S ome budding entrepreneurs do their work from garages. This one operates out of his school locker. Ethan Reistad, an eighth-grader at Hidden Oaks Middle School, has been selling his homemade fidgets ...

CHICAGO - The latest craze in classrooms and on playgrounds comes in the form of brightly colored, hand-held trinkets that spin, have buttons to push or otherwise keep hands occupied. The aptly named ...

Forget spinners — some students in Old Crow, Yukon, have designed their own fidget tools using animal hide, fur and antlers. "These materials are so ingrained in them, and their culture," said Aaron ...

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 ...

Melissa Ferry is a big believer in the benefits of allowing students to use fidget toys in the classroom. She points to research indicating that playing with fidget toys - little gadgets, cubes, ...