Home Made Toy For Your Birds (The Octopus)

[Rainbow]

I made this toy up today and my birds LOVE it so I thought I would share.

I'll tell you how to make it and the great part is you can replace the paper octopus.

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd78/Rainbowhuggs/Picture109.jpg

Buy/get yourself some safe non toxic wooden/plastic beads with holes through them.

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd78/Rainbowhuggs/Picture110.jpg

Then get some strong but thin string, shoelace's work great as it's more easy to get through the holes but you can also use a pin to push the string through the holes if you don't have any.

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Take your string and pull a bead through tying a knot between them all so they don't drop down the string. Make sure to leave a long piece of string at the end as that's what you will tie your paper octopus with.

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd78/Rainbowhuggs/Picture112.jpg

Now get some paper and start cutting it into long stripes at both sides but not all the way through.

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd78/Rainbowhuggs/Picture115.jpg

Take your stripped paper and start rolling it all the way up.

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd78/Rainbowhuggs/Picture116.jpg

Now tie your rolled paper to the end of the string of which you knotted the beads too.

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd78/Rainbowhuggs/Picture117.jpg

Start twisting the stripes of paper until there all done.

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd78/Rainbowhuggs/Picture118.jpg

And now you have a new toy for your birds. :D

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd78/Rainbowhuggs/Picture119.jpg

[lisap]

Thats a cool looking toy and I'm sure my babies would love it, thanks for the great pictures also:)

[softie]

Wow, that's a fantastic toy :)

Great descriptions and the pictures are a bonus! :) I may even try this with Peanut :)

[Pippin's mom]

Fantastic toy!:D I know my gang will love it..thank you for sharing this!

[DarkRaine]

Great make! I love the toy, I might try it with my birds, but with a bell at the bottom so when they tug it it rings.

[Speedy]

Brilliant! It is really great for you to of shared this with us here, it gives us all inspiration and motivation for our own toys :D Thankyou!

[VickyLouise]

wow cool toy! :D

[absolutangel]

Wow, that's great. So simple, must go and get some safe beads!

[dt&keets]

Hah! thats great! when i get some beads ill try that!

[LadyBug]

Wow! That's really awesome, thanks so much for the idea. I'll have to keep that one in mind so when my birds get bored I can make them something like that. Great work! :)

[MoonGoddess]

I can't wait to try this out! Thanks for the idea & such great instructions!

[lorri]

I love the toy you made and thanks for the instructions too.

I'll give it a go.....

[Eoz]

I willl tryyy this out! :D!

Thanks for the Picture type instructions! Otherwise i think i would have just gone terrible wrong :o

Pictures always help!

[Tammy.w.]

thanks for sharing :) thats a great toy :D my gang would aso love this. especialy izzy!