Parents, we have good news and bad news for you today. The bad news is that the fidget spinner craze isn’t over — far from it. But the good news is you’re about to score some serious cool-parent ...

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 ...

Fidget spinners are everywhere these days. Classrooms. Subways. Broadway audiences. (Shout-out to the teenager in the audience of a performance of Dear Evan Hansen on April 15. I saw you, dude.) And … ...

Discover two creative ways to make your own fidget spinners using bicycle chains, ball bearings, and simple tools! This tutorial covers both a four-arm design and a multi-lobed ring spinner. Follow ...

Rubik’s Cubes are old news. Kids today are obsessed with fidget spinners, the pocket-sized toys that spin around continuously once you give the blade a flick. Fidget spinners are so addicting that ...

Kids made fidget spinners wildly popular. Now, adults are keeping them that way. The spinners, hand-sized toys balanced with ceramic ball bearings weighted in the center and three rings on the outside ...

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 ...

There’s a new, dumb trend: the fidget spinner. It’s a toy like a top, but spun in the hand rather than on a surface. The user holds a pad at the center, and flicks one of three rounded blades. The ...

One of the many odd things about the year 2017 has been the rise of the fidget spinner. Despite being around since the 1990s, these low-priced stress-relief aids have inexplicably become the new ...

As a child of the late ’80s and ’90s, I can mark my grade school years by a series of fads. First came pogs. Then there were beanie babies. Next up: Tamagotchis and Tech Decks. And it’s impossible to ...

As a teacher, I have taught every year level, from kindergarten to grade 12 in the United States, and Year 13 in Australia and New Zealand, in addition to university. I have always been fascinated by ...