How to Make Cat Toys with Pipe Cleaners

Cats love to play hunting and stalking games. You can buy expensive cat toys at your local pet store, or you can save time and money by making your own. Cat toys can be made quickly and easily from common pipe cleaners. These toys will not only be colorful but durable. Your kitty will enjoy tossing and chasing these lightweight "caterpillars" around.

Things You'll Need

  • Extra long pipe cleaners of contrasting color
  • Pencil
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Instructions

    • 1

      Twist the ends of two different colored pipe cleaners together.

    • 2

      Fold the top 1 inch of the twisted end back 180 degrees.

    • 3

      Hold the folded tip with your thumb, pressing it against the body of a pencil.

    • 4

      Twist the pipe cleaners around the body of the pencil, forming a coil.

    • 5

      Finish the coil by twisting the bottom inch and folding 18 degrees.

    • 6

      Tuck the bottom fold into the coil, thereby concealing the sharp edge.

    • 7

      Give to kitty.