Handmade Toys For Your Cat

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Making Playthings For Your Feline Friends

Any cat owner will tell you that you can never have enough cat toys. Kitties love to play, and a nice selection of toys will keep them entertained and exercised. There are many different types of cat toys you can buy at the store, but if you're looking to give your cat a very special toy, try making one yourself! Here are some great craft ideas and instructions for creating handmade toys your cats will adore.

Cat Toy Crochet Patterns

Free crochet patterns for cat toys

Smiley Face Crocheted Cat Toy

Cat toys are a fun crochet project for both seasoned and beginning crocheters. Here are some free patterns you can use to make cute toys for your favorite kitties.

A few of these patterns are found on the Lion Brand Yarn website. You must register for the site to see the patterns, but registration is free and allows you access to Lion's awesome collection of free crochet and knitting patterns.

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Felt Cat Toy Patterns and Tutorials

Patterns and instructions for making cat toys from felt

Felt critter cat toys

Felt is an ideal medium for creating cat toys because it is inexpensive, fairly durable, easy to work with, and comes in every color you can imagine. With the most basic of sewing skills, you can make some of these fun toys for your cat's entertainment.

"On a Stick" Cat Toys

Ideas for making cat toys featuring the classic string-and-stick setup

Stick and string cat toy

One of the most classic cat toys is the "string-and-stick" setup, which is one of the easiest toys to make. All you need is a stick, a string, and optionally something to tie to the other end. Some things you might use for a stick are:

  • Broomstick
  • Yard stick
  • Dowel
  • A stick!

There are also many options for the string portion of the toy and how to attach it. Whether you choose drilling a hole, stapling, gluing, or tying will depend on what you think will work best for your particular materials. You can also add one string or multiple strings. Some things to use for string include:

  • Yarn
  • Shoelaces
  • Fabric scraps

You may also wish to tie items to the ends of you string (or strings)! You can use almost anything that you can attach to a string. Try:

  • Feathers
  • Bottle caps
  • Large beads
  • Other cat toys

There is no right or wrong way to make an "on a stick" cat toy. Just make sure you use materials that are durable enough to stand up to a little bit of roughhousing with your kitty"!

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Other Cat Toy Tutorials

More great ideas for making cat toys

Cardboard cat rocket

As a cat owner, you probably already know that cats will play with just about anything, which means that there are infinite ways to make toys for them. Aside from crocheted toys, felt toys, and on-a-stick toys, here are a few other ideas for feline playthings.

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  • _Hana_ Oct 7, 2011 @ 7:22 am | delete
    You have great ideas, have to try them although my cats will play with the exact things they're not supposed to :)
  • randomrhonda Sep 28, 2011 @ 9:20 pm | delete
    Yay, glad you are here! :) Looking good so far, you are totally gonna rock it! Meanwhile... which toys should I crochet for your kitties? Hehe!
  • LeAnnKoalaPrincess Sep 28, 2011 @ 9:22 pm | delete
    All of them!! Make an extra large one for Sadie who sometimes thinks shes a cat!!!

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