Fidget spinners, a Rubik’s cube, and more toys for kids to quietly release those wiggles. As a mom and a teacher, I’ve seen my fair share of fidget toys both at home and in the classroom. I understand ...

Fidgeting didn’t start with the spinner craze. If you’ve ever clicked a ballpoint pen again and again, you’ve used a fidget item. As part of our work, we’ve asked people what items they like to fidget ...

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Fidget toys are tools that may help children and adults to focus and destress. However, there is little scientific evidence that these products affect focus. Fidget toys are small items that are ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. But fidget spinners are a strange take on this trend: a play off the popularity of a physical toy that serves ...

Blame a capuchin monkey and pandemic anxiety for the latest toy craze. By Jessica Grose Every year or so, a new toy will appear in my apartment and multiply like an invasive species. In 2019 it was ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Stores can’t keep them in stock. Parents are scrambling to find them. And some schools have banned them. The mania for fidget spinners — the 3-inch twirling gadgets taking over ...

I don’t know about you, but I have trouble sitting still. My personal combination of over-caffeinated autism and ADHD means I need to keep my hands busy during the workday to avoid chewing my fingers ...

They captured kids’ fancy like milk bottle caps and Pokemon card games once did years ago. Fidget spinners — palm-sized three-pronged twirling gadgets — are the latest rage across Southern California ...