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The first thing to resolve is playtime. It's possible she just loves plastic, but the fact that she doesn't want to play with you at all suggests either a picky cat, or one that doesn't yet trust you. You're the food provider, but playtime is also quality bonding time for a cat. She's already fully grown, so maybe it's a learned thing, but it's something that you should be able to correct to some extent.

There are some motion cat toys that you could try using to get her playing more on her own.

like this

this

this

or this

It's also possible that you aren't playing with her the way she wants to be played with, cats can be very fickle about this. My own cat is very picky about how my SO and I play with her, and she picks one of us based on how she wants to play. She'll pick me when she wants to chase a stick toy, and my SO when she wants to wrestle, that kind of thing.

Have you tried using the straws to play with her? Maybe try hiding a straw under a blanket where she can see it move from wiggling it. You could also try new tactics with the stick toys like this, hide them under things and move them. My cat only likes the stick toys if I alternate between moving them very slowly while in her line of sight, slowly moving out of her line of sight, and then moving it quickly to get her to chase it when she tries to pounce it.

I'd also suggest looking up different playtime techniques for cats online, like on YouTube or what have you, especially related to more wild/feral cats, as they also don't really like playing with humans. I'm not saying she's wild of course, but because she's more standoffish from you it may be along the same lines.

If you can get her to play with you consistently, then you can very easily tire her out and get her on the schedule YOU want her on. The idea is that cats hunt/play and then eat the reward of the hunt, and then sleep.

My own cat used to be very similar with waking us up very early for food, usually by making lots of noise and biting if that didn't work. Once we were able to get her on the hunt/eat/sleep schedule with her timed meals, we basically stopped the bad morning behavior entirely.

Sorry for the long post, hope this helps!

TEMPTATIONS SNACKY MOUSE Cat Toy for Cat Treats https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OLSARPK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_ba2cAb3YDA82G

This is the one I have.

PetSafe SlimCat Meal Dispensing Cat Toy, Blue https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0018CG40O/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_Ya2cAbG6WHQ2D

This one looks like a good option.

Amazon has a ton of them. Just search for "cat treat dispensing toy"

P.s. hopefully these links work. I've never shared links here before.

Does your cat have a good cat tree to play on and a good scratcher?

https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Pet-Supplies-Cat-Activity-Trees/zgbs/pet-supplies/2975248011

https://www.amazon.com/PetFusion-Scratcher-Cardboard-Construction-unverified/dp/B004X6UEH6

In my experience, they prefer having their own stuff. Then just get the tips of your fingers wet and flip a little water on your cat if it gets on a surface you don't want it on.

For whatever it's worth, I had a diarrhea kitty for over a year. What was worse was, she's a wobblycat (cerebellar hypoplasia), so she falls down a lot. Of course, this meant she'd quite frequently poop and then fall in it. It was awful, chasing a shitty wobbly cat running and falling down around your house.

That said, this fixed it: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DFKVB0U/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The blue mountain food has been amazing. She was on the regular stuff for less than a month and hasn't had liquid shits since. I moved her to the weight loss food after about a year, as she was getting a bit heavy, and she's stayed at a reasonable weight since (I free-feed, so I'm sure portion control would be even better).