Safe cat toys

(Ontario, Canada)

I'm bored!

Hello everyone!

I'm concerned of the amount play activity my cat receives while he is left at home during the day while we are at work.

I have bought some mice for him to play but the packages says to "Supervise your pet during play". So we've only let him play it when we are at home. He absolutely loves the mice and usually plays independently when we're around.

My question is: Are there any "safe" and "inexpensive" toys (mice, balls, other etc) that would keep my cat busy during the day so he won't get lonely??

We always feel bad that he has no one to play with while we are away at work. I don't want him to become depressed and anti-social. As he is an indoor cat, we would like him to feel safe with the toys he has and not hurt himself playing with potential hazardous toys.

Any suggestions? He is still a lively, playful 4 1/2 month old male kitty.

Thanks!