Rocket boy has been on at me for ages to get him a fidget spinner. Lots of the children in his class have them, some more than one. But I’m a bit wary of them as I’ve seen horror stories online about them falling apart, or children getting their fingers stuck in the holes. So I haven’t got him one. Then the other day we were messing about with Lego and I remembered seeing pictures of a Lego spinner made by someone (I think it was this post I had seen) and I decided to give it a try. Ours didn’t work out exactly the same as we didn’t have quite the same pieces as they used.
One benefit of having multiple lego helicopters is that they come with a good piece for going in the middle of a spinner! I think that they came out quite well, and starry girl insisted I made one (smaller) for her too. So now we have joined the club of spinners. My husband thinks they are even more pointless than yo-yos. So he’s not going to get one…me on the other hand, I haven’t quite decided!
As a former teacher, I cannot imagine fidget spinners doing anything other than causing more distraction in the classroom, but I’m just one person, so I’ll include a link here to a Huff Po article on the subject. (Thanks Clari for bringing this up–a good topic!) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/teachers-fed-up-with-fidget-spinner_us_590a25bde4b05c397685b988
He’s not allowed them in class, but before and after school you see all the kids with them. I can see they’re good to fiddle with, but as an aid to concentration on something else… hmm. Not sure!
He’s not allowed them in class, but you see them all with them in the schoolyard. I can see they’re good to fiddle with, but as an aid to concentration on something else…I’m not convinced!