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Activities & Ideas for your Spinner Fidget

With the Spinner Fidget craze these days, they said it wouldn't last, but it surely has! And with the enthusiasm for the go-to gadget for the wiggles, some pretty clever folks have come up with fun new ways to use your fidget spinner!  We came across these activities and thought we'd share:

Fidget Spinner Art from Science Sparks

Fidget Spinners in the Classroom from Erin*tegration

Design your own spinner fidget from Twinkl

Let us know what you think in the comments below.

Oh, and if you're still looking for a spinner fidget of your own, we've still got a few in stock.

Happy spinning!

Have you seen how easy it is to rent our products?

**This service is temporarily unavailable.**

We're pretty excited to offer a rental program (in Qatar only) for a few of our products!  You can try before you buy or decide it's not a right fit for you and that's just fine too. Either way, you know what works and doesn't work for your child, and knowledge is power!

4 Things to do in Qatar for Autism Awareness Day

1.  Show you care--wear blue.  Blue is the color of autism awareness.

2.  Learn--Take a few minutes (1:57 to be exact) to learn about autism and what it feels like.  We've shared this quick video from teachmeaboutautism.com on our blog. 

Video: Autism Explained for Kids

This is a very good, short explanation on what autism is and how it feels.

What it's like to parent a child with special needs...

Until you experience being the parent of a child with SPD, you  can’t really understand the desperation of wanting to help, the vulnerability to experts’ advice, and the willingness to do whatever is necessary at whatever cost...SaveSave

Why movement is important to learning

Sit still. It’s the mantra of every classroom.

But that is changing as evidence builds that taking brief activity breaks during the day helps children learn and be more attentive in class, and a growing number of programs designed to promote movement are being adopted in schools.

“We need to recognize that children are movement-based,” said Brian Gatens, the superintendent of schools in Emerson, N.J. “In schools, we sometimes are pushing against human nature in asking them to sit still and be quiet all the time.”