CowieCow 
Golden, CO
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| 02/02/2008 08:58 PM |
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So I've looked at a lot of these toys that everyone has come up with and one day I had an idea of my own. I call this The Jellyfish, you'll know why by the picture. All you have to do is take a flat piece of cardboard, you can cut off one of the sides of an old box if you have one. Using either a pair of scissors, the tip of a knife, or a really sharp pencil depending on the thickness of your cardboard; poke a bunch of holes in the cardboard, just scatter them about. Then take your local newspaper and shred it into inch wide pieces going down, the long way. Take one of the ends of the shredded paper and twist it until it's thin enough to fit through the holes in the cardboard. Continue until you have enough pieces of paper hanging. Put a hole in the center of 2 of the oppossing ends and tie a string through the holes to hang it. Then hang it in a doorway or somewhere low to the ground where your bunny can chew and run through the "curtain". My rabbit loved this, I made it about a month ago and she's still playing with it. The best part is, once all the paper is pulled and ripped off you can just rethread it and it's brand new again. Here are a few pictures.
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Lisa_43
Perth Western Australia
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| 02/02/2008 09:05 PM |
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What a great idea, you should be BB's toy specialist. |
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Tami
Bedford, PA
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| 02/04/2008 10:31 AM |
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Thanks so much for this wonderful idea, CowieCow !
I made two of these last evening whilst hubby was watching the Superbowl (yuck !) and hung them in my baby Isabella & Rambo's cages. Izzy went running through them immediately and periscoping checking it out & Rambo starting ripping the paper and eating it, LOL ! So they were very well received, hehehe
Thanks again for this great contribution ! I have 3 more to make for my other bunns ;o)
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Sarita
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Farmers Branch, Texas (Dallas)
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| 02/04/2008 02:14 PM |
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That looks like fun! Really great idea. |
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Scarlet_Rose
Colorado
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| 02/04/2008 06:43 PM |
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Oh what a great toy idea! I'm going to have to try that! Thanks CowieCow! |
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angoragrl
Saint Louis ,Missouri
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| 02/05/2008 05:50 PM |
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I made one of these and put it in the tunnel that I have. . . . So far Henri and Acorn have ignored it but Mercury loves it!
Great idea! |
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babybunsmum
Waterloo ON Canada
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| 02/06/2008 08:58 AM |
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what an adoreable pic of mercury!
and a fabulous toy idea! i love it! going to make some tonight for sure. i have a mountain of cardboard to cut down & a mountain of newsprint for recycling... might as well use some for cool free toys  |
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kimberleyanddarren
Birmingham, UK
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| 02/07/2008 04:35 AM |
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ok maybe silly Q but... where do u guys get all of the cardboard from? the only cardboard i can get is from toilet rolls.. i wouldnt even know where to go for boxes and stuff :S i wouldnt even know where to go if i was moving.. help?! |
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CowieCow
Golden, CO
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| 02/08/2008 12:51 AM |
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Well I get all my cardboard boxes from work, mostly just to make toys for Cowie. The piece of cardboard I used though for this actually came from a package of construction paper, sometimes it will come with a piece of cardboard just for structure support ya know. But ummm.... you could probably go to your local grocery store and ask them for boxes, you know they through out a ton everyday. |
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kimberleyanddarren
Birmingham, UK
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| 02/08/2008 01:52 AM |
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thanks i will give that a try! |
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Floppy
Bay Area, CA
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| 02/09/2008 11:13 PM |
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hmm that does look really fun, going to have to try that for Mr Floppy.
Mercury looks very content there with the toy, cute pic! |
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Floppy & Toki
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Kokaneeandkahlua
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Edmonton, Alberta; Canada
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kimberleyanddarren
Birmingham, UK
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| 02/17/2008 12:25 PM |
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i got a box and cut holes in the top and then put paper through that so its like a jellyfish house! hopscotch loves it! |
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kimberleyanddarren
Birmingham, UK
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babybunsmum
Waterloo ON Canada
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| 02/21/2008 11:20 AM |
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oh now that's a cute idea too! it's a jellyfish bonanzaaa!!! lol
her's a pic of my lazy-cage-jellyfish. baby loves it. gotta put one together for the pinkster too. |
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kimberleyanddarren
Birmingham, UK
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| 02/24/2008 04:38 AM |
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hehe your bun is cute! |
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BinkyBunny
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San Francisco Area
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| 03/10/2008 09:38 PM |
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This is a great idea. I would love to put this in the HomeMade ToyTest Section I'll email you. |
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DAWN
Perth, Western Australia
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| 03/11/2008 04:11 AM |
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What a fab idea .... gotta try this one on Luey.
And I will make one each for the piggies and hang in their cages.
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kimberleyanddarren
Birmingham, UK
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| 03/11/2008 02:06 PM |
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hopscotch loves his little house jellyfish thing lol |
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Kokaneeandkahlua
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