Kittens! 1st attempt making my own scratch post / play activity

We got these two cute furball siblings in early February:

Of course they are full of energy, love to play, and have some nice sharp claws.

So to help save the furniture and curtains (well... probably not...) I made this!

I had a spool of twine from our wedding invitations that has been sitting around for years.
A PVC pipe piece left over from making a homemade frisbee golf basket.
Cardboard box
Packing tape
Hot glue
A shoelace
And some zip ties!
I need to weigh down the box with some bricks because these cats are growing up so fast!
They love hanging from the pole!

My next project will be using more durable materials- some wood and leftover carpet pieces.