Ten Cent Cat Toy from Hanger and String

I got tired of paying $5 to $10 for store-bought cat toys, only to have them fall apart after fifteen minutes of play.  This design is both durable and dirt cheap, and I can whip up a new one any time.

Step 1 Materials and Tools

You will need the following materials:

1 dry cleaning hanger for pants (the kind with the cardboard tube across the bottom.)
1 piece of string around 36 inches long.  (Having experimented with a variety of yarns and strings, I've found cotton string or hemp twine work best, at least with my cats.)

You will also need the following tools:
1 pair of scissors, or a boxcutter

Comments

[Typogoddess]

my cat would prefer to sleep in my underwear. :)

[doxsys]

Hmmm...You must have, er, entertaining underwear. :)

[Typogoddess]

he also likes flies. i catch them for him. facepalm. :0)

[doxsys]

Are flies like ants? I.e., can they lift a bazillion times their own weight? If so, you could use thread to replace the string in this design and glue the end to the fly's patoot to make it self-operating. :)

[jhorvath]

How creative! I wish I was married to someone as clever as you.

[doxsys]

You should be so lucky. ;)

[spacepirate04]

My cat loves the home made toys over store bought stuff great instructables.

[doxsys]

Thanks!  Glad to hear you liked it.