Falling in Love : Easy DIY Cat Tent Made For Free

Calling all cat lovers out there!

I LOVE my 3 fur children and I Iove finding ways to make them happy and healthy in my home. You can see more of them on my instagram Since a couple of my kitties like being under covers I decided I wanted to try making them a tent to crawl into for their nap times.

After doing a little research on my favorite site, Pinterest, I found a perfect tent that I could make with supplies I already had a home.

Supplies you will need:

2 Wire Coat Hangers
Piece of Cardboard or Foamcore board cut into a square. Mine was 12″x12″.
Tape – I used painters tape
A Small Blanket or Towel that you are okay with your felines having.
1 Large T-shirt (I used a an adult small for my shirt and it came out fine.)
Needle-nose pliers OR Wire Cutters
1 Ruler (to measure your board)
Xacto knife and blade (to help you cut the board)

Step 1

Cut your cardboard and reinforce the strength of the board with tape.

Step 2

Take your 2 coat hangers and cut the hooks off of them.

Step 3

Use your xacto knife and blade to cut holes in the four corners of the cardboard square for you to insert the wire hangers into.

Step 4

Use your tape and pliers to connect the 2 hangers at the top to create the tent shape. Mold it into the shape you wish.

Step 5

Insert the wire bases into the four corners of the tent base.

Step 6

Secure the wire into the base with tape.

Step 7

Lay the towel or blanket on the cardboard top.

Step 8

Place the Insert the wire shape and base into the t-shirt and pull it all the way through and knot in the back. Make sure to push the sleeves inwards.

Step 9

I sprinkled some cat nip in mine to lure my felines in to their new tent! Happy to say they love it!