I'm in the process of making some home-made toys for the fluffs.
The first one was a bit experimental but I think it turned out well. Finley seems to like it.
I made him a hanging toy from driftwood, seashells and dried bamboo leaves. I got the idea from some parrot toys I had seen in the shop, so I thought I'm make my own, rather crude version. :3
It's quite basic, but I'm going to make some bigger, better ones. This was sort of a practice.
I basically scrubbed and baked some hard driftwood, washed down some smooth, hard shells like cockles, plus a cute snail shell which was leftover from some bits I was decorating Todd's sandpit with.
I snapped the wood into small pieces and rubbed down the rough bits. Thankfully, because it's driftwood it doesn't really splinter into sharp bits. It snapped pretty clean.
It took me a while to put the holes in the wood, as I manually turned a screw into it, somehow without splitting the stick. For the shells, I tapped holes by creating a dent with needle and small hammer, and then tapping in a hole with the screw I used for the sticks.
Then I folded the bamboo leaves so they zigzag, feathered them and the put in a hole in the tips and threaded them onto the string.
In the next, better one, I might add some sort of skewer so hang bits of fruit and nuts and stuff on.
I'm also going to make some rope bridges and hang them with little bits and bobs.
Some Homemade Toys
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