DIY Cat Toys
Make your own DIY cat kicker toy with just fabric, stuffing, and a sprinkle of catnip! This easy sewing project is a fun way to treat your cat to some playful enrichment.
Yield: 1 DIY cat toy
Cost: $1
Equipment
Materials
- Cat print fabric (cotton; or fabric pattern of choice)
- Catnip
- Polyester fiber fill
Instructions
Step 1: Find what you need
- Gather your supplies and materials.
Step 2: Sew the tube
- Cut a rectangle of fabric to be 11 by 4 inches.
- Fold the fabric in half lengthwise, with the pattern inside. Line up the edges nicely and secure the fold with 2 to 3 pins.
- Sew along the long edge, removing the pins as you go.
- Then turn the fabric and sew along one side edge.
- Remove from the sewing machine and turn the tube right side out.(You can cut the bottom corner off the sewn edge first to make a cleaner corner, if you'd like. Make sure you cut outside the stitches.)
- Sew a line near the closed end of the tube. This is so both sides will match at the end.
Step 3: Fill the cat toy
- Add a spoonful of catnip into the fabric pouch.
- Let the catnip fall to the bottom and then add a handful of fiber fill stuffing.
- Repeat this process (catnip, stuffing, catnip, etc) until the kicker toy is nicely full.
Step 4: Finish off the tube
- Fold the edges of the open side down and in. Add a pin to keep the folds secure.
- Sew this edge closed.
- Your DIY cat toy is complete!
- Have fun making more in all kinds of cute patterned fabrics.
- Then give the toys to your favourite cats. They'll love playing with them!
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Notes
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Cat Outline
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