Felt Catnip Toys

mouse catnip toys craft

Surprise your cat with these purr-fectly fabulous felt toys!

What You Need: 

  • felt (pink, black, and gray or brown)
  • fabric glue
  • cotton balls
  • dried catnip
  • 6″ long strand of yarn
  • scissors
  • pattern

What You Do:

  1. Cut out these mouse shapes from felt:
    – two bodies and two ears (gray or brown)
    – one triangle nose and two inner ears (pink)
    – two circle eyes (black)
  2. Create a pillow by gluing two mouse body shapes together along the edges. Leave a one-inch opening for filling along the round edge.
  3. Once the glue has dried, stuff a few pulled-apart cotton balls inside and sprinkle in some catnip.
  4. For the tail, place one end of the yarn inside the opening in the mouse’s body. Seal the opening shut with a few dabs of glue.
  5. Arrange the ears, nose and eyes on the mouse as shown, and glue in place.