It's not exactly clear where 2017's obsession with the fidget spinner started, but for better or worse, bearings pressed into triangular pieces of plastic are hot right now. Some proponents of the ...

The twirling, hand-held toys at times exasperated teachers and distracted students. But by the time school started this fall, interest had dissipated. "It seems to already be a bit of a passing fad," ...

Those hot new toys called fidget spinners, gadgets originally touted as a calming distractions for kids, are triggering high anxiety for toy executives. The toy craze, which is expected to drive sales ...

The solar eclipse, summer fun, fidget spinners and the Netflix show '13 Reasons Why' were among the most popular 2017 posts on Go Ask Mom. Let's take a look back at 2017 ... As eclipse glasses became ...

Electric fidget spinners have joined hoverboards and other unregulated battery toys that are at risk of catching on fire while charging. In at least two states, the popular toys have exploded into ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Kids across the world emptied their stockings Christmas morning to a host of treats and trinkets, undoubtedly including the newly popular fidget spinner: a simple gadget made of ...

We all know that in this day and age, we really can't have nice things. Hoverboards, Galaxy Note 7s, and BMWs are all going up in flames, and you can now add fidget spinners — not things that should ...

Some believe this photo proves that our predecessors were pulling off finger tricks long before 2017’s most notorious gadget appeared on the scene. A museum exhibition appears to show an antique ...

When I was in grade school, a classmate had a bit of a nervous tic. He chewed on his pencils, sometimes down to the lead. It was kind of gross, but to his credit no one ever asked to borrow his pencil ...

The twirling, hand-held toys at times exasperated teachers and distracted students. But by the time school started this fall, interest had dissipated. "It seems to already be a bit of a passing fad," ...