Bored ....... nothing to play with? Well today I am going to show you how to make your own toys. When your human is gone, and the house is all yours, there is no limit to where your imagination can lead you, so gather around and let's get started.
Have any of you ever watched your human open a jug of milk. What does she do with the plastic ring from the container? Throw it in the trash? Wrong move!!!! This little round plastic ring probably tops the list as the all-time best toy in the world. The next time your meowmie buys a container of juice, have her toss you the ring instead of throwing it in the (gasp) garbage can. My sister enjoys this over any of the toys in the toy box, and let me tell you, that toy box is full. She tosses it, chases it, puts it in bed with meowmie at night. They are all over the house, these little rings. One day she put one in a box we were getting ready to mail to my wedwink, she gave him one of her treasures.
Open paper bags are unbeatable for diving into and leaping out of, repeatedly. Never use a plastic bag, it can hurt you. If the paper bag has handles, cut them off because you can get your head caught or maybe hurt yourself. Nothing like getting your little kitty head stuck in the handle, just think what that would do to your dignity!! Have your human fold a cuff at the top of the bag, about an inch or so deep around the very top of the open bag. This will help keep the paper play thing open and help keep it from collapsing on you while you are on a jungle safari or something. Put the bag on its side on the floor, toss in a ping pong ball and STAND BACK. The fun is about to begin.
Plastic drinking straws are lightweight and easy for you to bat around. Try tossing one inside the open paper bag, double fun. If you flip them with your paw, they go flying across the room, and you can bat them under things, so that you have to hunt for the missing prey. They are great.
Boxes, of course, make great toys. I have had many a fine adventure in one, the box can be the size of a coke box, all the way to something that Mr. UPS may bring. Just make sure to throw away all the packing material and any staples that may be in it, they can hurt you. We all love boxes around here. They are the best toy to let your imagination soar, and if you are lucky enough to get a big box, you can hide inside and someone else can sit on the top, then you have to fight the mighty enemy to get out, unless he is as big as my cousin Left, then you are doomed to stay there until he decides to leave.
A champagne cork is also fun to play with, as long as you don't chew it up and scatter the pieces all over the house, that may make your meowmie upset, and it could upset your tummy. But they are fun to bat around, and are really fun to get stuck under the stove or refrigerator, because then you have to try and dig them out.
The next time your human loads film into her camera to take some charming photos of you, ask her to let you play with the little canister the film comes in. If you put a bead or little stone inside, it will make all kinds of great noises as you bat it around. Bat it onto the kitchen floor, it makes great noise when it is on the tile.
But do you know what the very best thing about homemade toys is? That is simple, if they get lost under the stove or refrigerator, burried in the bed or sofa, they are easily replaced, and you aren't in the d*g house for loosing it.
Remember Kitties
a new toy is always a good thing
The exam is next kitties.
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