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 ...

You can probably remember a few years ago when fidget spinners were seemingly everywhere. And while the toy trend was just that for some, fidget spinners and similar sensory gadgets are actually an ...

Mason Meeker, a 13-year-old from Baxter, started his own business making and selling the fidgets he uses to help cope with ...

Small toys can help students turn fidgeting into focus in the classroom. Now, thanks to a parent’s idea and a grant from the PHM Education Foundation, all elementary schools in PHM Community School ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Perhaps your children have begged you for a fidget spinner. Elementary and middle schoolers are mad for them, and teachers are having to decide whether to allow or ban them from classrooms. You heard ...

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 ...

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 ...