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 ...

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 ...

If you know a middle school kid, or a parent or teacher of one, chances are you’ve seen the simple little colorful device that’s driving them all crazy lately. It’s called a fidget spinner, and even ...

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.

The latest craze in classrooms and on playgrounds comes in the form of brightly colored, hand-held trinkets that spin, have buttons to push or otherwise keep hands occupied. The aptly named fidgets ...

Fidget spinners have taken over classrooms from the US to Australia, to become the most popular toy of the spring. The spinners are truly a viral phenomenon, now covered by major media and also the ...

Fidgets spinners are supposed to help students sit still and focus. But many teachers are saying it’s having the exact opposite effect. Meant to help children with attention deficit hyperactivity ...

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 ...