ICanHasCheezburger Community Members Spill The (Toe) Beans On The Most Random & Cute Objects That Their Cats Love To Play With

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kalila courban
Apr 25, 2023 12:00 PM EDT

Cats are notorious for their love of playing, and often their favorite toys can be the most unexpected objects. From hair ties to cardboard boxes, these feline friends have a way of finding joy in the most random and mundane things. The ICanHasCheezburger community is full of cat owners who have witnessed their pets' playful shenanigans. We asked them to spill the (toe) beans on the most random and cute objects that their cats love to play with, and the responses did not disappoint.

Some cats love to bat around bottle caps, while others are obsessed with crinkly paper. Some have a particular affinity for socks, while others prefer rubber bands. And of course, there are classic favorites like hair ties! But what's clear from these stories is that it's not always about the toy itself, it's about the joy that cats bring to their owners with their playful antics. Whether it's watching them chase after a piece of string or pounce on a ball of yarn, these random and cute objects become a source of entertainment and happiness for both pets and their humans. Next time you catch your cat playing with a hair tie or a piece of tape, remember that it's all part of the fun and love that comes with being a cat owner!

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    Rectangle - Nancy Goldstein I bought a runner rug to put down in front of the sink and dishwasher. So what happens? Samantha starts dragging it all over the house. Like Reply Hide Send Message 2d 4
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    Cat - Renee Welch He even sleeps with it !! Like Reply Hide Send Message
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    Font - Tina Godsey The left over "skin" of the dangly ball that was on his cat tree. He eventually ripped it off and of course that caused it to undo itself and all the stuffing came out. Now he runs around and plays with the outer layer "skin" all the time. There are actually a lot of things he plays with that ended up being cute, including a pacifier I got him while he was teething. He still picks it up in his mouth and runs around with it. Lol Like Reply Hide Send Message 1d
    via Tina Godsey
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    Font - Angela Lawrence Changing the sheets is the favorite chore of the week and takes about four times longer than it should. He loves playing in the tents that his wady makes when making the bed. Like Reply Hide Send Message 2d 8
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    Rectangle - Top fan Kim Bettner Plastic spider rings. You can buy them by the bag full at Halloween time. Clara is a full figured girl but she gets so squirrelly when she's playing with them she can do cartwheels Like Reply Hide Send Message 1d
    via Kim Bettner
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    Organism - Charlotte Stockard He took my dogs stuffed tiger that's full of squeaker everywhere. The second I turn off lights and get in bed he starts humping it, screaming and squeaks like crazy. Dog never touched it again. It's now know as Nilee's girlfriend. Yes, he was neutered at 5 months old. Like Reply Hide Send Message 2d 10
    via Charlotte Stockard
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    Font - Tracey De Vroedt Her favourite toy is a very thick shoelace with some knots in it. And every night she works herself up to a fit like phase and attacks the couch: biting in it, running around on it, nails out, eyes wide open, grunting, staring at the ceiling, biting the couch again. And just as sudden she stops, curls herself up on that same couch and falls asleep. (Yes, she is okay medically, nothing wrong with her.) Like Reply Hide Send Message 1d J
    via Tracey De Vroedt
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    Cat - Noreen Erin Pipe cleaners! Particularly a pipe cleaner flower my son made in school years ago! Like Reply Hide Send Message 2d 6
    via Noreen Erin
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    Font - Top fan Jill Huibregtse McCormick 1. Hunts plastic bottle caps 2. Anything with tape or the plastic Amazon bags 3. Socks, he thinks they're his babies 4. Hair ties 5. Two hide under the sheets while I'm making the bed 6. Plastic milk rings 7. The automatic kitchen faucet that they like to turn on 8. Fiberglass insulation 9. Bunny Bunbun, one of my daughter's small stuffed animals that one of our cats play with and sleeps with 10. My book light Like Reply Hide Send Message 2d F
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    Rectangle - Terry Schuhart I had a cat that loved a little rubber lizard. Misty carried Lizzy everywhere. I'd find Lizzy in the water bowl and food bowl. Misty slept hugging Lizzy. Like Reply Hide Send Message 1d
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    Font - Sarah Wisniewski Our neighbour's cat recently passed away, and they gifted our cats the cat toys, one kicker toy, a ball, and two mice. Both our cats love them so much. Last night I got to see Pandi (our 3 year old Tuxie that's my profile pic) pick up one of the mice in her mouth and carry it from the basement, up to the kitchen. Like Reply Hide Send Message 2d 2
    via Sarah Wisniewski
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    Dog breed - Bob Rymer The drink tray from Starbucks. Bonus if you also bring home one of those drink stoppers. Like Reply Hide Send Message 1d
    via Bob Rymer
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    Font - Jessica Seamons There is a little dent or scratch on the kitchen floor, just a little mar that was there when we moved in. Ziggy has ALWAYS gone nuts for it. It's so cute. He will be standing near it, or walking by, and it's like he suddenly sees it and he'll do this little freak out where he jumps up, bats it mid air, does this trill, lands on it and takes off in a little delayed run like in cartoons. Sometimes he will come back and repeat, and sometimes it is the start of the zoomies, b
    via Jessica Seamons
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    Cat - Brigite Dawn Whitt Mr. Kitty loves packaging paper. Like Reply Hide Send Message 2d
    via Brigite Dawn Whitt
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    Gesture - Gwensarah Rymer Plastic safety seal. It's like crack to him he will straight up appear out of nowhere and snatch it out of your hands. Like Reply Hide Send Message 2d
    via Gwensarah Rymer
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    Rectangle - Cheryl McMahan My hair ties. A wadded up paper ball. An old string from a hoodie Like Reply Hide Send Message 2d
    via Cheryl McMahan
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    Rectangle - Sharon de Jong Hair ties. I gave up trying to keep them in a drawer in the bathroom now when I need one I just grab one out of his toy box or off the floor. Like Reply Hide Send Message 8h 2
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    Rectangle - Top fan Rebecca Edwards My shoestrings when I try to tie my shoes Like Reply Hide Send Message 2d
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    Font - Vicki Stone Waddington One of my furballs demands my damp towel after I'm done with it, so he can roll in it and cover himself up with it. Like Reply Hide Send Message 2d
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    Font - Top fan Carter Michael Dohoney My cat Valentine has a tiny cat-sized camping tent. She uses it as a hunting blind when playing with the other cats. The cute thing though is that sometimes she dives at the tent and because it's just sitting on the floor, it's easy for her to get under it when she dives at it, and put it up on her back like a turtle shell. Like Reply Hide Send Message 2d
    via Carter Michael Dohoney
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    Font - Libby Klos My cat loves the pull off strips from mailing envelopes. Anytime I get one he runs to claim the strip as his. He plays with it forever. I usually find the strip in one of the water dishes. I guess he cleans them off after playing with them. Like Reply Hide Send Message 2d Edited
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    Rectangle - Top fan Traci McLaughlin Martin My cat likes makeup brushes. Like Reply Hide Send Message
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    Rectangle - Adele Stirpe Invisible things on the floor.... He jumps and pounces and runs at things on the floor but there isnt anything there.... Or is there??? Like Reply Hide Send Message 1d
    via Adele Stirpe
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    Rectangle - Top fan Goldie Grizzell Alexander Cable/Zip Ties. My babies go bonkers for them! Like Reply Hide Send Message 1d
    via Goldie Grizzell Alexander
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    Rectangle - Andrea Brown Aldrich A toy avocado! We put it up in a toy bin and our Dixie takes it out all the time! We bought her a new one but she prefers the older one haha! Like Reply Hide Send Message 1d
    via Andrea Brown Aldrich
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    Font - Top fan Tom Adam When I'm away for an extended period, a couple of our cats will open a drawer on my armoire and nap on either my shorts or socks. Like Reply Hide Send Message 2d
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    Rectangle - Ingrid Cotter Carrots. He loves rolling on carrots. Today I came home without carrots (had some in the fridge). So I took the carrots I already had and put them on the bench and he rolled on them Like Reply Hide Send Message 1d
    via Ingrid Cotter

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