements will need to be connected, tying the crochet posts with yarn of a contrasting color. When you fasten all the elements of the maze, do not forget to fix the wire.
• Multi-colored balls will need to be knitted in a circle design. To this end, you will 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 crocheting.
• On the second row, you will need to make increases, doubling every second column. In the third row, every third column will need to be doubled. The fourth row should be done without increases, and the fifth - with reductions in every third column. As for the 6th row, there will also be a need for reductions, but in every second column.
• Further, all the loops will need to be tightened. For the lace, you need to tie 10-12 loops from the tightened section of the balls, without cutting the thread.Balls can be sewn to the resulting pipe arbitrarily.

A wonderful labyrinth, going to a whole game complex for a cat, can be made from ordinary cardboard boxes. Of course, the creation of such a design usually takes much more time than in the case of simple intellectual toys for pets. But as a result, you can get a fascinating little thing that will definitely fall in love with a cat and attract her attention.

There are a lot of variations of domestic cat labyrinths.

So, the wonderful design of the cat labyrinth should be from plywood sheets. On one sheet of this material with the help of glue, various sticks and tablets, the labyrinth will need to be doubled. In addition to the resulting design, it is worthwhile to lay other details, for example, yogurt cups or containers left over from chicken eggs. The resulting labyrinth will need to be packed with goodies that the kitty loves. To get to them, overcoming all obstacles, the darling will have to think carefully and concentrate.

Great labyrinths for cats turn out from simple cardboard boxes. You just need to take several of these items and fasten to each other, making holes of different sizes, so that overcoming obstacles is more interesting. It is better to fasten the different parts of the maze together, not in a straight line, but by making turns and branches.

There is another interesting version of the maze. Inside the boxes of the same size, it will be necessary to make grooves for the pet, then combine them and glue or fasten using adhesive tape. Lids do not need to be put on boxes. The cat will be able to freely move around such an original and intricate labyrinth from below, or make jumps from above. In boxes you can hide the goodies that your pet likes, or put small toys.

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

A wonderful and useful toy for cats and cats is a toothbrush. Kittens, like children, often itch their teeth. If you do not give the animal something that he can chew on, then he will look for it himself. It is because of this that wires, shoes and other necessary things in the house most often suffer. In order not to encounter such problems, you can build a toy brushing teeth for a pet. It is acceptable to give kittens rubber children's toys or rings, however, they are rarely interested in mustachioed ones.

You can independently make an edible toy for a cat from beef tendons. It is necessary to cut them into pieces and dry a little in the freezer. Hold them there for 3-4 days, but do not put them in a bag. Next, unfreeze the workpiece and give the kitten so that it can scratch its teeth. He can eat such a toy completely.

Great toys for cats - fur "friends". They can be sewn from artificial material. Of particular interest to cats is fur homemade products that replicate real animals, not cartoon or caricature ones. You can make such a "comrade" in full size - then he will definitely surprise your favorite.

The favorite toy of many cats is laser flashlight. You can’t do it yourself, but you can buy it in many stores. On summer sunny days, instead of a laser, you can use a pocket mirror and draw fluffy by playing a sun bunny.

Many original and funny toys for cats will be able to build from bushes for toilet paper. In such a detail, a small number of holes should be made in an arbitrary order.Pass through them cocktail tubes, colorful woven shreds and pompoms. Such a toy will certainly interest the pet and will take it for a long time.

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

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

A huge number of various figures can be made from felt. It will be interesting for a cat to play with them if you add them with feathers, woolen multi-colored threads or bright ribbons. For example, it can be charming small fish with bright fins and a tail of ribbons or a miniature felt jellyfish with tentacles 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 stripes, and then put them all together and pull it together with a large bright knot.

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