Unlike most toys, particularly those marketed to boys, fidgets weren't about competition or violence. They weren't branded merchandise connected to weapon-wielding good guys. Nor did they, as with ...

If your little one has trouble focusing or is always anxious, a fidget toy might help. When your child has to sit in one spot for a long time, they might look for a way to reduce their nervous energy.

Occupational therapists at Bradley Hospital view fidgets as tools, rather than toys! This is especially true for kids diagnosed withanxiety, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, and autism, as ...

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 ...

Donna Bozzo's latest of edition of "Fidget Busters" hit stores on Tuesday and includes ideas for educational hobbies instead of screen time. Fidget busters are sensory play toys that you can either ...

What are fidget spinners? Is hot new toy dangerous, or helpful to kids? Fidget spinners have exploded in popularity, leaving many parents to ask: What is a fidget spinner? And are they dangerous for ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Fortune Gregory is a 5th-grader at Rosa Parks Elementary who likes Junie B. Jones books. On this day, she was reading “Junie B. Jones is Not a Crook.” “I like all Junie B.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY — The only teacher-supply store in St. Louis County expanded — twice — last year, in the middle of the pandemic. Not for more workbooks, flashcards or educational technology. The ...

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (KTVK, KPHO) -- 7-year old Avery Bell has quite the collection of fidget toys, and there's a reason for it. Avery recently broke her leg and was confined to a wheelchair, so mom ...

Whirling, spiraling and buzzing away like mini-propellers, so-called “fidget spinners” can be found in the palms of people nearly everywhere you go these days — including schools, where they are ...