Post by groovystarr2 on Jun 24, 2008 11:53:41 GMT
hey guys, I love making my harlequin budgie Astro Boy toys out of everyday objects.
Astro loves to play with large cupcake patties, he puts all his toys in it, and then takes them out again and starts rolling in it, its hilarious to watch.
I remember the day I got Astro, while i was waiting for mum to bring him home i started to make him toys, which included some buttons tied on a piece of string...i later realized that budgies and chew through string and woke up the next morning with buttons all through his cage and on the floor.
So now when i am using string to make Astro some toys, i make sure i use thicker and stronger string.
other things that i have used for toys include: plastic Key rings, plastic cylinder parts from used sticky tape, buttons, ping pong balls, pom poms, pretty much anything that is safe and budgie friendly. My friends often come to school and bring me some objects like key rings for Astro to play with.
Astro's favourite toy is this little fluffy yellow chicken that you sometimes get with easter eggs...he will play with it for hours. i also have a green sharpener container and lid (obviously the sharpener part have been taken out) and he loved to throw the lid around and stick his head inside the container and roll it around too.
i just LOVE making him toys, i even love it more when hes enjoying the toys i have made for him. It makes my day
I LOVE ASTRO!!
Kira
Astro loves to play with large cupcake patties, he puts all his toys in it, and then takes them out again and starts rolling in it, its hilarious to watch.
I remember the day I got Astro, while i was waiting for mum to bring him home i started to make him toys, which included some buttons tied on a piece of string...i later realized that budgies and chew through string and woke up the next morning with buttons all through his cage and on the floor.
So now when i am using string to make Astro some toys, i make sure i use thicker and stronger string.other things that i have used for toys include: plastic Key rings, plastic cylinder parts from used sticky tape, buttons, ping pong balls, pom poms, pretty much anything that is safe and budgie friendly. My friends often come to school and bring me some objects like key rings for Astro to play with.
Astro's favourite toy is this little fluffy yellow chicken that you sometimes get with easter eggs...he will play with it for hours. i also have a green sharpener container and lid (obviously the sharpener part have been taken out) and he loved to throw the lid around and stick his head inside the container and roll it around too.
i just LOVE making him toys, i even love it more when hes enjoying the toys i have made for him. It makes my day
I LOVE ASTRO!!
Kira
