The newest fidget craze is popping toys. Adults and kids all over the world have been buying up this endlessly reusable version of a longtime favorite fidget activity: popping bubble wrap. Made of ...

Fourth-grader Camden Lashua stood outside his Fitchburg home Thursday afternoon chatting and absently playing with his new fidget spinner. “It sort of helps me focus,” he said. “It does help with ...

For a small object that is supposed to keep someone quiet and focused, there seems to be much ado about fidget toys. Especially the spinny kind. For kids, the toys are meant to provide a bit of ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you find your fingers are generally a raw, bloody mess due to your boredom-induced nail-biting, or you're driving your cubicle neighbors insane from your desk-drumming and pen-clicking, fidget toys ...

Target is hawking fidget spinners that contain dangerous amounts of lead, according to a consumer advocacy group. The three-pronged toys designed to relieve stress and improve focus quickly became one ...

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Fidget toys are not new. These handheld objects come in all shapes and sizes, from stress balls to putty and bracelets. For years, fidgets have been used as tools by teachers, therapists and parents ...

Fidget toys are great for avoiding other kinds of fidgeting, but they are also thought to improve concentration and focus. For some people, the right fidget toy can also reduce nail-biting and other ...

Are fidget spinners spinning out of control? Some safety experts think so. Since my story about the potential dangers of fidget spinners in May, more news has emerged about their hazards. Today the ...