Toy ideas

Subject: Toy ideas Sun Feb 08, 2009 3:05 am

I was looking for a forum to post these but I couldn't find one....so maybe a toy making forum would be helpful wink

Anyway...
here are a couple of cheap alternative toy ideas that you all may or may not be interested in c_laugh

this one is cheap and easy but you will need to drill a hole in the containers and lids. I guess you can also poke a hole in it with something pointy.
Great foraging toy.
Stick a treat in the container and see if your bird gets the lid off.
you can also leave the lid loose to make it easier for the smaller birdies.

Toy ideas Containers

This one is just plain rice cakes (no salt) strung on hemp rope and knotted below each cake. You can make it as long as you like or as short as you like.
Toy ideas Ricecakes

Subject: Re: Toy ideas Mon Feb 09, 2009 2:19 am

Wow! I like those ideas! Carol, you are a genius! tongue

I think I speak for everyone when I say we need some pictures of the toys being tested (preferably by Pete please!!) :lol1:

Subject: Re: Toy ideas Mon Feb 09, 2009 4:11 am

how about one I just made that Robby and Billy are testing?
Will that do?
I just added this one to the site last night.
Robby
Toy ideas Robbyplay

Billy

Subject: Re: Toy ideas Mon Feb 09, 2009 1:08 pm

Awwwwhh!! Robby and Billy are just gorgeous! I love those colours :love: They look like they're testing those toys rather thouroughly! :lol1:

I bet they think they're in toy heaven at your house!

Subject: Re: Toy ideas Mon Feb 09, 2009 4:53 pm

All the toys that are for the site I keep in a separate room from the birds.
When I make them I always test them first though.
This one is one of the toys I made on the weekend.
I also made 2 more that I gave to Rosy to try out.
Here's one of them.
Toy ideas Rosytoy

She loves the plastic chain.
She's poke at it and get all fluffy and chatter away at it.

Subject: Re: Toy ideas Mon Feb 09, 2009 5:21 pm

I tried the rice cake toy, I had to munch on it a few times before Berty got the idea :lol1:

It's her fav new toy now. I'm going to try the containers next full_of_it

Thanks for the ideas Carol, they're great!

Subject: Re: Toy ideas Mon Feb 09, 2009 6:10 pm

Carol awesome toy ideas, the forum will now be adding a new forum "Toy Ideas" hehe....
when I get home tomorrow & "ugh".... get things squared away & survey the damages...I will try & add pics of a few of my El`Cheapo toys I make for my fids :hearts:

Subject: Re: Toy ideas Mon Feb 09, 2009 6:21 pm

I got the new forum up below toys for sale towards the bottom of home page!!! full_of_it

Subject: Re: Toy ideas Mon Feb 09, 2009 9:24 pm

cool and do we put our cheap creations there too?

Subject: Re: Toy ideas Mon Feb 09, 2009 10:21 pm

Yeah, I will modify the forum to read Toy Ideas & Cheap Creations, how that sound?? jiggle

Subject: Re: Toy ideas Tue Feb 10, 2009 6:09 am

Sounds good to me.