Ever wonder why we can’t seem to get enough of fidget toys? The answer might lie in the way they engage our senses—sight, feel, and sound—all at once.
If you want to be sent into an actual trance,
just look at this spinning desk fidget!
The gootoobz squeezers make for a pretty mesmerizing sensory experience. They’re pretty robust even if you twist and squish them
The Needoh Nice Cube is another squishy one, and everyone in my house is constantly fighting over it! PLUS I have to try and stop the kids from eating it lol.
Enjoy the fun, fascination and sound of a blowable wind gyro spinning top
To transform this fidget, just give the handle a spin and let the magic happen. To revert it, spin it back the other way. It’s intuitive, soothing, fun… and totally addictive!
Enjoy a satisfying eye popping squeeze toy. When you squeeze the Moai statue, its big eyes will pop out and open!
The Dr. Kbder sensory ball fidget can effectively help focus attention and promote sensory development – it takes all kinds of shapes!
When you need to say “aaargh”, don’t. Just squeeze one of these stress balls and watch it change color, rather than your face.
Try hang this button on your keychain and click the frustration away next time you’re in a queue. Some even come with LEDs!
These tangle toys are also calming and a great craft for younger kids, to have them twist them into different shapes.
I used to have one of these Rainbow pom pom’s as a kid, and use to spend hours feeling it, throwing it against stuff, including my siblings.
This is the kinetic spring, which you run down your arms. It’s the best thing ever for ADHD and stores away flat!
These finger anxiety rings make for spine-tingling tactile stimulation
Pull and twist them
Or roll them up and down your fingers
Next up we have this colorful sensory snake
There’s something quite satisfying about the way it moves the sound that it makes.
The last one is not quite a ball, but transforms into different shapes like flubber. It also looks great in the dark.
How Fidget Toys Affect Mood and Learning
Some research suggests that our preference for different types of fidget toys can actually change our mood and even improve learning outcomes. For instance, you might reach for a squeezing toy when you’re angry, a clicking or tapping toy when you’re bored, and a spinning toy when you’re feeling restless.
Fidget toys aren’t just fun—they can help us focus and regulate emotions. So, what mood are you in today, and which fidget toy are you reaching for?