“In comparison to its precursors, such as Tamagotchi, Furby or Slime, the demand for fidget spinners is developing at the speed of light.”Most fidget spinners cost between €4 and €6, but there are also models with particular features such as small LED lights, for which you have to pay up to €30. “I can only smile tiredly about the alleged therapeutic purposes,” says Hans-Peter Meidinger, chairman of the German Philological Association, and as of July 1st also the president of the German Teachers’ Association. “It's my impression that the fidget spinners are not the main problem in schools,” he added, instead pointing to cell phones as an issue. Another schoolkid, 11-year-old Alexandra, noted that if "teachers confiscate the fidget spinners, they end up playing with them themselves”. According to the German Association of Toy Retail, fidget spinners are to be joined by fidget sticks in June and fidget cubes in August.

Source: The Local June 12, 2017 14:15 UTC