The colder months are settling in. While it can still be nice on a sunny day, rainy days during winter are meant for being indoors. Cozy blankets, hot cocoa, and fuzzy socks are the best of life on a cold winter’s day. It’s also a great time to spend some quality time with your fuzzy little kitty too.
Here are Karla’s Top 30 fun activities to do with your cat:
- Make an awesome cat tent out of an out t-shirt
- Wind up all your cat toys them and let them go, then watch your kitty try to get them all
- Make a simple puzzle by hiding some treats inside a lidless plastic bottle
- Plan a birthday party for your cat
- Watch your kitty go crazy over some catnip-flavored bubbles
- Enjoy some time brushing your cat’s fur
- If you work at home, make a cat-sized box for them to place on your desk to keep her off your keyboard.
- Plant some wheatgrass for kitty to nibble
- Put ping pong balls in an empty bathtub let your kitty play a round of bath pong
- Watch “cat TV” together — stare at an aquarium, ocean screen saver, or app
- Drag a piece of string or yarn around the house for your cat to chase.
- Build a DIY cat tree
- Unleash your cat on a keyboard, then see what kinds of crazy typing you get.
- If you have an indoor cat, put up some bird feeders on a nice day. Then you can always take a break and relax staring out a window with at the birds.
- Start an Instagram feed for your cat, because the internet loves cats!
- Teach your cat to walk on a leash. This is great preparation for nice days; you can take your cat out for a little romp in the yard
- Spend some quality time watching Nyan Cat together, then make a Nyan Cat costume for your cat…Nyan cat rules!
- Create an obstacle course then hold a cat agility tournament.
- Teach your cat a few tricks with clicker training your cat
- Hide treats or pieces of kibble around the house for your kitty to forage and find, just don’t forget where you put them!
- Pass the time in the best way possible, by watching cat videos on YouTube.
- Create some awesome toys from toilet paper rolls.
- Make a ribbon wand with some tape and a rod
- Find some cute cat apps, like a human-to-cat translator app, then hold a conversation with your cat
- Play hide and seek with her food – carry her food as you go and watch her follow.
- Make an indoor cat playground with old boxes and some blankets
- Have a photo shoot and take selfies with your kitty
- Having a rain day without much planning? Wad up pieces of aluminum foil for an easy toy your cat will love to bat around.
- Make some homemade cat treats.
- And never forget the best way to spend a cold rainy afternoon, a good old fashioned cat nap=
What are some of your favorite fun activities or games you love to play with your cat? Leave us a comment and let us know how you and your cat like to pass the time!