Custom-Made Catnip Cat Toy

This is a design for a customizable felt cat toy, complete with feathers, bells, catnip, and whatever else you can think of to add! You can make this little critter in less than an hour, and the supplies are cheap at your local craft store. It's an easy-to-make, creative gift for your own cat, or the cat lovers in your life.

Supplies:
thin or heavy-duty felt
scissors
thick thread
big needle
catnip
poly-fill stuffing

Optional Supplies:
buttons (for eyes)
pipe cleaners (for arms and legs)
bells
feathers
anything else you think your kitty might enjoy

Note: Your cat may become excited even at the sight of the raw materials for the toy. In this case, remove the cat from the room for the duration of the cat toy assembly.

Step 1 Cut the body pieces from felt.

First, you'll need to decide what body shape you would like your toy to have. For this one, I chose an oval shape with pointy ears. Cut identical pieces out of felt, in contrasting colors if you like. (You may want to use a more heavy-duty type of felt if you think your pet might tear it up. My cat destroyed her first one, but still loves it and carries it around with the stuffing coming out!)

Comments

[ChrysN]

Those are soo cute! I can tell your cat really liked Maureen.

[rmyoder]

I've just added "before" and "after" pictures of another cat toy I made, christened Maureen. My cat still loves it - she carries it all around the house and has a special meow just for Maureen.