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 ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Gold Coast. Followed categories will be added to My News. Inspired by Tik Tok and YouTube, kids are spending their pocket money on the bubbled sheets of silicone ...

Those who remember the days of Hit Clips and Tamagotchis know a toy fad when they see one. The latest toy mesmerizing kids everywhere doesn’t have a screen or make noise. It doesn’t even need a ...

If you can't seem to keep yourself still and need something, anything, to occupy your hands, the sudden explosion of fidget toys is just what you need. While they make somewhat dubious claims about ...

Every so many years a new toy craze sweeps the UK, from alien babies and Pokemon cards, to Lego, Hatchimals and L.O.L Surprise Dolls. In case you missed it there's a new trend that has recently ...

Melissa Ferry is a big believer in the benefits of allowing students to use fidget toys in the classroom. She points to research indicating that playing with fidget toys — little gadgets, cubes, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... 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 ...

Unless you've been sleeping under a rock, you'll have head of the fidget spinner by now. So-called fidget toys were originally created to help develop fine motor skills in kids with autism and other ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Fidgeting didn't start with the spinner craze. If ...