The toy craze that has swept the nation — cheaply manufactured fidget spinners of dubious metallic constitution — is probably on the way out, with the high-water mark of fidget obsession appearing to ...

Fidget spinners -- much like Rubik's Cubes, pet rocks and Tech Decks (aka fingerboards) -- are the newest way to distract yourself with something other than your phone. Since December, the finger toys ...

As a child of the late ’80s and ’90s, I can mark my grade school years by a series of fads. First came pogs. Then there were beanie babies. Next up: Tamagotchis and Tech Decks. And it’s impossible to ...

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 ...

BOSTON — The wildly popular fidget spinners that seem to be in the hands of the half the children in the U.S. are also potentially dangerous, a consumer watchdog group warned Wednesday. The small ...

First there were the fidget spinners, then the squishies, then the pop toys, then the faux game controllers, bendable this-and-thats and a number of other hand-held items that my kids could manipulate ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. – An item parents likely never had in school is often now in their kids' hands when they step into class. And teachers say it's proven to be vital for some students. "I have a fifth ...

Remember fidget spinners — those trinkets with the ball bearings that went viral circa 2017? Well, thanks to TikTok, fidget toys of all sorts are making a comeback now. Generally speaking, fidget toys ...

You’ve seen fidget spinners, although you probably hadn’t just a year ago. You woke up one recent day, backpack stuffed with pogs, only to walk outside and see that the times have passed you by again.

Fidget spinners are so 2017; in 2019, fidget fashion is on the rise By Lauren Parker Eighteen months ago, Alexandra Connell, who has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, introduced the online ...

When Antsy Labs introduced the Fidget Cube on Kickstarter last year, it found it had a hit. The product, which aims to calm users by offering various tactile features that spin, roll and click, raised ...

Fidget toys have become all the rage in recent years. From occupational therapy offices to classrooms to work meetings, these items have spread like wildfire for their usefulness in keeping busy hands ...