It's time to get into the holiday spirit! Here are some cute photos of our cats that are holiday-themed. If you have some photos of your cats that you'd like to share, feel free to email them to everythingcat101@gmail.com and let us know if we can post them!
And the snowcat...
How to make the snowcat: 1. Roll a medium-sized ball of snow to be the body. Roll a smaller one and place it on top to be the head. 2. Make two small snowballs and put them in front of the cat to make two paws. Make a snake-shape out of the snow and put it behind the cat to be a tail. 3. It's time to decorate! Snowcat's face can be made with all-natural materials... -We used two blueberries for the eyes and nose, but you could use small pebbles instead. -A little forked stick makes a great mouth! -Pine needles are cute whiskers. -We used half of square-shaped crackers for ears, but there are some triangular crackers that would probably work as well. -And finally, we used a long blade of grass around the neck to be a collar. Have a purr-fect holiday season, cat lovers! Check back soon for a collection of the year's highlights posted on this page.
Materials: Paper
and Writing Tool (erasable, in case you make a
mistake)
Step 1: Draw the
head and ears. Follow the diagram below.
Step
1
Step 2: Add the
body and tail. Follow the diagram below.
Step
2
Step 3: Add the
sunglasses, nose, whiskers and mouth. Follow the diagram
below.
Step
3
Voila! A
sunglasses cat! :D
And while you are in the mood for sunglasses cats, why don't you enter our sunglasses cats contest on the "Super Summer" page? All you need is a cat, a pair of sunglasses, and a camera. See the "Super Summer" page for the full details.
Hey everyone! We hope you had a wonderful Easter! Today we'd like to give you some ideas of fun things to do with your cat after Easter's over...
Plastic Egg Toy Difficulty: Extremely Easy Materials: 1 plastic egg that can open and close Some tinfoil (other options could be small bells, but not small enough that a cat could choke on it; a cat treat; a marble; a bottle cap; etc.) Crumple up some tinfoil into the shape of a ball. Make sure it is large enough so that your cat will not choke on it. If you don't have tinfoil, you can always substitute a bell, marble, cat treat, or a bottle cap. Put your item into the plastic egg. Whatever you use in the egg, make sure that your cat will not choke on it if they happen to crack the egg open--make it fairly big. Roll the egg across the floor or rug so that your cat can hear the item inside rattling. Get ready for loads of fun!
Bunny Rabbit Catnip Sock Toy Difficulty: Difficult Materials: 1 old sock Scissors Catnip Felt Needle and Thread Cut the felt into two small circles and a small triangle. With the needle and thread, sew the two circles onto the sock as eyes, and the triangle on beneath them--upside down, like a nose. Make sure you do not stitch the two sides of the sock together--just the top piece of the sock to the felt. These felt pieces will be the eyes and nose of the bunny.
Diagram 1
Next, fill the sock with catnip to make it enticing for your cat. Before tying the end, cut the top of the sock so that it is two pieces that you can tie in a knot. For an example of this step, see Diagram 1 at the right. You will cut along the dotted line in the diagram. Once you tie the end of the sock, the two strands will become the ears of the bunny. For the finished product, look in Diagram 2, below.
Diagram 2
We hope you all had a wonderful Easter, cat lovers!
Learn how to make a snowcat and submit your pictures to the new CONTEST! We've made a "trailer" for this contest and would love to know what you think of it! Here it is below...
It's always cute when you see cats dressed up for Halloween, but the truth is, not all cats like that. What can you do with your cat to celebrate the season? Well, here are some ideas...
Cardboard Jack-o-lantern Materials: 1 medium cardboard box 1 scissors Some markers Cat toys A cat to join in the fun! Optional: non-toxic paint (orange)
What you do: Using a marker, draw a jack-o-lantern face on the box. Cut out the eye holes, mouth, nose, and anything else you may want to cut out. You may want to consider the mouth being big enough for your cat to get through. Decorate the box with markers (or orange non-toxic paint) and place cat toys inside. Then let your cat explore!
Knitted Cat Toy Materials: Yarn (preferably orange or black to go with the season!) Knitting needles (any size) Knowledge on how to do the Knit Stitch Crochet Hook Catnip (optional)
What you do: Cast on. (Cast on as many stitches as you think will make a good sized cat toy.) Knit a medium sized square. Bind off. Attach tassels to the edges using a crochet hook. Tassels will get your cat's attention. You should make the toy one color, and the tassels another. (if you want to get fancy, :) that is!) Cats LOVE yarn, so this toy should be a big hit in your house. If you want to, you may rub catnip on the toy to make it more interesting.
Cat Pilllow Materials: 2 pieces of felt Lots of fiberfill 1 sewing needle Some thread Optional: Pieces of felt to make a design on top of the pillow You may need scissors
What you do: Lay the two pieces of felt on top of eachother. Sew together three of the edges. Fill up the pillow with fiberfill, and sew together the remaining edge. If you want, you may sew a design onto the top of the pillow with felt. You can give the pillow to your cat, or you could display it!
These are just a few ideas to get you excited about fall. Feel free to make up your own. Good luck!
Happy fall, cat lovers! Here are some simple cat toy ideas that cats absolutely LOVE! They're all easy-to-make and cheap.
If you have any old socks lying around the house, you can fill them with catnip and tie them at the end. Unfamiliar with catnip? Catnip is a plant, and most cats love the smell of the plant's leaves. You can get this at most pet supply stores. SAFETY ISSUE: We wouldn't suggest that you draw on the socks with markers or dye them in case your cats lick the sock while playing with it. The smell of the catnip should be enough to excite your cat(s).
Cats love yarn, and fishing-pole type toys are great for interactive play. Tying a long piece of yarn to the end of a wooden dowel works perfectly for this purpose. If you want, you can tie a catnip sock (above) or another small cat toy to the end of the yarn.
Crumpling up a piece of paper or tinfoil is lots of fun for your cats to chase around the house. But beware: when you decide to move furniture around you may find a bunch of these toys underneath couches and coffee tables!
Reduce, reuse, recycle! Believe it or not, cats like to play with stuff that you would normally throw away, or leave lying around your house! Bottle caps, wooden spools, ponytail holders, and arts-and-crafts pipecleaners all make fun toys for cats.
And when you want to buy some new toys for your cats, check to make sure that they don't have any parts that could easily come off while a cat is playing with it.
Here are just a couple precautions to take while giving toys to your cats... Make sure nothing you give to them is small enough to be swallowed. Don't leave any stray strands of yarn lying around the house! Cats can swallow these and choke! Supervise your cat when they play with small object or with yarn.
Good luck with your toy-making and have a great fall!
All of the ideas shown here have been tested with multiple cats. For more simple ideas, cardboard boxes are found very entertaining. Children can decorate the cardboard boxes with markers before they are given to the cats. Always supervise play with boxes-never give your cat a plastic bag for safety reasons! But paper bags are safe and work well for play.
