What's inside

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Supplies:

  • Unwaxed paper cups of any size
  • Chain, leather, jute or poly rope
  • Shredded paper
  • Pellets, nuts or treats
  • Zip Ties
  • Optional:
  • Beads or other small toys
  • Coffee filters, corn husks or pieces of cardboard

Tools:

  • Scissors
  • Hole punch
 
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Step 1

Puncture cups with scissors and string them on chain, leather, jute or poly rope.

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Step 2

Fill the cups with shredded paper, corn husks, coffee filters. Add a nut, a few pellets or a treat.

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Step 3

To make the cups more difficult to open, punch holes on either side near the cup's lip.

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Step 4

Use a zip tie or string to connect the cups.

 
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Step 5

Secure both sides tightly.

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Step 6

To make the toy more challenging, put a nut or pellets inside small cups, then put those inside larger ones.

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Step 7

Add toys to the string or zip ties before tightening them for added interest.