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If you know me, you know our cat Chloe is a big part of our family – and she is often dressed up for Halloween because I think it’s fun. She just goes along with it until she can rip the costume off. Other than dressing her in costume, I do enjoy spoiling my cat to the best of my ability. I’m also a fan of spoiling other cats. Treats, special food, toys – they’re all fun surprises for my cat. In the spirit of October and Halloween, I thought it would be fun to BOO other (unsuspecting) cats!
Our friends have two cats and I do occasionally cat-sit for them when they’re out of town. I also know that these cats enjoy a good party (my friend let me know the cats managed to get into a bag of catnip just last week and had a fantastic afternoon!) So Ellie and Schroeder deserve a fun BOO kit in their lives.
A cat BOO kit is simple! I stopped by Walmart to pick up most of my supplies including TemptationsĀ® cat treats and SHEBAĀ® PERFECT PORTIONSā¢ cat food. I used a plain basket, decorated with American GreetingsĀ® tissue paper and stickers. I even found a bat to decorate with washi tape (and the BOO sticker? Perfect compliment!)
Walmart made it easy to find almost everything I needed for my basket. Two bags of TemptationsĀ® treats (one for each cat, you know), SHEBAĀ® PERFECT PORTIONSā¢ cat food, tissue paper to decorate the basket and stickers. To decorate my bat, I picked out a washi tape I already had and covered the wooden bat. I wrapped the tape around to the back so all of the edges were covered, and then I taped the bat to the basket.
The only thing missing was a cat toy – and what better toy than a catnip-filled ghost! Seeing how my friends have two cats, I decided to make two ghosts for my friends cats.
Making the ghost is simple!
What you need:
A fat quarter of fabric
Fiberfill (pillow stuffing)
Catnip
Thread, scissors, sewing machine
Marker
- Draw your shape on the fabric. Fold the fabric over and cut the shape out so you have two pieces of fabric in your shape.
- Sew around the edges of the shape, with the right sides facing each other. Leave about 2-3 inches open on one side.
- Turn the fabric so it’s right side out.
- Draw the ghost eyes and mouth with a marker. Fill with fiberfill and catnip. I alternated the fiberfill and catnip so the catnip would be spread throughout.
- Sew along the open edge.
How much do you love the whiskers on the ghosts?
To complete my cat BOO basket, I printed a card to let my friends know they’ve been BOO’d! (You can download it for your own BOO kit – it even includes directions for your friends so they can Boo it Forward!
In case you’re up for the BOO it Forward challenge, here’s what you need to do:
- Make your own BOO kit. (Make sure you download and print the card.)
- Deliver the basket/bucket in secret.
- BOO it Forward!
The final step for my BOO basket is leaving it on my friend’s doorstep when they aren’t home (simple, since I drive by their exit every day.) Here’s to hoping they BOO it Forward as well!
Have you been BOO’d this year? What would you put in your BOO Kit?
I love the festive kitty cat ghosts. #client
I love the Boo tradition. It’s a fun way to build a strong neighborhood. Your cat basket is perfect for my cat-owning next door neighbors. They’d get a kick out of this.
That is a cute idea. I have yet to figure out how to get anything on my little terror-which is what she becomes if I try-which I have! She LOVES Temptations abd Sheba well–when she is in the mood–finicky isn’t the word for this big girl!!
I’m loving this Boo kit! It would be fun to pick out some gifts for our cats this year. I need to make some catnip ghosts too.
These are so cute! I am horribly allergic to cats but I still love the idea. Precious!
Cute idea! I don’t have a cat but I’ll be sure to tell my friend about it!
Cats are adorable, except that I sneeze excessively around them. These BOO kits would make good gifts for cat owners.
Such a cute idea! We don’t have any cats as I am severely allergic but I bet I could so the same idea for dogs! š
This is adorable! I like the idea of doing this for some of my fellow teachers! I’ll “boo” them by sending it down the hall with a kid!
This is adorable! I never would have thought ot make a cat gift/treat for Halloween. I wonder if I can do this with my bunny?
Great idea for cat-lovers. I recently adopted two cats and they are so sweet. I will put together a BOO basket for them. Of course, I’ll make one for my dog too. He’s the jealous type. LOL. Good to know Walmart made it easy for us to put our fur babies’ favorites in one basket.