Remember HexBugs? Those little motorized critters that were all the rage about three years ago? Jacob has a ton of them from reviews that we did way back in 2011, when Pretty Opinionated was still a baby site and Jake still played with toys. Last week, I found a box of them in Jake’s room and decided to turn them on for the cats. Alex went nuts for them! The problem? They kept getting lost under things, vibrating away until the batteries finally died. So I dug out the tracks and set those up to.
As you can see, The Fuzz still manages to take them off the track, but at least they’re more or less contained now. He literally watches them for hours. This cat, I tell you, he makes me so happy! If you have old HexBugs laying around that your kids aren’t using, bring them out for your cats and watch the joy happen.
Have you ever repurposed a child’s toy into a pet toy? Share in the comments, I could use some inspiration! I thin we’re going to bring out the ZhuZhu pets next!
Your cat is so cute and funny! That video is great.
Cats really are wonderful! Yours seems pretty lovely too. I want to hug it!
This cat is so adorable! I love the video! I wish I can adopt a cat but we have allergy issues at the house.
I’ve never seen one of these until now! Where have they been all my life??! I bet they are a riot to have cats play with; how fun!
That is awesome!!!! I bet he will love the ZhuZhu’s! Our ZhuZhu’s stopped working due to dog hair!
What a fun little game to keep the cats busy during the day! I think it’s an awesome idea, very creative! It saves you money on toys too.
Awesome work! I really like the idea of turning old toys into toys for our pets, it’s a great way to keep them entertained and it’s also cheaper than buying a new toy especially if you have more than one pet at home!
Cats are sometimes insane. But still they are adorable. How I wish I have a cat.
LOL, this is a great video, so adorable! I love this for your kitty and it appears they enjoy it too. Such a laugh, thank you for the fun!
That’s real inventive! I wish I could say that I have repurposed something like that. No, the most inventive thing that I have done is throw a tennis ball for my dogs. I think that has been done before.
I always enjoy going to pet store checking on the toy section and finding adorable toys for them, some are somehow can be kids friendly toys too. But this time it will be the other way around. I can give up some of my daughters toy to repurpose it. 🙂
No clue whatsoever what hexbugs are…LOL…I might be the only one here but never heard of it
My cat will surely love to have a toy like this. Your cat is so adorable!
Your kitty is too cute! Having a lot of fun 🙂
This is such a cute idea! My daughter has a similar toy that I know our cats would love to play with because they try to all the time! lol When she outgrows it, it can go to them!
Such an adorable cat! This is such a great idea to to keep them busy with such games that are filled with so much of fun! I don’t have cats at home, but would suggest to a friend who has couple of cute cats at home.
Absolutely fabulous post. Funny cat you have.
Thanks for sharing.