We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Fidget toys have become a favored purchase for students and working professionals looking for desk decorations, as well as young kids who ...

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HAZLE TWP. — Toys spread on a table between Lexi Staffin and Mateo Feola included a fidget spinner, a robot with elastic arms and playthings to squeeze, stretch and fold. Lexi and Mateo will share the ...

Drumming your fingers or clicking your pen during a meeting that’s run long. Jiggling your leg or wrapping your hair around a finger while listening to the radio or watching TV. These small, often ...

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Mattel has unveiled its first-ever autistic Barbie with stimming hands, a tablet, fidget spinner, and other features associated with neurodivergence. Developed in partnership with US charity the ...

There’s a new kind of Barbie girl in this Barbie world. Mattel just released its first autistic Barbie doll in an effort to represent how those with autism spectrum disorder may experience the world ...

As galling as it is to see young people refer to the items I wore 10 years ago as ‘vintage’, surely the real problem is that so many of them believe their best ...

What happens when you combine an Arduino-based microcontroller with a palm-sized aluminum box and clicky buttons? A fidget toy that invites coder creativity. I’m PCMag’s home theater and AR/VR expert, ...

We've all survived yet another year, and despite being just two days into 2026, it's clear many of us are feeling nostalgic for everything that went down a whole decade ago in 2016. While we're all at ...

From the Nee-Doh Nice Cube to the Magic Arggh Ball to the Mochi Squishy, there’s a surprisingly large and colorful range of squishy gel toys for kids on the market today. They’re often touted as more ...

Designers say the benefits of fidget jewelry can be styled into upscale rings and pendants. By Penelope Colston Fidget jewelry, the movable pieces that behavioral experts say can help control ...