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Barni, with an I, turned six a couple of months ago and I totally forgot to get him anything for his birthday! As a cat mom, I should remember these things. I also maybe thought he was turning four, but then Facebook alerted me to a post from six years ago when he was just a little kitten. Happy 6th birthday it is!

For his late birthday, I decided to spend a Saturday making him a cat wand. With Matt’s help, we knocked it out in two hours. It probably would have taken half the time, but he was trying to find the drill for and I was searching for a hole puncher. I opted for a pencil instead.

DIY Cat Wand Tutorial

Materials

1. One 3/8″x48” wooden dowel (sawed in half)
2. Foam sheets (I used fall colors – yellow and orange)
3. Ribbons, Yarn, and/or Bakers twine
4. Bells (optional)

Tools

1. Dremel Micro 
2. Scissors
3. Pencil
4. Wood glue

1) Drill a hole about an inch down from the top to push yarn through. I used my Dremel Micro tool.

2) Cut your yarn double the length of the dowel and set aside.

3) Cut the foam sheets with scissors to make them resemble leaves. I cut three leaves for one cat wand.

4) Poke a hole through each of the leaves using a pencil, or if you have one, a mini hole-puncher.

5) Using the yarn that you set aside, pull it through the holes in the leaves and tie a knot. Optional: You can tie a bell on at this point, but Barni didn’t like the loud noise it made so we took it off. You can also make a ball of yarn to attach, which we added on later after we removed the bell.

6) Pull the yarn through the hole in the dowel and tie a knot.

7) To make the end look pretty, use a thick ribbon or yarn to wrap around the top and secure with wood glue.

8) Let dry 20 minutes, then have some fun with your cat!

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If your cat is like mine, it’s like clockwork when it’s time to eat and he lets you know. Every afternoon, he will sit next to my computer as I’m working and paw at my wireless mouse until he knocks it off the table. I give in within a few minutes. Can you imagine if adults did that when they were hungry?

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No photos mom! He scarfs down his food and licks his plate clean.

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How does your pet let you know when it’s time to eat?