Purr-fect: 6 Easy DIY Valentine’s Gifts for your Loveable Cat

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Valentine’s Sock Fish

Entertain your favorite feline with these simple fish toys made out of Valentine’s Day socks! Either pick up a pair of Valentine’s Day socks at your local dollar or thrift store or grab an old sock or two from your own drawer. Stuff the foot of the sock with either crinkly paper or fiberfill, making sure to leave enough sock left over to create a fishy tail.

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Valentine’s Sock Fish

Tie a knot in the sock, right above where the filling is, forming a fish-like shape. If you are feeling exceptionally crafty, you can use a sharpie to add a circle or x near the toe to represent the eye of the fish.

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Colorful Sock Sausage

These Colorful Sock Sausages are a great option for cats of all sorts; active cats will love getting some extra exercise by kicking and tossing the toy in the air, while calmer cats will enjoy cuddling up to it in their beds. Either pick up a pair of warm, knit knee-high socks at your local dollar or thrift store, order conveniently on Amazon, or grab a suitable sock from your drawer or laundry basket.

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Colorful Sock Sausage

Cut off the foot of the sock and tie the end shut with twine or faux leather lace (you can add a drop of pet-safe glue to the knot for added security if you wish). Spread out the amount of fiberfill you plan on using and sprinkle catnip on it. Stuff the fiberfill into the sock until it is nearly full. Tie off the other end of the sock with the same twine

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Colorful Sock Sausage

or faux leather that you used previously.

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Sunshine Wheel

This is an exceptionally easy project that won’t cost you a cent and will provide hours of fun for your feline friend. Grab a plain, empty toilet paper roll and cut the ends into ½ inch strips, leaving about an inch and a half uncut in the middle. Carefully bend each strip outwards to resemble the rays of the sun.

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Sunshine Wheel

While this is extremely easy to put together, the unique shape that is created causes this toy to bounce and roll in unusual and interesting ways, providing hours of fun for your cat. This is a fantastic feline-friendly project that you can do with kids as well, as long as they are old enough to handle scissors.

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No-sew Fleece Cat Bed

It only takes half of a yard of fleece to create a fantastic sitting spot for your domestic diva. Create a fringe around the border of the fabric by cutting two-inch-wide strips around each of the edges. Cut each of the two-inch-wide strips in half to create inch-wide strips. Tie each pair of strips into tight double knots.

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No-sew Fleece Cat Bed

The project often appears bunched up and lumpy while you are busy tying the knots, but a gentle tug on the corners after you are finished will straighten it right out.

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Knotty Spider

The Knotty Spider will provide your master hunter with a great deal of fun and exercise for minimal cost and effort. Start by cutting two sheets of different colored felt into 8-10 equal-sized strips. You can choose traditional Valentine’s Day colors, such as red and pink, or you can just choose to use your cat’s favorite colors.

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Knotty Spider

Use either the plastic ring from a milk jug or a simple keyring as the base of the toy. Place a strip of felt through the ring, then tie it in a double knot around the ring, then do the same with a strip of the other color of felt. Continue tying strips to the ring, alternating between colors, until the ring is full.

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Tupperware Treat Challenge

Cats are built for hunting, but with the exception of a random mouse or two, most domestic cats don’t really get the opportunity to use their skills. Your cat will love the opportunity to forage for their food with this inexpensive but clever puzzle toy. Get a shallow disposable food container large enough to hold around seven to ten cups of food.

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Tupperware Treat Challenge

Draw three to five circles on the lid by tracing around a shot-glass or other similarly sized object, then cut the circles out. Remove the ink with rubbing alcohol and either sand the edges of the holes smooth or cauterize them to ensure your kitty is comfortable while playing. Put a few of your cat’s small, ball-like toys in the container along with a handful

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Tupperware Treat Challenge

of treats or kibble, put the holey lid on the container, and watch your cat rise to the challenge!

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