Speaking of toys that make noise, I "made" a very interesting toy for my cats last night on a whim, and they ended up loving it!! I had an old pill bottle (with the childproof spin cap) that was empty, so I filled it with rice (only about 1/4 full) and rubbed catnip on it, and the cats loved it!! It makes noise as it rolls across the floor, which gets their attention. So, they had fun batting it around and watching it roll across the floor making that funny noise. You could probably use one of those black containers with the grey top that 35mm film comes in if you don't have any left over medicine bottles. Aren't cats funny? You make a toy with regular ol household junk and they love it. You buy them a toy...and with my cats...it was a take it or leave it situation. Most often than not, they left it. So, I've found that making toys works well for my boys!