Happy Monday everyone! Today is fun and games day on the blog. I recently went to Michael’s Craft Store and got my kitties some cool straws in the clearance section for only 50 cents. 
My kitties are loving them and they are fat enough to put treats inside of ( the straws, not the kitties 🙂 ) We sent some to our friends Dezi and Lexi and they are having fun with them too : https://dezizworld.wordpress.com/2015/06/28/blest-sunday-selfies/. Adding catnip to the straws makes them extra fun too.
I find a lot of great toys for my kitties in the clearance section at craft stores. After Halloween, I got this great ball for Jinx:
He loves glittery balls like this and this was a giant one. And I always get great deals on yarn to make toys for them.
Joanie will be showing off her tummy tomorrow and we will have more medical updates.
Great ideas. My friend and I are always looking for fun cat toys like these. It is important to keep them active in mind and body. ❤
Thank you 🙂 You are a good kitty Mom.
We like straw toys TBT makes. Iffen yer Bein folds then in 1/3s and bends one end to stick it in the other end, that makes a neat thing to bat around.
That is a good idea, I will try it. 🙂
Those straws look like fun!
They are, especially with catnip in them.
I love those sparkly balls too! My human hides them from me, though, and only allows me to play with them under supervision because she found some of the sparkles in the litter box – can I help it if I like eating pieces of them?
That was so sweet of you to decorate the litter box for your human 🙂
Toby loves straws and sparkly balls! He plays with them all the time!!! What a good idea – I’ll send mom over there right away!!
Thank you 🙂 Good idea.
Sammy loves his fat straws too! Brilliant idea – we forget about visiting the craft store to look for fun stuff…………anxious to hear more medical updates for your gang…………AND of course tummy photos!
Happy Monday
Hugs, sammy
I am glad Sammy is enjoying his too. Phoebe may do a tummy photo too, she is getting jealous of all the attention Joanie’s belly gets.
Y’know, the mom never thought about looking at the craft store for kitty toys (or things that could be kitty toys). She always checks out the clearance shelves at the pet store, but you gave her another good idea. Thanks!
You’re welcome 🙂 I am always looking for things for my kitties everywhere I go.
Mom finds great toys for us too at Michaels! She will have to look for those fat straws. Stuffing them with treats sound like a great game!
I am glad your Mom gets you stuff at the craft store too 🙂
I’m going to go out and look for fat straws for Angel and Chuck!
I hope they have some left at your local store 🙂
Those are fun finds and good deals to boot!
🙂
guys…we iz knot a loud ta play with straws any mor coz sum one we noe { tuna} shoved one under de sofa just enuff ta bee outta hidin frum view, but knot enuff in hidin that de vacuum ma sheen dinna nab it….then de vacuum masheen wuz mezzed up….N we waz like….PLAN; SUCCEED !!! 😉 ♥♥♥
What a great fine and also terrific to be on super duper low price sale!!!
Thank you 🙂
What a clever mom you all have. My crafter mom never thought of looking for potential cat toys at Michaels where she buys tons of crafting supplies we constantly raid.
Scout Charles
I bet your Mom will find something for you next time she goes. Does your Mom crochet? I have lots of patterns for cat toys I can give her.
Mom has tried both straws and pipe cleaners with us. We don’t really care for either, unless our humans are using them, then we are all over them. Mom has never looked for kitty toys at the craft stores. She’ll have to remember that tip. XOCK, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Jo
Tell your Mom to add some nip to the straw and you will love them.
Those straws looks like a lot of fun ! Purrs
Thank you and purrs to you.
Your Mama comes up with the best ideas to keep all of you happy and mentally stimulated! You have a good Mama 🙂
the critters in the cottage x
Thank you- you are very sweet. 🙂
I have never had straws to play with, but I like sparkly balls. Mum says there is lots of straw for me to play with in the barn.
You do have lots of straw in your barn- my kitties would love that. When I had rabbits, they would steal the hay from them all the time and then throw up.
I love craft stores…just wish I was more crafty!
Same here, I can crochet, but that is it.
We love those crinkly balls…we need to send Mom to Michaels!
The Florida Furkids
I bought that after Halloween, but I am sure they have other colors right now 🙂
The kitties get straws but I’ve never even considered putting catnip inside!
Nice idea =)
Thank you 🙂
We are going to beg meowmy to find us some straws too! Pipo likes to bit plastic, no doubt he would love them!
Minko loves to swat at his toys, so we could get meowmy to put a few together to make a ball of sorts!
Catnip inside of them will make them extra tantalizing.
Minko eats the strands of glitter balls so he isn’t allowed those anymore…
Kitties, just like toddlers who nefur grow up:)) Ya gotta think ahead!
I can see how those glittery balls would be tempting to eat, your Mom is smart to keep them away. I hope you get some straws 🙂
Yep weez fur sure enjoyin’ our straws. And we luv da spawkly balls too. Sissy sez Lucky used to luv ’em so much he wuld swallow them, by accident of course. And they always came back up a spawkly mess. MOL Mommy luvved Michaels, but weez not have one anywhere near us now. Hope y’all enjoy yous new toys.
Luv ya’
Dezi and Lexi
Them strawss are cool…an thee purple ball is grate!! You sure find cool toys fur Purrincess Phoebe an thee crew Lady Ellen.
Pleeze give mee <3 LUV <3 to mee Rainbow Gurl fur mee….
***paw patss*** Siddhartha Henry (thee littul Purrince)