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Thursday, January 26, 2012

The New Toy!

Kitties!

Salem here.

Mommy made us a new lure for the All Time Favorite Toy (ATFT)!
(ATFT = dowel rod with a rawhide strip tied to one end.  We have some extremely high-tech toys...)


We loved the red ribbon lure that was attached to the ATFT, but it was getting raggedy from our saber-toof attacks and razor-edged claws, and Mommy was worried about us swallowing ribbon pieces and tying up our innards in knots.  And red yak.


She gave it some thought, and got a paper grocery bag, the paper cutter, and tape.  She cut the bag into thin strips, folded them in half, and taped them by the fold.  Rocket engineering, it was not!


Anyway, she threw the old red ribbon lure in the trash and tied the new one on to the ATFT.


Kitties, the paper ribbon lure is even better than the red ribbon one!


The rustly noise brings us running from every corner and bed in the house to play.


We can bite and chew it to our heart's content--and Mommy doesn't worry.  Because paper goes Right Through.  
It's roughage!  
(But not quite as rough as cardboard, heh heh.)


Mommy made a second lure for us that isn't tied to the rawhide, it lives on the floor so we can  kill it whenever the mood strikes.


Which is often!
Very funny, Mommy.


Happy Thursday!

XX  Salem  XX

52 comments:

Punapippuri said...

And you are very ALLURING, Miss Salem. Well, we had to get a bad pun in sometime this week.

Seriously, that looks excellent and even Äiti should be able to make that! We will order one up.

m.q said...

happy cat deserve a great games!!!!

BoBo Salem
Meow Meow Family

The Cat Guy said...

great idea! Looks like tons of fun! I'm gonna have to made one or two of those for the gang!

Winston, Kizzy and Tika of Two Cats and a Pug said...

Salem,

Your mom is so smart! We asked our Mum to make us one like yours. How pawsome and creative she is!

PS check out our blog... a cat friend of ours is having a cat only contest!!!!!

Tika and Kizzy

Andrea and the Celestial Kitties said...

Hey we are all about the cheapy cat toys! And that one looks way cool! We might have to make one of those for here! You might have just started a new trend in kitty toys!!

Cheysuli and gemini said...

What a cool idea! Shredded paper!!! We can shred it even more!!!

Prancer Pie said...

What a great idea! We luf it. Howefur, it wouldn't make it 24 hrs at our house. And Mommy says we definitely don't need more roughage! MOL!

Sparkle said...

Wow, what a great toy! It does not have to be fancy to be fun!

Pricilla said...

That looks like fun for a goat too!

Spitty-the-Kitty said...

Woohoo! Great toy + SALEM and her JLLs. Could my day GET any better? Well, yes, it could--if my Human made me one a them things!

Cat-from-Sydney said...

Yeay for roughage...and it's organic too. Here's to more "papery" poo! purrr....meow!

Anesha said...

What a great toy your mummy made. Might have to try making one for my Skipper. Have fun kitties. :)

dArtagnan Rumblepurr/Diego Hamlet Moonfur said...

Killlllll!!! KILLLLLLLL!!!!!!

Kat and the Furrsonality gang said...

That is SO awesome! WE WANNA CHASE THAT!

Au and Target said...

It's pawsome! We're getting our survunts to make one this weekend!

Pellie / Penny said...

That is a pawsome toy - your mom sure is smart to come up with that.

Hope you have a great day.

Purrs,
Genghis

Mariodacat said...

your mom is so creative. M says she'll steal some of that idea and modify for me - yay.

Whisppy said...

We've asked Mommy to pick up some rawhide strip so we can have one of those fun homemade toys.
Salem is having so much fun!

Old Kitty said...

Your mum should patent this amazing toy lovely Salem!! Yay!!!

Take care
x

orbit said...

Cool toy, but my favorite plaything is the strings on mom's bikini top.

Carolyn said...

She who wears ATFT on her head should shun publicity ;)

Cats~Goats~Quotes said...

Super new toy!! Our Mom may have to copy it, that is if your Mom does not have a patent.
Love that last picture ^..^
~ The Bunch

Clarissa said...

Salem, you has the cutest little face! And mom wants to kiss your back toesies!!!

-d ma said...

your mom is a regular martha stewart.

Hannah and Lucy said...

Salem your Mom is clever but we are going to try and get mum to make one for us - we don't expect it to be as smart as yours!
Luv Hannah and Lucy xx xx

oliverandruby said...

Wow Salem that looks like FUN! Can we come over to you place?

Meowers from Missouri said...

that is furry nifty!! we'll hafta read this to mommer an' see how handy she kin be. although the loose one onna floor won't werk, since the dbd will eat it.

William said...

Your mom makes toys for you???? How come mine doesn't, I wonder?

Cat said...

That toy looks great, your mum is very creative!!!

curator said...

Oooh that is a WONDERFUL toy, Salem. How clever your Mom is!

Felted House said...

That is such a good idea, you have a very clever and resourceful mummy. We will ask our mum to make us one as we LOVE to shred cardboard and perhaps a paper rustly thing will keep us out of mischief...our mum lives in hope....love Leo and Monty xx

Bengal Business said...

Ahhh Salem that toy looks like lots of fun! And your momzzz made it herself, how cool is that! Purrrs Lars and Odin

Madi and Mom said...

Salem you Mom is a toy genius!!
What fun. Does she plan to patent the idea? MOL
Hugs Madi

Junior, Orion and Sammy said...

That looks like fun! What a great inventor your Mom is!

We have a toy similar to that, but it has that metallic ribbon stuff on it. Meowm is a bit concerned about it and our tummies as well. Sammy plays with it the most, and she has already seen evidence that he has eaten bits of it...if you get our drift. She may just have to change it and turn it into one like yours.

Mr Puddy said...

I love the idea !! and Miss Sweet Salem, you can do " Very funny " back to your mom because YOU WIN THE LEAD ( NECK STRAP ) for your mom !!!!
Your turn, sweet heart !!!! please send your address to my email please ; )
Many hugs and Kisses to my grrl...( Wink ! )
xoxo

http://everydayvisitor.blogspot.com/2012/01/aussie-kitty-on-australia-day.html

The Cat From Hell said...

Wowwie! There is just so much fun things that comes out of paper bags! After we has killed them as caves and for the paperbag mices we can gets jiggly toys! Your Mommy Rocks!
Kisses
Nellie

Stacy Hurt said...

MOL Salem! I notice you play just like our tubbie tuxie does. From the comfort of lounging! That's right, she say's 'Bring the Toy To ME!" Way to go!

xoxo
Ms. Stella O'Houligan

Eric and Flynn said...

That toy looks lots of fun. Your mum is good at coming up with fun ideas for you.

BeadedTail said...

Your mommy is very clever! That's a great toy! Salem, you have such pretty eyes and we love your white feets!

Marg said...

Our Mommy likes that too and is going to make one. We just need to find a paper bag. Grocery doesn't have them any more but we will find one. That looks like so much fun. Great idea. Good Job Mom.

Layla ( Cat Wisdom 101) said...

We love homemade toys. That's clever mom you have,Salem!

Takie said...

Wow! homemade toy brings you a lot of fun, that is really amazing.

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Meg said...

Oh Salem you look extra sweet and juicy in that last pick!

The Island Cats said...

That sure looks like a fun toy! Your mom is pretty creative!!

Natalie said...

That looks like a great toy! I will have to remember this for when our feather wand dies (which will be soon, I'm sure).

Boo-Bah AKA Iris said...

what a great mom you have to make those toys for you. It looks like you are having loads of fun!

Sheldon's Mom said...

wow! great idea!

Rene said...

You guys are so lucky to get custom-made toys from your mom! I love that last photo--the look on Salem's face is priceless.

Knatolee said...

You are one seriously gorgeous cat!

Mark's Mews (Ayla, Iza, and Marley) said...

WOW! Pre-shredded bag!!! We'll have to try that...

Catherine said...

What a fun toy! Mom is very crafty! She is so sweet always looking after your entertainment needs. :)
xo Catherine

GreatGranny said...

Wow, your Mom is so smart. I'll ask Mom to make me one.
xoxo Kassey