20 DIY Cat Toys Your Cats WILL Go CRAZY For! (& How To Make Them!)

0:00 we built 20 DIY cap toys and in this video we're going to teach you how to make them finding and buying the right toys can take time a lot of money and be quite frustrating that is unless you're willing to get to creative now this is not a hardcore dii channel so we're going to keep the goals for this pretty

0:14 simple one the materials for the toys need to be inexpensive two they need to be simple enough for anyone can build them and three the toys need to be fun and entertaining for our cats here's what we're thinking rather than make 20 random toys to ensure variety we've created 20 across these three categories

0:31 the end of the video we'll add these toys to our comparison chart so you can decide whether to buy or to make your own toy let's get Crafting aluminium foil ball get foil crunch into different size balls variety is King cats love how lightweight and easy these are to F around we found our cats

0:54 prefer the smaller ones but experiment these always get lost under Furniture this is easy right well it's going to get more interesting and some will get much more complicated cardboard shakable Cut 2 to 3 cm strips from a toilet roll holder put a hole in a ping pong bowl and add

1:18 rice place a bit of cellot tape over the rice hole place the strips around the ping pong Bowl this is very easy to make and because it's light our caps love batting it around to simplify don't add the pingpong ball it does come apart easily and similar types of toys like the foil ball

1:40 perform much better pipe cleaner spring wrap a pipe cleaner around a pencil fold over the ends of the pipe cleaner it's very simple to make and because it's like it's perfect to be carried and flicked about ends of the pipe cleaner are sharp and therefore

2:05 needs to be folded in folded straw fold one end of the straw bend it over onto [Music] itself optional add a few holes and a little bit of C it it's simple and lightweight making it extremely effective as a bound toy doesn't l

2:34 long ice cubes in a bowl make ice cubes add to tray or Bowl very simple with no cost but it's quite [Music] messy box WI add holes to pingpong balls

3:02 and bottle tops cut thread and tie knots to secure add holes to a carbo box thread string into box and tie more knots this is very simple to put

3:28 together and doubles as a neat hiding spot giving them extra Comfort if you've got multiple cats and the box is not sturdy one cat might trap another one inside puzzle box find a shallow mediumsized box add small holes all

3:55 [Music] over add palls and a little bit of catnip if you like tape up the box this is a good excuse to buy a box of wine going need quite a few balls to make this one

4:26 [Applause] cardboard toys print stencils or draw your own stick shapes to cardboard with tape cut out shapes slot together lots of

4:55 variety fairly effortful compared to other options pretty flimsy but can be helped with a bit of tape H oneand cut felt

5:25 shapes make a hole in the felt thread string through the hole and tire knot to secure Glue string to end of a 50 cm wooden pole the majority of cats love a wand because of how it mimics prey Behavior Pro tip here is to wiggle it about before making it stop and let your cats have a chance to

5:46 pounce if you don't already have the parts to make this toy it's probably cheaper to buy it activity puzzle box glue cardboard to create an enclosed area for ping pong [Music] balls add different hike toilet rolls for treats to hide in glue in a tissue

6:13 box for ping-pong balls glue pipe cleaners inside a kitchen roll holder cut out and glue cardboard and add a whole entire a catnip stick there's lots of different things to do in this one if you don't already have these parts this one is also probably cheaper to [Music]

6:42 buy catch the ball use a circular object to mark two circles cut out using a pingpong ball measure and cut a long strip to stick inside

7:09 cut and stick two more long strips to stick around the outside repeat and add more layers for more fun the lightweight materials makes it easy for cats to move around adding to the fun plus it works just as well as similar toys you can buy online it's finicky to put together and the durability will be a concern over

7:46 time cardboard treat puzzle get one toilet ra holder fold both ends in cut a small hole and treats works just as well as similar ball toys given the lightness and it very cheap and easy to put together durability floating puzzle toy find and wash out lids fill a shallow tray with

8:09 water add treats to bottle caps most cats dislike water but this is a fun and effective way to introduce them and at the same time add complexity to keep them on their toe beans this toy can be really messy

8:35 slow feeder grab a flat bit of cardboard or wood like we have here stick different size toilet roll holders to the bottom add treats very simple to create and use and is similar to the ctit senses toy durability will be a concern given claws treat puzzle tree stick a kitchen

9:01 roll holder to a flat bit of cardboard at an angle cut out smaller toilet roll holders and stick to the side add treats adds additional layers of complexity to work your cat's mind keeping them mentally stimulated we are terrible at DIY and couldn't seem to find the angles right sending glue everywhere let us

9:22 know if you know what we're doing wrong here before we jump into the last category what's your favorite toy so far are there any that we've not created but you'd like to see in a followup video let us know in the comments oh and drop a like if you like the video let's get back to

9:37 it catnip sock get an Old Sock put it around a glass add lots and lots of catnip push all the contents down or better yet spin it around in the air tie the end with a knot if your cat loves catnip they'll love this one the best toys like these yell bananas cramming catnip so add as much as you

10:00 can for us this DIY toy is just as good if not better than anything you can buy the quality of catnip in toys very significantly so being able to control what and how much goes in makes it far more effective you're going to lose a sock in the process 1 cnip kicker AKA The Main kicker get an old bigger sock we found

10:25 old thermals were best put it around a glass add a mixture of stuffing anything that CR wrinkles and catnip optionally add an old toy with a bell for extra fun push all contents down or better yet spin it around in the air just like the last one tie the end with a knot very simple and cheap to put

10:43 together just like the last one and add as much catnip as you can your cats will love it again you're going to lose another sock in the process [Music] cardboard for put together lots of big boxes stick them together cut

11:12 holes add decorative items the more you add here the more effective the toy will be doubles as a hiding spot bed and summer to play plus it's easy cheap and fun to put together depending on your affinity for style this might not look great in your home and takes up quite a bit of

11:40 space Venture mat grab a door mat and a reusable shopping bag cut the bag to spread it across the mat add four velcro patches to the bag cut [Music] holes stick down and rearrange as UC fit our cats love the Trixie Adventure Map version of this but to us it just

12:06 look like a couple of carpet bits stuck together this is much cheaper and does a very similar job it doesn't look amazing and similar to the Trixie version it will gather a lot of hair felt Mouse draw out and cut Mouse shapes on paper or card stick these to felt and cut out sew together

12:31 [Music] add stuffing and cut it close up [Music]

12:57 [Music] our cats love this toy it's super light so can be easily picked up and then thrown around plus the addition of catnet works well it's also easily customizable and personalizable we didn't have any experience of sewing so for us this was really

13:23 hard here's our toy comparison chart most of the toys rank lower on the comparison chart since they're made from car starboard creating durability and cleanliness issues especially when food is involved whilst these toys may not last as long as starboard ones you can always start crafting again and enjoy

13:40 the process once more the key takeaway is how interactive and engaging they are also have you seen this dancing Cactus before check out our video here on its perspective of cat's playtime don't forget to like And subscribe see you in the next one