Best Christmas cat toys: From low cost to high tech

Whaline 17pcs Christmas Cat Toys Stocking

What says Christmas more than a stocking stuffed with treats? Buy this 17-piece cat toy gift set and a cornucopia of Christmassy colored balls, mice, wool, feather wands, and catnip-filled playthings will await your furry friend on Christmas morning. It contains everything you need to keep them entertained throughout the holidays.

JPB Christmas Cat Toys Variety Pack 8 Pcs

Another slightly smaller multipack of seasonally themed toys here. It includes a Christmas tree, cat teaser wand, interactive toy, sisal mouse, crinkle balls ,catnip toy, and knitting wool ball. Fill your cat's Christmas stocking with these treats and your cat will be having  very entertaining Christmas day.

Pet Fit For Life Multi Feather Teaser and Exerciser

Essentially a feather at the end of a mini-fishing rod, but we guarantee hours of teasing play with it. A soft handle for humans, and a well-attached feathery bundle of dangling delight for your cat, this is one toy you and your furry friend will never tire of. Especially great for kittens, as it lets them practice jumping, pouncing, and biting, and my word they look cute when they do so.

PetSafe SlimCat Interactive Toy and Food Dispenser

A budget cat toy that lets you combine mealtimes with exercise. Just pop some dry food or cat treats inside this dishwasher-safe ball, and watch your furry friend chase it around the room getting it to dispense food as it does so. You can change the opening size if you want to make getting at the food more challenging.

Fithood Cat Toys Pet Slow Feeder

We may already have a food dispenser in this section, but this looks so much fun that we couldn’t not include it. This offering from Fithood turns dinner time into a game – when your cats swipe at the wheel, the treats – or regular kibble, whatever you choose – come tumbling out. Plenty of fun, and will give your cats a mental workout too.

PetSafe Laser Tail Laser Cat Toy

Laser-themed cat toys are great, but they can all be a bit… stationary. Not so with this one: it trundles along the floor when activated, with a laser coming out of its ‘tale’, prompting your cat to follow along in its wake. Each session lasts for 10 minutes (just press the button to start it again once it turns off), and will provide hours of fun.

ANG Cat Catch LED Projecter

This pocketable cat LED projector will beam the shape of a fish or mouse wherever you point it. Great for playing with your cat while it chases around after it, you can choose to have a steady beam or a flashing light for a bit of variety. Simple, but very effective.

Petstages Catnip and Dental Health Cat Toys

Get a dual-action present this Christmas with a catnip-filled toy your furry friend will want to pounce on, which also cleans their teeth as they gnaw on it. The netting on these mice-shaped toys is designed to do the work of a toothbrush, and the catnip smell will keep them coming back for regular dental workouts.

YEOWWW! DuckyWorld 100% ORGANIC CATNIP Leaf & Flower Cat Toy BANANA

We like a bit of variety in our cat toys (as well as them to like them, obviously), and this banana-shaped catnip toy is very striking. Filled with 100% organically grown catnip, they’re very durable, but just in case your cat happens to have claws of steel, this order comes with three of them, meaning they can keep playing if one happens to get destroyed.

Senneny Electric Moving Fish Cat Toy

What feline wouldn't want to play with a flapping fish? Cats love to grapple with life-size toys, and this one comes with a sachet of catnip for you to put inside it to help cautious cats get past that, do I play with this or is it going to attack me moment. Once they do get past that, pawing at it will cause the fish to move and make sounds to keep them interested.

PetSafe FroliCat Portable Cheese Automatic Cat Teaser

Cats won't be able to resist trying to catch the noses of these plastic mice as they randomly pop out of this fun cheese-shaped toy. With a 15-minute shut-off facility to preserve battery life and a play-while-you-are-away feature, this is a great one for ensuring your kitty has something to do when the house is empty.

YOFUN Smart Interactive Cat Toy

All cats love pushing a ball around, but how about one that moves by itself and changes direction randomly? With a flashing red light to attract their attention, this is one automatic cat toy your kitty will find hard to ignore, even with all that wrapping paper around to play with.

Upsky Cat Toy Roller Cat Toy

Six balls, three of which contain bells, that are pushable around smooth circular tracks, will be your furry friend's idea of Christmas heaven. A durable toy with a low center of gravity and non-slip base – this will hold up well to lots of clawing and pouncing! Perfect for your cat to play with when they are alone at home.

Catit Senses 2.0 Circuit

All the fun that comes with watching cats throw balls around the floor, without the hassle of having to retrieve them for them when they get lost. With the Catit Senses 2.0 Circuit, the balls are contained in the track, with the cat able to push them around in the little peek-a-boo apertures and then chase after them. It's configurable into 100 different layouts, so you can lay it around furniture to suit. This is one interactive toy that will never get old.

SKYMEE Owl Robot: Movable Full HD Pet Camera with Treat Dispenser

Want a companion for your kitty to play hide and seek with when you are out of the house? Something that will tease your moggie with feathers and let them chase them round the kitchen, or an automated friend who can toss them treats, while giving you access to a moveable camera that lets you check up on and talk to your cat wherever you are? The SKYMEE Owl Robot does all of this and more, but it's so much fun that you may find yourself playing with it more than your furry friend does.

Petcube Play 2 

This is a laser cat toy with a difference; you can control it to entertain your cat with from anywhere in the world with an internet connection. Okay, so the primary purpose of the Petcube 2 is to let you monitor your cat with its Wi-Fi-enabled pet cam, but if you want to use it to play with your cat from work instead of getting that spreadsheet done, this will let you do that too!