FIDGET SPINNERS

princess0lexi
princess0lexi Posts: 3,938 Member
edited November 19 in Chit-Chat
do you have one or more? what do you think of them? i have two and they are a lot of fun and i am getting a batman shaped one. bhib99z51ptb.jpg
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  • BedsideTableKangaroo
    BedsideTableKangaroo Posts: 736 Member

    i'm addicted, but only have one. i need more.
  • princess0lexi
    princess0lexi Posts: 3,938 Member
    i'm addicted, but only have one. i need more.

    same, i am going to most likely have atleast 10 or more by the end of the year.
    I confiscated one of these at work about a month ago, like the *kitten* I am.

    I obviously tried it out, all it did was spin. What am I missing?

    thats how it works you spin it and watch it and repeat.
  • MrStabbems
    MrStabbems Posts: 3,110 Member
    I confiscated one of these at work about a month ago, like the *kitten* I am.

    I obviously tried it out, all it did was spin. What am I missing?

    Thank you very much!

    I asked my sister in law what these things do as they have 3 kids. It spins. That's it.

    Apparently is a sensory toy for children with sensory issues etc but its been taken up by all the other kids.
  • princess0lexi
    princess0lexi Posts: 3,938 Member
    Whatever happened to marbles?

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  • sw33tp3a1
    sw33tp3a1 Posts: 5,065 Member
    I find them annoying AF but that's just me. My kids on the other hand own at least 3 each. Drives me crazy but it puts a smile on their face. Plus, my oldest suffers from anxiety and she says this helps her out.
  • angelxsss
    angelxsss Posts: 2,402 Member
    Omg I love all videos of dogs with fidget spinners
  • FireTurtle75
    FireTurtle75 Posts: 2,014 Member
    My kid wants one. They kind of drive me crazy, but I told her she couldn't have one until school got out for the summer. She would try to take it to school & it would be more of a distraction than anything, but I have nothing against them. I know they are beneficial for people that have a ton of nervous energy or even nervous ticks. They are great for some autistic kids to help them focus. I guess I should get her one now that school is actually out. I see a lot of crusty old whiners like me complaining about them, but nearly every generation has had their own equivalent of the fidget spinner back in the day.
    Kaleidoscopes, Tops, Yo-yos, Gyro-Wheel/Whirly wheel, etc, all essentially served the same purpose for different generations.

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  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I'm a fidgety person and often can have difficulty focusing...I have a fidget cube which helps with that...

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    I like it better than the spinner. It's not as cool and fashionable, but whatever...I have it for functionality. My kids both have spinner...they don't do much for me.
  • KimbersNewLife
    KimbersNewLife Posts: 646 Member
    Haha! I got one from a coworker for my son and I STILL have it a month later at work where I use it! I bought my son his own! I love it!
  • michael1976_ca
    michael1976_ca Posts: 3,488 Member
    I confiscated one of these at work about a month ago, like the *kitten* I am.

    I obviously tried it out, all it did was spin. What am I missing?

    that's me I haven't seen one my self. I have seen other people talk about them.. i'm still not sure what you use them for
  • FireTurtle75
    FireTurtle75 Posts: 2,014 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    I'm a fidgety person and often can have difficulty focusing...I have a fidget cube which helps with that...

    I want one of those for my wife! She is a musician & is always nervously tapping her foot. She even does this in her sleep...
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    We have one. For my son. He has ADHD. They help him focus in class. But now that everyone and their mom has bought one the teacher removed them from the class and he's having trouble focusing again.

    Yeah, I think it's kind of unfortunate that they became a fad toy...
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  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    My son has had one for years and never had a problem being able to use it in class to help with his focus. This last year though they became a toy for all the kids and now my son can't even use his, unfortunately.
  • cuckoo_jenibeth
    cuckoo_jenibeth Posts: 1,434 Member
    We have one. For my son. He has ADHD. They help him focus in class. But now that everyone and their mom has bought one the teacher removed them from the class and he's having trouble focusing again.
    If your son has diagnosed ADHD, have the spinner and/or fidget cube added to his 504 plan...If this truly enhances his ability to focus & succeed, his teachers will be on board!
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    jenibethbu wrote: »
    We have one. For my son. He has ADHD. They help him focus in class. But now that everyone and their mom has bought one the teacher removed them from the class and he's having trouble focusing again.
    If your son has diagnosed ADHD, have the spinner and/or fidget cube added to his 504 plan...If this truly enhances his ability to focus & succeed, his teachers will be on board!

    Even adding it to an IEP teachers are faced with it effecting other students around, especially in younger grades.
  • Lorri127
    Lorri127 Posts: 36 Member
    Yes, all of this is fine and good... but how many calories will I burn???? :#;)
  • princess0lexi
    princess0lexi Posts: 3,938 Member
    Lorri127 wrote: »
    Yes, all of this is fine and good... but how many calories will I burn???? :#;)

    they are fun but i do not think theses should be a work out product. best guess 2 for a hour maybe more but this is not a calorie burner.
  • Lorri127
    Lorri127 Posts: 36 Member
    Lorri127 wrote: »
    Yes, all of this is fine and good... but how many calories will I burn???? :#;)

    they are fun but i do not think theses should be a work out product. best guess 2 for a hour maybe more but this is not a calorie burner.


    I was totally kidding!! haha!
  • FireTurtle75
    FireTurtle75 Posts: 2,014 Member
    Timshel_ wrote: »
    My son has had one for years and never had a problem being able to use it in class to help with his focus. This last year though they became a toy for all the kids and now my son can't even use his, unfortunately.

    That's a shame. Same thing happened to my friend's kid who is also in my daughter's class. He's a high functioning autistic & it helped him focus a lot, but now he can't use it for the same reasons.
  • Ironandwine69
    Ironandwine69 Posts: 2,432 Member
    I have 6.
    I can spin one on my nose and one on each hand.
    Okay...my son has 6, but I let him use them once in a while
  • itsy_bitsy_spider
    itsy_bitsy_spider Posts: 292 Member
    Timshel_ wrote: »
    jenibethbu wrote: »
    We have one. For my son. He has ADHD. They help him focus in class. But now that everyone and their mom has bought one the teacher removed them from the class and he's having trouble focusing again.
    If your son has diagnosed ADHD, have the spinner and/or fidget cube added to his 504 plan...If this truly enhances his ability to focus & succeed, his teachers will be on board!

    Even adding it to an IEP teachers are faced with it effecting other students around, especially in younger grades.

    An IEP is a legal document, so if it's on there, it has to be enforced. But it's tricky because ultimately teachers have to read their kids. I have kids in my class all over the spectrum, and you just have to read them and see if they're really using it to help with focus or if it's becoming more of a distraction; whether it's helping or hindering their learning. Frequent comprehension checks help determine that. If it's not working, another strategy can be tried. I just reiterate their purpose occasionally, and the kids are doing fine with them. It could be worse... they could be as obsessed with--DUN DUN DUNNNN!!--recorders!! Oh, the horror. I think the melody has been taken from teachers' tears lol
  • WeAreTheMassacre
    WeAreTheMassacre Posts: 49 Member
    Hate fidget spinners.
    Love fidget spinner memes.
  • Merkavar
    Merkavar Posts: 3,082 Member
    i dont get it. i have one, i bought one as a gag gift for my brother, got one for myself.

    it spins, then what?
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