The Best Fidget Gifts for Kids

Keep their hands busy and their minds focused with these fun fidgets!

December 13, 2022

By: Amanda Mushro

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While many fidget toys started as a device to help bring focus and calm to kids with ADHD or anxiety, kids and parents quickly learned that fidgets can be great for all kids. Whether it’s just for fun or a little bit of fidget time to help kids focus on their school work, fidgets keep popping up everywhere. Fidgets make great gifts for kids of all ages. So if you need a few stocking stuffers for your fidget-obsessed kids, here are ten that we’d like to see under our Christmas tree this year.

Shape Shifting Box

This fidget is super popular and has tons of positive reviews on Amazon. Each box contains 37 magnets that allow kids to move and shape the box in a variety of ways. It’s a great fidget for home and school because it’s quiet and always changing. Plus you can choose from a variety of colors and patterns.

BUY IT: Amazon, $25.00

Pop It! Pro Light-Up Fidget Toy

Turn the fun and fidget of popping into a fun game. Pop all the lit bubbles as soon as they appear, and then press the big button on the back to reset the bubbles before time runs out. Keep popping the bubbles fast to level up.

BUY IT: Target, $17.79

Kanoodle

If you need a fidget for when kids need a mental minute or a break from their technology, this is the one to add to your cart. Kanoodle includes 200 2D & 3D puzzles that are great for kids and teens. Best of all, when they’re done playing, everything fits inside the travel case.

BUY IT: Amazon, $13.99

Chuckle & Roar Sensory Fidget Box

For the kids that just can’t decide on one fidget — how about a whole box of fidgets? From a Fidget Controller to Sensory Blocks or a Squishy Hedgehog, this box has so many fun options that kids will love.

BUY IT: Target, $14.99

Crazy Aaron's Hide Inside! Sweet Surprise Thinking Putty

A delight to the senses, Crazy Aaron’s is the best when it comes to putty. It’s made in America, it’s not slimy or sticky, and comes in so many styles and textures. This hide inside is a fun fidget that kids can actually play a game of hide and find with the objects hidden in the putty.

BUY IT: Amazon, $14.95

Rubik’s Connected

Take the classic Rubiks cube and give it a fun upgrade with this version. Connect the cube to an app and you can learn different strategies for solving the Rubiks. Then you can actually challenge other people to test your skills.

BUY IT: Amazon, $59.95

Dumpling Squishy

Squish, squash, stretch, pull, and pinch this dumpling squish for some sensory fun. When you’re done with the dumpling squish, it goes back into it’s bun steamer until you're ready to play again.

BUY IT: Amazon, $14.98

Fidget Cube-

The key to a good fidget is finding the fidget that works for your kid. If you’re not sure where to start, this cube is a great option. With 12 different sides, kids can try a variety of fidgets to see what they like and don’t like. This one is super popular and a great stocking stuffer.

BUY IT: Amazon, $8.99

Icosa Fidget Toy

There’s so many ways to play with this fidget. Twist and turn and create new patterns or arrange the atoms so that each color is in a group. Change it up and find a way so the same colors never touch.

BUY IT: Target, $10.49

Magnetic Rings

Each pack contains three colorful magnetic rings that kids an move and spin in the hands. It’s a great way to distract kids when they are feeling anxious or nervous, and can help calm them. These rings are small enough to fit in their stocking for Christmas!

BUY IT: Amazon, $14.99

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