The Best Desk Toys For Adults
If you spend a lot of time at your work desk, it stands to reason that it should reflect who you are. One way to accomplish this is to personalize it using photos, awards, and other decorations such as plants. But an increasingly popular option is a well-selected desk toy. Although they might not be directly related to your work, desk toys can indirectly provide many work-related benefits. They can elevate the atmosphere of your workspace, encourage your creativity, alleviate your stress, and even add some fun distraction to your workday. With all that in mind, we've researched and created a list of some of the best options available so that you can find the right toy for you.
Speks Geode Magnetic Fidget Sphere
Construction for creativity
Maybe your job requires you to sit and work at a desk. But what if you work and think best when you’re working with your hands? If this is you, Speks has designed a fidget toy to foster your creativity and center your focus through the fun of manual engagement. A set of 12 magnetic pentagons, this toy is stackable, shakeable, snappable, and buildable, all according to your whim and fancy. And since each set can simply be combined with another, there are theoretically limitless configurations with which you can decorate your desk and explore your creativity.
Pros:
- Magnetic design
- Reversible pieces
- Sets are combinable and expandable
- Five color options
Cons:
- Individual pentagons might be too small for some hands
AKSDTH Push and Pop Bubble Fidget Toy
If you happen to find popping bubble wrap to be oddly therapeutic, AKSDTH has designed a fidget toy for you. Available in a variety of colors and shapes, the Push and Pop Bubble Fidget Toy works exactly as its name suggests: each push of a bubble results in an infinitely satisfying popping sound. Since this toy is double-sided, you need only flip it after you’ve pushed all of the bubbles and then you can immediately push them all again. The result is the feeling of delight you experience when you pop bubble wrap, but without the abrupt end or wasteful mess. With its portable, high-quality silicone construction, you can easily use this toy anywhere and clean it anytime.
Pros:
- Double-sided
- High-quality silicone construction
- Variety of color options and shapes
Cons:
- Toy may be too small for larger people
Gongyihong Fidget Toys 40-Pack
A bundle of fun
Gongyihong has assembled this massive 40-pack in order to offer you 15 kinds of different toys. While this might seem excessive, the idea behind this collection is to provide you with so many options that you’re sure to have a toy for every change of mind and mood you experience throughout the day. With different sizes, shapes, and colors, the toys provide various types of sensory engagement. They also have different functions, ranging from being squeezed, to being stretched, to being shaken, to being solved. If you like options, then this pack is for you.
Pros:
- 40 toys in total
- 15 different toys
- Toys come in many different colors
Cons:
- Includes multiple copies of some toys and no copies of others
Magic Makers Rattleback Physics Toy
Physical perfection
Magic Makers has made a toy that is both enticing and intriguing. With its metal alloy construction and precision machining, the Rattleback is distinguished and ornamental enough for you to display it on your desk. However, it’s also a hefty and modern upgrade of an ancient spinning toy. The charm of the Rattleback is that you can spin it counter-clockwise with ease. Yet, if you spin it clockwise, it will always rattle to a stop and then reverse its spin. This results in the astonishing illusion that the toy defies the laws of physics. If you like high-quality, science-based toys, this one is sure to win the attention of your coworkers.
Pros:
- Metal alloy construction
- Precision-machined
- Unique, science-based spinning illusion
- Easy to use
Cons:
- Does not include a case or display stand
Chuchik Fidget Cube
Fidgeting is encouraged
For those who want their one fidget toy to have as many uses as possible, Chuchik has designed the Fidget Cube. At first glance, the Fidget Cube seems simple. Yet, in this simplicity lies a limitless potential for sensory engagement. Each side of the Fidget Cube offers a different tactile sensation. You can flip a switch, roll some gears, or click a cluster of four buttons. Since it’s ergonomically shaped and covered in a non-slip, silicone coating, you can even engage multiple sides of the cube at once. If you want a single desk toy with all of the options to help you reduce stress, increase focus, and quiet your mind and mood, this toy is it.
Pros:
- Six different sides
- Ergonomically designed and silicone-coated
- Convenient carrying case
- Six different color options
Cons:
- Switch and buttons can be too noisy for some users
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a desk toy?
A desk toy is an item that is small enough to unobtrusively sit in your workspace. It can be either purely functional or purely ornamental, but some of the best desk toys combine both of these features. The purpose of a desk toy is to personalize your workspace, aid your concentration, and alleviate your stress.
What kind of desk toy should I purchase?
The matter of choosing a desk toy is largely subjective, but there are some guiding principles. First, you should make sure of the rules that pertain to your workspace as some employers only allow certain kinds of desk toys or prohibit them altogether. Second, you should purchase a desk toy that will help you to both focus and relax. If a desk toy will only distract or aggravate you because of its appearance, feeling, or sound, then you should look for a different one.
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