MEOW-ZERS! Cat Toy Giveaway!

Snakes. Thought I was done with them. Apparently not. My recent Snake Festival posts attracted an interesting comment from fellow grandma blogger and friend, Debra, who writes with charm (often of her cat, Kanga) and photographs with beauty at The Homespun. "You need to make one for the cats now," she quipped. Oh Debra! You shouldn't have! I wasn't able to get that crazy-cute idea out of my head since the second I read it....

Finished my snakey cat toys yesterday. All 18 of them. The resulting embarrassment of riches combined with the guilt of gluttony is an unhappy condition. Time to offer a giveaway and share the wealth!

"I'll take care of that for you!"

Bloggers who know what they're doing host these events all the time. They even download a professional raffle thingie that ensures there's no "cheating" when the winner is selected. I won't bother with that. I have my own in-house assistance for taking care of those matters!

Want to win a set of 6 catnip toy snakes? All you need to do is leave a comment mentioning name(s) of your cat(s). At the last moment of the competition, March 08, 2013 at 12 AM EST I will print out all of the comments and allow Charlie to pick the winning slip by whichever method he chooses. Tap of the paw? Cat saliva drowning incident? Well, that part we don't exactly know yet! But I will announce the lucky cat(s) here on March 09 and request a mailing address for delivery of the prize.

Part of the package is an all green snake - just in time for St. Patrick's Day! The ferocious tiger viper will accompany him.





Now, if I were to enter my own contest, here's what my comment would look like:
Ooooo! I sooo wanna win this! My cats' names are Charlie, Mickey, Iggy, Rosie, Katie and Annie. Pleeeeease Charlie! Pick meeee!

And Kanga? If you're reading this, please email me your address too. I am not a catty kind of person who pounces on a great idea without a purr of appreciation and scampers away to bury it in the cushy warmth of a cat bed, saving it for leisurely disembowelment at a later date. I have this set of three fancy "girly" toys just for you and I'm anxious to see if they meet your royal whiskered approval with a playful swipe or two from a curious paw!

It's ironic that I would be announced as a finalist for a favorite grandparent blogger award during one of the few weeks that I post about cats and not grandchildren. I would like to fix this right now! These snake toys are an easy project for kids to make with a little sewing machine help from grandma. I have added them to the post of instructions for full sized ones. They are suitable as gifts for family members who are owned by cats, as random acts of kindness when delivered to an animal shelter, or as prizes or sale items at a family gift shop, art show, or carnival. Grandma can also guide the planting, care, and harvesting of catnip to stuff inside the toys for a purr-fect finishing touch!

So there! I am back to being a grandma blogger and not just a crazy cat lady! I am deeply grateful to About.com and the professional, well organized, and hard working Susan Adcox for the honor of being included in this prestigious competition. We invite you to visit all five finalists, choose your favorite, and vote. To those who nominated me, to those who will vote in this final round, and to Susan, I am delighted to be recognized among such fine company. Thank you!


Full Disclosure! Charlie wanted to offer his "winner-picker" services to Susan. I told him I suspected she would graciously decline, citing that one of those "professional thingies" has already been installed. He responded by yawning, stretching, and curling up into a giant cotton ball, murmuring, "Tell her to call me first next year!"