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Monday, 30 March 2026

**CRAFTING WITH CATS** **EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA** WE MADE A SUPURR FLUFFY CARROT CATNIP KICKER TOY

A festive Easter‑themed scene featuring ten cats sitting in a row, each wearing a pastel bow. They’re surrounded by cherry blossoms, colourful Easter eggs, and a banner reading “Easter Crafting With Cats @BionicBasil®.” One cat has a speech bubble saying, “Let’s make something epic!” creating a playful, crafty holiday vibe.

Learn how to make supurr fluffy DIY catnip carrot kicker toys in this fun Easter‑themed tutorial ~ Another epic instalment in the Crafting with Cats series at www.bionicbasil.com
A cheerful Easter‑themed illustration featuring two orange cars driven by rabbits holding carrots, with large pastel Easter eggs, scattered carrots, and green grass between them. A wooden sign in the centre reads “EASTER,” creating a bright, festive post‑divider design.

Supurr Greetings, Pawesome Pals

Thanks for joining us for our Crafting with Cats segment. Today, we're sharing our eggstra special Easter project. 

If mew missed any of our previous CWC posts, stop by the Crafting with Cats Page and see all our previous projects, and mew don't have to be an expert in anything to make any of them. Plus we offer workarounds and no-sew projects for those who don't like to sew.

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**A quick note before we begin**

All Crafting with Cats ideas and creations are our own design, and we share them for purrsonal/home use only.

  So purrlease do not copy for commercial/resale purrposes.

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This time we're making the pawesome

The Supurr Fluffy Carrot Catnip Kicker Toys


Six bright orange, fluffy catnip carrot toys with green leafy tops are arranged in a row on a wooden surface. The text “Supurr Fluffy Catnip Carrots” appears above them, creating a playful and colourful pet‑themed display.

What We Used:

Orange Faux Fur

Green Feather Trim

Wadding or Stuffing

Catnip

Cotton Thread

Scissors

Sewing Machine and Needle 

Optional Cat ~  Smooch was today's Craft Room Snoopervisor

A white cat with black markings sits on a wooden floor in a craft room, wearing a collar with a small red bell. Colourful fabric catnip carrot toys—one orange with stuffing showing and one green—are scattered around him, with shelves of bright craft materials in the background. Smooch appears to be “helping” with the catnip carrot‑making project - yes he does have several 'flakes' of catnip on his chin! LOL

"What do mew mean I've got catnip on my chin?" Smooch said, then added. "I definitely have NOT been trying the catnip stash!"

A cheerful Easter‑themed illustration featuring two orange cars driven by rabbits holding carrots, with large pastel Easter eggs, scattered carrots, and green grass between them. A wooden sign in the centre reads “EASTER,” creating a bright, festive post‑divider design.

Let's Get Started

A four‑panel collage showing the steps for making a faux‑fur catnip carrot toy. Panel one displays bright orange faux fur with green trim for the leaves. Panel two shows a long triangular cardboard pattern with measurements. Panels three and four show the orange faux fur cut around the pattern with a small seam allowance, alongside two purple circular pieces used in the crafting process.

1. We used some of the orange faux fur left over from our pumpkin bed project a few years ago. We bought some green feather trim on a satin ribbon for the leaves.

2. Next, we winged it, and just made a long triangular pattern - see dimensions on pic. As we wanted a longer kicker toy, so the first one was just a test, but luckily it worked out purrfect.

3. & 4.  Then we got some of the old faux fur offcuts and cut out our pattern, with a 1cm or 0.5" seam allowance all around.

A four‑panel collage showing steps 5–8 of sewing an orange faux‑fur carrot toy. Panel five shows the triangular fabric folded in half with the furry sides together and pinned. Panel six shows the edge being sewn on a machine with a straight stitch. Panel seven displays the stitched piece before the zig‑zag finish. Panel eight shows the carrot shape turned right‑side out, revealing the fluffy orange fur

5.  We folded it in half with right sides together, or the furry side inside. And pinned in place.

6.  We used a basic straight stitch to sew up the edge, and then we used a zig-zag stitch to stop the edges from fraying.

7. This is what it looked like before the zig-zag stitch.

8. Then we turned it right sides out, or fluffy side up! MOL

A four‑panel collage showing steps 9–12 of making a stuffed faux‑fur catnip carrot toy. Panel nine shows the materials laid out: an orange furry cone, soft wadding, a paper cone of catnip mix, and a small tool. Panel ten shows the carrot being filled with wadding using a wooden stick. Panel eleven shows the inside of the cone as catnip is added. Panel twelve reveals the finished fluffy orange carrot, fully stuffed and shaped

9.  Let's get ready to start stuffing. The wadding we used is from a cushion, and our catnip is homegrown.

10. & 11.  We used a wooden chopstick to push the wadding and catnip down the carrot. And we didn't overstuff so it has movement.

12.  Say hello to the fluffy carrot.

A four‑panel collage showing steps 13–16 of making a faux‑fur catnip carrot toy. Panel thirteen shows a white cat with a red‑bell collar sniffing a container of catnip. Panel fourteen shows the cat sitting beside the orange furry carrot piece, green feather trim, and crafting tools. Panel fifteen shows the carrot with the green feather topper attached. Panel sixteen displays the finished fluffy carrot kicker toy on a wooden surface.

13.  Smooch had to sample the catnip just to make sure it was the supurr extra primo blend. (Mew see, he lied about not having any earlier! MOL)

14.  Then he eagerly awaited the next part. 

15.  We cut the feather ribbon into a 4" or 10 cm length and rolled it up. Apologies for no pics here, but the P.A. found it impawsible to take any while trying to hold the carrot and feathers in place and then take a pic. Smooch couldn't believe it, and said, "That's a purretty poor effort, and I think mew need to try harder!"

We won't post the P.A.'s reply! MOL 

Anyhoo, basically while holding the rolled up feathers, mew stuff them into the top of the carrot and hand sew the whole top together, pulling your stitches tight so it gathers everything together leaving a nice domed top with the feathers poking out. 

16. And here's the finished fluffy carrot kicker toy.  


We didn't stop there; we made five more! MOL

A white woven basket sits on a wooden table filled with large plush orange catnip carrots, each topped with bright green fluffy leaves. The soft, furry carrots stand upright in the basket, with bookshelves and household items blurred in the background, creating a cosy indoor craft‑room vibe.

Let's see what The B Teams' reaction was:


Or watch on YouTube by clicking here.

As mew can see, Fudge thought the carrots were all his, basically because they are ORANGE! MOL

But that aside, and Fudge's little rough and tumble with Melvyn over sharing said carrots - see the video, they were enjoyed by all.
A cheerful Easter‑themed illustration featuring two orange cars driven by rabbits holding carrots, with large pastel Easter eggs, scattered carrots, and green grass between them. A wooden sign in the centre reads “EASTER,” creating a bright, festive post‑divider design.

And that furiends furry sadly brings us to the end of our eighth Crafting with Cats post, we do hope mew liked it.

And if there's anything mew'd like us to make, leave a comment and we'll see what we can come up with, as the craft room is almost open full time again for the summer months! MOL  

We'll be back on Wednesday with more Midweek News, so do stop by to see what we have in store for mew this week. 

Until then...
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... and utterly epic!

Wing Commander Basil & The B Team 










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Thursday, 16 October 2025

**SUPURR SPOOKY CRAFTING WITH CATS** **RERUN ~ PART TWO** How We Made The Catnip Pumpkin Toys and The Spooky Haunted House Photo Set

 Welcome to

A festive Halloween-themed collage from BBHQ’s “Crafting with Cats” features seven expressive felines surrounded by pumpkins, streamers, stars, and paw prints against a wooden-textured backdrop. Central text reads “Crafting with Cats Halloween Special,” while a speech bubble from the top-right cat aka Basil, declares, “Let’s make something epic!” The scene bursts with colour and whimsy, blending feline charm with seasonal creativity. Perfect for Halloween cat crafts, DIY pet-themed content, and spooky storytelling from www.bionicbasil.com

Supurr Spooky Greetings Pawesome Pals

Thanks for joining us for Part Two of our Halloween Crafting with Cats Rerun. Mew know we have so much fun making all this stuff and we hope mew enjoy seeing it!

If mew missed Part One ~ Click Here.

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**Purrlease Note**

All Crafting with Cats ideas and creations are our own designs.

Copyright ©BionicBasil® 

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This time, we made some spooktacular catnip pumpkins, and of course, we needed a pawesome Spooky Haunted House backdrop for them!

Miniature haunted house scene crafted for BBHQ’s Supurr Spooky Crafting with Cats Halloween series, featuring a rustic-textured house with boarded windows, eerie lighting, bats, pumpkins, and misty effects. Set on artificial grass with tree-like props and a wooden backdrop, this DIY Halloween decoration blends spooky charm with feline-friendly creativity. Perfect for handmade haunted house crafts, seasonal pet-themed projects, and festive storytelling from www.bionicbasil.com

But before we dive in and show mew how we made it, we have to say

**This is a photo stage set** 

It is NOT an everyday playhouse for cats, and we wouldn't ever leave any kitties unattended with it, just in case they got a little too excited over all the fun things.

Symmetrical Halloween-themed divider featuring black bats with purple eyes, white ghosts with raised arms, glowing jack-o'-lanterns, and a central black witch’s hat with an orange buckle. Perfect for spooky blog sections, festive craft tutorials, and seasonal storytelling from www.bionicbasil.com’s Supurr Spooky Crafting with Cats series

What We Used:

Catnip Pumpkins

Felt squares - we used orange, yellow, green and brown 

Embroidery Thread and Needle

Stuffing/Wadding

and lots of homegrown BBHQ catnip and catmint

Symmetrical Halloween-themed divider featuring black bats with purple eyes, white ghosts with raised arms, glowing jack-o'-lanterns, and a central black witch’s hat with an orange buckle. Perfect for spooky blog sections, festive craft tutorials, and seasonal storytelling from www.bionicbasil.com’s Supurr Spooky Crafting with Cats series

For The House

A large cardboard box - we used an Amazon pantry box as they're supurr sturdy

Non-toxic paint

Non-toxic glue

Paint brushes

Symmetrical Halloween-themed divider featuring black bats with purple eyes, white ghosts with raised arms, glowing jack-o'-lanterns, and a central black witch’s hat with an orange buckle. Perfect for spooky blog sections, festive craft tutorials, and seasonal storytelling from www.bionicbasil.com’s Supurr Spooky Crafting with Cats series

House Decor

Spooky accessories - this is what we used:

We got a wicked selection of spooky items from our local B&M store:

Mini Pumpkin Lights [battery opurrated] ~ A Packet of Glow in the Dark Skelebobs ~ A Packet of Spiders and Bats ~ The Net Fabric For The Roof

The other items we used were sourced from stock within our craft room

7 x 5 mm wooden dowels - painted white

Grey felt for the curtains

Paw print ribbon to tie the curtains open

Green fake fur fabric

Wadding to put inside the floor of the box

Pom poms for window/door surrounds and door furniture

Elastic thread

Symmetrical Halloween-themed divider featuring black bats with purple eyes, white ghosts with raised arms, glowing jack-o'-lanterns, and a central black witch’s hat with an orange buckle. Perfect for spooky blog sections, festive craft tutorials, and seasonal storytelling from www.bionicbasil.com’s Supurr Spooky Crafting with Cats series

Trees

The trees were part of a castle set we made a few years ago.


Fudge was today's Craft Room Snoopervisor.


The Spooky Haunted House

Under construction...

CrafStep-by-step collage showing the creation of a DIY haunted cat house from an Amazon Pantry cardboard box, part of BBHQ’s Supurr Spooky Crafting with Cats Halloween series. Images include the box with cut-out access points, windows, and a front door, culminating in Fudge the ginger tabby inspecting the finished structure with his signature floofy tail. Perfect for Halloween cat crafts, upcycled pet shelters, and creative feline enrichment projects from www.bionicbasil.comting With Cats Part X ©BionicBasil® Catnip Pumpkin Toys and The Spooky Haunted House Photo Set
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1. We used this box

2. Then we carefully cut out a large access in the side

3. And repeated for windows and the front door

4. Fudge and his giant floof are making a preliminary inspection

Collage of four photos showing the final stages of BBHQ’s DIY haunted cat house project, part of the Supurr Spooky Crafting with Cats Halloween series. Fudge the ginger tabby explores the cardboard structure, peeking through the cut-out doorway and inspecting the handmade shelter. The box features a flap roof, windows, and a front entrance, creatively transformed from an Amazon Pantry box. Perfect for upcycled cat crafts, Halloween pet shelters, and feline enrichment ideas from www.bionicbasil.com
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5. Obtain Full Feline Paw Print of Approval before continuing

6. Arrange the box lid into a purrleasing roof shape and glue - repeat the other side

7. Our roof has a flat piece of cardboard glued on the top of the roof, but if mew like to look at the stars, leave it open 

8. Find a cardboard strip and play with it for at least 27.342 seconds

Collage of four photos showing the step-by-step transformation of an Amazon Pantry cardboard box into a spooky miniature haunted house, part of BBHQ’s Supurr Spooky Crafting with Cats Halloween series. The structure features cut-out windows and doors outlined in black, a fully painted black roof, and a cozy indoor setting with bookshelves in the background. Perfect for DIY haunted house crafts, upcycled Halloween decorations, and creative pet-themed projects from www.bionicbasil.com
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9. It looked a little boring at this point, so we used a small cardboard box to make the chimneys

10. mega authentic wonky chimneys in situ

11 + 12. We painted the roof grey

Collage of four photos showing the detailed painting process of BBHQ’s DIY haunted house for the Supurr Spooky Crafting with Cats Halloween series. The cardboard house is transformed with a white base coat, black roof, and hand-painted wood-effect door using layered brown and black tones. Set against a backdrop of bookshelves, this creative project highlights rustic Halloween decor and feline-friendly crafting. Ideal for DIY haunted house tutorials, seasonal pet crafts, and artistic inspiration from www.bionicbasil.com
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The entire house was whitewashed, and the front and side doors got a wood paint effect.

So there's your basic house, ready for anything!

Symmetrical Halloween-themed divider featuring black bats with purple eyes, white ghosts with raised arms, glowing jack-o'-lanterns, and a central black witch’s hat with an orange buckle. Perfect for spooky blog sections, festive craft tutorials, and seasonal storytelling from www.bionicbasil.com’s Supurr Spooky Crafting with Cats series

Now It's Catnip Pumpkin Time

Step-by-step collage of BBHQ’s Catnip Pumpkin Time project from the Supurr Spooky Crafting with Cats Halloween series, showing how to make a drawstring pouch using orange felt. Includes measuring the circular fabric, threading brown embroidery floss, and gathering the edges to form a pumpkin-shaped pouch. Ideal for DIY catnip toy tutorials, handmade Halloween crafts for pets, and seasonal enrichment ideas from www.bionicbasil.com
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1. Cut out a felt circle - this one is 8.5" in diameter

2. Take a length of embroidery thread and securely knot the end

3. Thread the needle and use a simple running stitch all the way around the outer edge

4. Begin to pull stitches

Collage of four photos from BBHQ’s Catnip Pumpkin Time project, part of the Supurr Spooky Crafting with Cats Halloween series. Features jars of Bionic Basil’s homegrown organic dried catnip and valerian, and the process of stuffing an orange felt drawstring pouch with herbs and filling for feline enrichment. Ideal for DIY cat toy tutorials, herbal pet crafts, and seasonal Halloween activities for cats from www.bionicbasil.com
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5. Homegrown organic catnip and catmint

6. Just because we thought mew'd like to see the product again

7. Take a little wadding/stuffing and lightly line the pumpkin

8. Add catnip

Collage of four photos from BBHQ’s Catnip Pumpkin Time project, part of the Supurr Spooky Crafting with Cats Halloween series. Shows the transformation of an orange felt drawstring pouch into a fragrant pumpkin sachet, filled with dried herbs and topped with green felt leaves. Ideal for DIY cat toy tutorials, Halloween-themed pet crafts, and seasonal enrichment ideas from www.bionicbasil.com
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9. Add catmint, then more catnip and then more catmint until full

10. Place a small piece of wadding/stuffing in the top of the pumpkin, pull the stitches tight and sew up

11. Cut out leaf shapes

12. sew leaves to the pumpkin

Collage of two images from BBHQ’s Catnip Pumpkin Time project, part of the Supurr Spooky Crafting with Cats Halloween series. Top image shows yellow, brown, and orange felt circles with scissors, ready for crafting. Bottom image displays four completed stuffed felt pumpkins with green felt leaves, showcasing a colourful DIY cat toy collection. Ideal for handmade Halloween pet crafts, seasonal enrichment projects, and creative feline fun from www.bionicbasil.com
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13. At this point, we decided that we needed more catnip pumpkins, so we made 3 more in different sizes using 2 different colours

14. Finished catnip pumpkins ready for action

Halloween Pawty Divider ©BionicBasil®

And this is how our spooky house came out using the items above.

So our question to mew is this:

IS IT SPOOKY ENOUGH?

We think it turned out purretty neat, and the really good thing is we can take all the Halloween items off and use the basic house again for our Catmas Crafting with Cats post.

Miniature haunted house diorama from BBHQ’s Supurr Spooky Crafting with Cats Halloween series, featuring a textured spooky house decorated with bats, skeletons, pumpkins, cobwebs, and glowing lights. Set on a grassy surface with surrounding trees, pom-poms, and a skeleton figure at the front door, this festive scene captures the eerie charm of handmade Halloween décor. Ideal for DIY haunted house crafts, seasonal pet-friendly projects, and creative Halloween inspiration from www.bionicbasil.com
Collage of four photos showcasing BBHQ’s completed miniature haunted house from the Supurr Spooky Crafting with Cats Halloween series. The white and black house is decorated with glowing orange string lights, pom-poms, faux vines, and pumpkins, set on a grassy surface surrounded by indoor plants. This festive DIY scene captures the spooky charm of handmade Halloween décor. Ideal for pet-safe haunted house crafts, seasonal enrichment projects, and creative feline-friendly Halloween inspiration from www.bionicbasil.com
Collage of four photos from BBHQ’s Supurr Spooky Crafting with Cats Halloween series, featuring Fudge and Smooch interacting with a handmade haunted house diorama. The festive setup includes glowing lights, pumpkins, pom-poms, and spooky decorations. Smooch wears a Halloween-themed collar and bow tie while inspecting the scene, and Fudge explores the miniature house. Ideal for showcasing Halloween cat crafts, feline enrichment, and seasonal pet photography from www.bionicbasil.com

Smooch and Fudge even got dressed up! MOL

Smooch said, "Dude, the grass is definitely greener here!" 

(We think he found some catnip!)

Symmetrical Halloween-themed divider featuring black bats with purple eyes, white ghosts with raised arms, glowing jack-o'-lanterns, and a central black witch’s hat with an orange buckle. Perfect for spooky blog sections, festive craft tutorials, and seasonal storytelling from www.bionicbasil.com’s Supurr Spooky Crafting with Cats series

Take a peek at the video:


Symmetrical Halloween-themed divider featuring black bats with purple eyes, white ghosts with raised arms, glowing jack-o'-lanterns, and a central black witch’s hat with an orange buckle. Perfect for spooky blog sections, festive craft tutorials, and seasonal storytelling from www.bionicbasil.com’s Supurr Spooky Crafting with Cats series

And that furbulous furiends furry sadly brings us to the end of our second Halloween Crafting with Cats Rerun.

 We do hope mew liked it, and Amber will be back tomorrow with a brand new book review.

Until then....
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MUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAA

Wing Commander Basil & The B Team 








Symmetrical Halloween-themed divider featuring black bats with purple eyes, white ghosts with raised arms, glowing jack-o'-lanterns, and a central black witch’s hat with an orange buckle. Perfect for spooky blog sections, festive craft tutorials, and seasonal storytelling from www.bionicbasil.com’s Supurr Spooky Crafting with Cats series
Disclaimer:
We at BionicBasil HQ are not responsible or liable for any injuries to person/s and/or cat/s, crafting addictions, glue on cats, paper cuts, misplaced pins and needles, cats stealing your supplies, broken scissors, cat fur stuck on your projects, or your project not turning out as planned.  By using this information, you hereby agree to indemnify and hold harmless BionicBasil and its staff from and against any and all claims for personal injuries or damages of any kind arising from the use of any Crafting With Cats posts we may share.

Symmetrical Halloween-themed divider featuring black bats with purple eyes, white ghosts with raised arms, glowing jack-o'-lanterns, and a central black witch’s hat with an orange buckle. Perfect for spooky blog sections, festive craft tutorials, and seasonal storytelling from www.bionicbasil.com’s Supurr Spooky Crafting with Cats series
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