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 ...

The toy craze that has swept the nation — cheaply manufactured fidget spinners of dubious metallic constitution — is probably on the way out, with the high-water mark of fidget obsession appearing to ...

A few months ago, Auckland 11-year-old Dominic Noten was trying to decide what to do with his $1500 fortune. He kicked off his entrepreneurial career four years ago, selling treats in the dog park, ...

Fidgeting didn’t start with the spinner craze. If you’ve ever clicked a ballpoint pen again and again, you’ve used a fidget item. As part of our work, we’ve asked people what items they like to fidget ...

If you know a middle school kid, or a parent or teacher of one, chances are you’ve seen the simple little colorful device that’s driving them all crazy lately. It’s called a fidget spinner, and even ...

Everyone fidgets...except maybe for those guards in front of Buckingham Palace. Whether it's touching your hair, biting your nails, playing with your clothing or spinning pens in your hands, you ...

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"We advise parents to keep these away from young children," the agency said. — -- Incidents involving a popular child's toy known as "fidget spinners" are being investigated by the Consumer ...

Remember fidget spinners? They were a sensation in both classrooms and grown-adult-occupied offices across the world in 2017, but you don’t see many people spinning these days. That could all be about ...

A Southland school says it will destroy fidgets spinners found on school grounds. Waverley Park School principal Kerry Hawkins said the toys were banned on school grounds and if found would be ...

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