Set up a place for the cat to sit/lay at a decent height. Put it in your living room or the room the cat (and you) will be in more of the time. Cats feel a lot more comfortable having this "escape" and also like to feel that they can see and know what is happening around them. Even if they don't always use it, they like to have it there.
Also, get a laser pointer. Or even a flashlight would work. I have spent hours having so much fun watching cats chase and swat the light as you move it across the wall....Also get cat nip, cats like to get fucked up too