We are the proud owners of two of the World’s Laziest Cats, as evidenced by this post. Emily thought they could use some exercise, and I had to agree. So we made cat toys from some of our fabric scraps, and filled them with catnip!
We attached the filled catnip fish to a dowel rod, and went fishing for cats. I’ll have to put these away before Mark comes home from work. He’s allergic to catnip… but our cats sure seemed to enjoy them!
The cats were purring non-stop, and Emily was giggling like crazy! Ah, the fun of fishing for cats!
October 19th, 2009 on 4:34 pm
Dear Valerie,
*thud*
Love,
Mark
October 19th, 2009 on 4:44 pm
@ Mark — Oh, dear…. thought I cleaned it all up… Oops! Sorry!!
October 19th, 2009 on 4:55 pm
What a great idea. Our cats would LOVE,LOVE,LOVE that
October 19th, 2009 on 6:46 pm
fun fun =)
October 19th, 2009 on 8:22 pm
good idea! I am not much of a cat person! However we are BIG fans of dogs in our household
October 19th, 2009 on 8:48 pm
I have 5 days to sew a yellow cat costume for my feline-loving son (he won't settle for lion or tiger or black cat. Must be a "yaya meow meow!" I'm told). Glad the cats got to share in your frugal family fun.
October 19th, 2009 on 9:33 pm
We love our tubby nappies (cats) here!! And Nappy actually does snore, like your tabby.
Goose has figured out that she can pull a seamstress measuring tape (she has one in her toys) and get the cats to chase it. Except she ends up laughing so hard that she forgets to keep running. Good times!
October 20th, 2009 on 2:26 am
Hi Valerie
What a lucky cat you have, as he/she even benefits from all of your crafty goodness. This is a great idea and I imagine it would be funny to watch the cat batting away at this creation.
Your little girl is gorgeous and that princess hairstyle looks beautiful on her. My little girl has a head full of very curly and wild hair, so I'm not sure how we would go with this, but I know she would love this hairstyle.
The Pumpkin Patch Playset is adorable. What fun! You came up with the cutest ideas and I can just imagine the endless amount of enjoyment this wonderful creation would bring.
October 20th, 2009 on 6:15 am
I hope Mark recovers.
This summer I read that catnip is ten times more effective at repelling mosquitoes than DEET!
I'm glad your cats got some exercise.
October 20th, 2009 on 9:19 am
Now I bet those were some happy cats. Hope Mark recovers.
October 20th, 2009 on 11:28 am
They sure are cute though.
October 20th, 2009 on 12:35 pm
@ Lisa Anne — Yeah, so what if Mark passes out from allergies? The important thing is that the cats have super-cute toys, dammit!
October 20th, 2009 on 12:36 pm
@ Christy — I never knew that!! Fascinating!!!
October 20th, 2009 on 3:31 pm
Those are cute pet toys.
October 22nd, 2009 on 12:06 pm
I don't have a cat but already forwarded this to my mom. She has a couple cats and is crafty. I am sure she will appreciate it.