DIY Chinese Voodoo Chew Toy
This is an easy DIY project made from cheap and easy to find materials. Chinese and Voodoo are two words
that you don't often hear in the same sentence. In this case the "Chinese" part comes from the Finger Cuffs
and the finished product looks similar to a "Voodoo" doll thus the name "Chinese Voodoo Chew Toy".
The leather strips and quick links can be found at most stores that sell bird toy parts.
The Chinese Finger Cuffs (sometimes called traps) can be found at party supply stores.
The ABC/123 Wood blocks can be found in toy stores, at Goodwill stores, and/or online at Ebay.
You can also substitute bird toy parts in place of the wooden blocks.
If you have trouble finding the materials for this project, send me an email and I can give you some good online sources.
Material List
- 6' 1/4" Width Untreated Leather Strip
- 5 Chinese Finger Cuffs (traps)
- 3 1"x1" Wooden Children ABC/123 Blocks. Or 5 blocks if you don't have a saw or don't want to saw some of the blocks.
- 1 Quick Link
Tools Required
- Drill
- 1/4" Drill Bit
- Hand Saw (Not necessary if you have 5 blocks instead of 3.
- Scissors
Procedure
- Cut the 6' Leather strip using the scissors into 3 strips of 24" each.
- Drill 1/4" holes into each wooden block
- Cut 2 of the wooden blocks in half. If you don't have a saw or don't want to saw then you can substitute full size (1"x1") blocks instead of half blocks.
- Tie a knot in the end of one of the leather strips (Strip A)
- Thread the uncut 1"x1" Wooden block onto Strip A. This will form the head of the toy. (See Picture 2)
- Tie another leather strip (Strip B) onto Strip A (See Picture 3). This will form the arms of the toy. Tie another knot in Strip A to hold Strip B. (See Picture 4)
- Slide a Chinese Finger Cuff and one of the wooden block halves (or full block if using 5 blocks) onto each end of Strip B and tie knots at the end. (See Picture 5)
- Slide a Chinese Finger Cuff onto strip A and tie a knot at the end. This will form the body of the toy. (See Picture 5)
- Tie the 3rd leather strip (Strip C) above the knot tied in the previous step on Strip A. This will form the legs of the toy. (See Picture 6)
- Slide a Chinese Finger Cuff and one of the wooden block halves (or full block if using 5 blocks) onto each end of Strip C and tie knots at both ends. (See Picture 7)
- Insert the Quick Clip (above the "head") into the knot from Step #4. (See Picture 8)
- Hang the toy and watch the fun begin.
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Picture #8
Notes:
- You can trim the ends of the leather strips if you want to but it will be easier to reuse the strips if you leave them untrimmed.
- You can substitute other toy parts for the wooden blocks.
- You can substitute paper towel rolls for the Chinese Finger Cuffs.
- You can also wrap paper towel rolls around the Finger Cuffs.
- If you want to build your own, send me an email and I can give you some online links to sources for the materials.
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