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On the sixth day of Christmas Young Wifey shared with me her Christmas Mouse Cat Toy, Melted Frosty Ornament, Crocheted Fan Bookmarks, Crocheted Snowflake Ornaments, Wine Glass Charms and Glass Globe Ornaments…
Rory has been so involved with my Christmas Crafting, he even ran off with my crocheted fan bookmark the other day. I decided it was time to make him an early Christmas present. I recently read somewhere that 70% of pet owners give their pets presents for the Holidays. I have a playful cat who loves to play with my hair ties, but ignore cat toys I bring home from the store. I decided to make him a Christmas Mouse Toy… red and green of course. He must have known it was for him because he ran off with it before I could even photograph it. Two hours later, he’s still playing with his newest prey.
Rory ❤ 's his Christmas Mouse
How To:
Cut two sides out of red fleece. Cut base and two ears from green fleece. Using embroidery thread make a large knot to make an eye, stitch it to red fleece, repeat with other side. Fold bottom of green ears and stitch in place on red fleece sides. With wrong sides together, uses a sewing machine to stitch the top of the sides together. Attach base to the bottom of the sides by stitching around the base, leave an 1″ hole. Turn mouse right side out. Fill 1/3 full with fiberfil, place metal bell in middle of fiberfil and stuff until 2/3 full. Sprinkle in some cat nip and finish stuffing. Stitch hole closed and let your cat admire or hunt his/her new toy.
Christmas Mouse Cat Toy Pattern
Approx. Cost
1 package of 25 metal bells = $1, 2 squares of fleece = $1, bag of fiberfil = $2, small pack of embroidery thread = 25¢, catnip = free from my dad’s garden, thread & needle I had on hand Make a Christmas Mouse Cat Toy for about 53¢ each.
Last year, Belle made dog treats for all her doggie cousins and friends… maybe this year Rory will find time to make some of these for his cat cousins and friends.
After Hours of Playing, Rory's Finally Tuckered Out
2009′s Christmas Countdown – On the twelfth day of Christmas Young Wifey shared with me, her chocolate Christmas fudge, chocolate bonbons, coconut clusters, cranberry almond bark, chocolate amaretto cherries, pecan turtles, raspberry chocolate truffles, gingerbread fudge, peppermint bark, dark chocolate peanut butter balls, cracked glass candy, and her peanut butter fudge recipe…
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Here are some other free catnip mouse options! =D
Knitted Catnip Mice
Crocheted Catnip Mice
I’ve found that my cat is much more interested in wool catnip toys than she is in the acrylic ones. Watch out though because wool tends to get chewed apart more easily. =D
Thanks… you made the crocheted one before right? Rory love the fleece though… the wool felt not so much…
Actually, I don’t think I’ve ever made my cat a catnip mouse. I usually make catnip-weird-things.
You could try other yarns besides wool. Maybe angora? I know a few cats that go crazy over angora. More expensive though. Most people (including me unless I have wool scraps) use acrylic or cotton.
I’ll have to keep that in mind next time… Although I’m hesitant with the yarn, a lil afraid if my cat chews a piece and it starts to unravel when I’m not home… Since my childhood cat swallowed a piece of yarn and cause major medical problems for her (she’s amazingly still alive).
Well there are always toys that you shouldn’t let your cats play with unsupervised, just like with kids. You can just make sure they get put away before you go to bed or leave the house if you know they swallow things they shouldn’t. I don’t tend to have any issues with my cat because I leave long strands which I pull back and forth through the stuffing in the toy so it can’t come loose. If she manages to tear a toy apart I’d probably throw it out.
Awesome! Glad he enjoyed it : * ) The mouse is cute- nice pattern.
Thanks!
I wish I was as talented as you, I could make one for my parents’ cats.
It’s not too hard, you should give it a try!
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