Easter for the Puttikins

Here are Cupid and Temujin with their Easter Basket.  The original Easter Basket containing their Easter Eggs and gifts that was placed on the Easter Table by the Easter Bunny was far more elegant but this basket is one with which they can play.  It contains three felt mice and some plastic eggs filled with catnip treats.

Cats love plastic Easter Eggs.  I always have given them Eggs filled with treats at Easter.  The treats rattle in a satisfying fashion and given the slightest nudge, will roll along the ground.  Most of the new ones have tiny holes in them, allowing any enticing odour of catnip or whatever else is in the treat to reach the curious Putti's nose.  Opening the Egg is another game for them.

The three mice actually were part of a packet of mice I bought at Christmas.  Each was a different colour.  I immediately thought that the yellow, purple and green mice would be perfect for an Easter basket so set those aside.  Oddly enough, Cupid favoured the plain grey mouse above the gaily coloured ones in the Putti Christmas stocking.  Realism could not be the reason, as they never have encountered a live mouse.