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Category: FIDGET & FIDDLE
For over 20 years, Trainers Warehouse has been studying, selling, and creating fidget toys, perfectly suited for adult (and youth) learning environments. Every desk fidget toy we recommend must meet our strict criteria: soothing to use, well made, quiet so as not to disturb other learners, and not-distracting to the learners themselves.
Sanitize Fidget Toys? We Tested ‘Em All
At Trainers Warehouse, every so often a customer will ask how to clean their Fidget Toys. We typically offer a handful of helpful but untested tips. However, in response to the coronavirus outbreak and Jenny Gross’ New York Times article “How to Stop Touching your Face,” we decided... Read More
See Which Fidget Toys are Best: The Ultimate Matrix
Not sure which fidget toys are best for you and your group? See how each fidget toy measures up, based on these 10 criteria: [NOTE: due to the COVID-19, we’ve added an 11th criteria (ease of sterilizing] 11 Criteria to evaluate popular fidget toys WHO will use it? Kids? Adults? Personal use? &... Read More
Finding the Right Fidget for ADHD & Sensory Needs
Fidgeting has gone mainstream over the past year with the rapid rise of Fidget Spinners and Cubes. However ADHD Fidget Toys have been and always will be a mainstay for folks with neurological challenges — Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), ADHD and others. With... Read More
Do fidgets boost engagement?
Prestige Worldwide, a consulting team of Suffolk University business students, set out to understand the impact of using fidget tools in classroom and workplace environments. They conducted surveys before and after introducing fidget tools into learning environments, asking 119 students in 2 classes... Read More
What’s My Ideal Fidget Toy?
Let’s get personal! When it comes to fidgeting everyone has different preferences. Some buy fidget toys for friends, colleagues, students, or family members; others need to find that just-right fidget toy for themselves. Take this super-quick, super-fun quiz and discover your “Fidget Type�... Read More
Fidget Toys are Centuries Old!
The tradition of fidgeting dates back to ancient times. Ali Jaffe’s recent article, “Quit Worrying, Fidget Toys have been Around Forever,” takes a spin through the ages, looking at the fidget toys that have captured our attention in bygone years. She cites Drs. Katerine Isbister ... Read More
Finding the Best Fidget Toy for YOU
Fidget Spinners have taken the world by storm, but I’m not sure they’re the best option for most people who might benefit from a fidget toy. I put together this “How to Pick the Best Fidget Toy” Infographic to help folks understand the options and select the best “tool... Read More
Fidget Spinners give fidgeting a bad name!
This past March, 2017, my 13 year-old son told me that we should add these “cool fidget spinners” to our product line. In April, we tested a few spinners found one we liked and started selling them online, along with 100s of other vendors! My son even started a mini-business selling the ... Read More
Seals of Approval
As 2016 was drawing to a close, I got the happy news that two of our new fidget toys, Loopeez and Gyrobi, were selected among Dr. Toy’s 100 Best Toys of 2016. While I’m thrilled that our tools were recognized and am eager to add that seal of approval to our packaging, it got me thinking... Read More
How Fidget Toys Tame Our "Floating Attention"
More and more is being written about the science of WHY we fidget. From articles in Fast Company magazine, the Huffington Post, and Sunni Brown‘s TED talk on doodling, we better understand the prevalence and utility of fidgeting and doodling, especially for folks with ADD and ADHD. But I&... Read More
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THE BEST FIDGET TOYS & SO MUCH MORE
Throughout the WorkSMART blog, you’ll find:
- Recommendations on the best fidget toys for different individuals, settings, and tactile preferences.
- Research on the effectiveness and benefits of fidget toys to help learners maintain focus
- History and back-stories on some of the oldest, most popular, and best fidget toys,
- Facilitation tips for introducing the use of fidgets in classrooms
- Suggestions for getting buy-in from supervisors on the use of classroom toys
BASED IN SCIENCE
Trainers Warehouse works hard to cite research and data that support the use of playful learning resources to maximize the effectiveness of learning. We support the use of active and engaging teaching resources because they’re shown to be effective. The increased focus during learning events translates to improved performance, memory and retention. However, having the best fidget toys is not enough. Desk fidget toys should be coupled with learning games and activities, insightful debriefing conversations, and memory-enhancing experiences.
NO FLUFF
To the untrained eye, the Trainers Warehouse blog and e-commerce site containing training and teaching tools might look like toys. Those who use them think of these resources as important “tools” of their trade. Just as play is important and formative for children, the same is true for adults. Our brains work better when we ditch the cortisol associated with stress and ramp up the endorphins. Learning can be hard work, but it should also be fun!