Wow! What a bang for your buck. At first we didn't know how it worked but when we googled it we found out that it can be tapped on its tail or next to it and that it does a lot of silly tricks like meows, purrs, hopping up and down, handstands(?) , sketches and more. My 8 year old daughter loved it so much she made a "Cookie Crafts" video on her YT channel which might be helpful as there were no detailed instructions in the box. It requires 4 AA batteries.