Project Pet Bed
One bed earns 2 hours
of volunteer time credit
You Need:
New or clean used bath
towel
(BATH TOWEL ONLY)
Batting from fabric
shop the thicker the happier
Needle and Thread,
sewing machine would be good
Odd yarn
Fold the towel in half width
wise. Sew up the outside edges. Cut the batting to fit the inside of the
towel and insert. Sew the opening closed. Now take pieces of yarn and stitch
through the entire towel and batting and tie off. Place the yarn tie-downs
evenly on the pet bed. This helps the batting not to shift and bunch when
being washed. You have a great easy-clean-pet bed. The homeless cats and
dogs do like these.
Cat Toys
10 toys
earns 1-hour volunteer time credit
You Need:
Baby Socks
(BABY SOCKS ONLY)
Stuffing or fiberfill
Dry Catnip
Take a baby sock and fill
from toe to heel with stuffing. Now add a pinch of dry catnip. Pinch the
sock around the heel and ankle. Stretch the ankle and cuff and tie itself
close to the heel. Done! An easy cat toy to make and cats love it.
Project Doggie Treats
One batch earns 2
hours of volunteer time credit
You Need:
2 ½ cups whole
wheat flour
½ cup powdered
milk
½ tsp. salt
½ tsp. garlic
powder
½ cup ice water
6 tblsp margarine, shortening
or meat drippings
1 egg beaten
1 tsp. brown sugar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine flour, milk, salt and sugar. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles
cornmeal. Mix in egg. Add enough water so that the mixture forms a ball.
Pat out with your fingers the dough ½ inch thickness on a lightly
oiled cookie sheets. Cut with biscuit or cookie cutter into shapes. Save
the scraps and pat them out with the next batch. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes.
Remove from oven and cool. Store in zip lock bag in the freezer.
Project Bunny Garden
You need:
Clean old margarine
container
Potting soil
Seeds for grass, alfalfa,
carrots, lettuce
Punch a few little holes
in the bottom of your container. Add you soil to ½ inch of the top.
Moisten the soil and let it drain. Plant your seeds into the soil. Keep
this moist but do not drown. Keep in moderate indirect sun. When the seed
are 2 inches or more give the planter to the bunny and start another.
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