Best Cat Toys for Kittens 2024

Take it from personal experience — cats love ribbons. My 9-year-old calico, Boo, still plays with the same ribbon from a fabric wand we bought her when she was a kitten.

The Frisco Fabric Teaser Wand Cat Toy is a superb starter wand. It's inexpensive and made from lightweight fabric, so it won't injure your kitten during play. Available in two funky designs, this wand will have your kitten leaping around your living room as soon as you take it out of the box.

• Available colors: neon blue, retro circles

Few things are cuter than watching your kitten grab their kicker and kick with all their might. The KONG Kickeroo Kitten Toy is just 8.5 inches long, the ideal size for your pint-sized panther.

KONG is famous for producing durable cat toys, so you can expect this kicker to stick around and be a firm favorite of your feline well into adulthood. 

Made with super-soft fabric, you'll no doubt catch your kitten cuddling up to this toy when they're not in a furry kicking frenzy.

Another favorite kitten toy of my cat is the TRIXIE Activity Fun Board. To me it's the ultimate puzzle toy — it encourages your kitty to use their brain when getting treats and slows down eating. So, if your kitten regularly devours their dinner too fast, this is a great way to slow them down.

The TRIXIE Activity Fun Board features five puzzles, so it'll take your cat a while to master the entire board. One of the best reasons to buy this is it's great for all ages and will keep your cat's brain engaged at every stage of their life.

While cats don't necessarily need teething toys, dental toys can help remove tartar and prepare your kitten for their adult chompers. The Catstages Mice Cat Chew Toy with Catnip is lightweight, durable, and the ideal size for a kitten.

These adorable mouse-shaped chew toys help keep your kitten's teeth clean thanks to their mesh surface, which flosses your feline's fangs. Plus, each toy is filled with dried catnip to encourage your kitten to play.

• Available colors: blue, green, purple, red, orange

Crinkle balls were a personal favorite of my cat when she was a kitten. She'd sit atop her cat tree, wait for me to throw up one of these pom poms, and bat it back down over and over again.

The SunGrow Kitty Crinkle Balls are inexpensive and come in a twelve-pack — perfect for when your kitten inevitably bats one under your sofa and it's seemingly lost forever. Your kitten will have a "ball" tossing, batting, and chasing these pom poms around your home. And their bright colors and texture make them great for cats with visual impairments.

Is your kitten obsessed with anything that squeaks? If so, the Pet Zone Play-N-Squeak MouseHunter is everything your feline friend desires, with realistic mouse sounds to stimulate their hunting instinct.

This toy is also filled with catnip to keep your cat in a playful mood. With its fluffy exterior and true-to-life design, the Pet Zone Play-N-Squeak MouseHunter is one of the best mouse toys for kittens on the market.

Play tents are the best multi-purpose toys for kittens, and the Hartz Peek & Play Pop-Up Tent is the perfect choice for your new fur baby.

It features a scratch mat to keep claws in check, two hanging toys for swatting, and peek-a-boo holes for kittens that love the element of surprise. And when your kitten is tuckered out, this play tent is the perfect spot for a quick snooze.

One of the best features of the Hartz Peek & Play Pop-Up Tent for kittens is its scratch mat is removable and it's made from a wipe-clean material — ideal if your kitten is still getting to grips with their litter tray.