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Bought for my autistic great grandson. Loved the feel of the beads.

This reminds me of those big ball hair ties I had as a little girl! The toy itself is pretty small, but it’s the perfect size for adults or kids to fidget with. I got it for my 4.5 year old, who has autism and uses fidget toys to stay regulated. He likes to pull them apart and see how far they’ll stretch. So far, it seems pretty durable, but he’d snapped it back on his fingers a few times! Ouch.Makes a great toy for a Calm Down Corner, desk, classroom, or in the car. $9.99 seems fair! 👍🏼

This fidget reminded me of the Everlasting Gobstopper from the original final Willy Wonka movie which is partially what drew me to it. The concept is several beads on elastic string combined into the center. Both of my kids used them while we were watching sports games and it kept them soothed, but it’s not quiet. After 20 minutes of listening to my son jangle the beads around I needed him to stop.I took it to my school to have some of my special education students try it out and a few just loved pulling out one bead out and seeing how far it could stretch. Between my kids and students, I don’t see the fidget lasting long term. It’s a fun, novel fidget that does keep kids’ hands busy, but it’s not quiet and not supervised, it probably won’t hold up long term.

Very small. Something like you would get out of a dollar coined machine. He was excited, he wanted it. I told him it was small. He said it was ok. He played with it for 15 minutes and gave it to his twin sister. She said, no, I don't like it, I don't want it. They both like fidgets and spinners and like products. Unfortunately, this didn't work out. 7 years old twins. It was interesting for 15 minutes, but that was it.

Some of the pictures make you believe that the balls have some squish but it's actually just hard plastic. The center is also a hard plastic ball with holes for the strings. This ISN'T like the other color ball fidgets, you can't mix the colors up and fidit with it to sove it; if you attempt to it solves itself automatically. Look at the product picture with measurements and not the other pictures that make it look big. This is pretty tiny, it's really 2inches. It's a pretty loud fidget because of the hard plastic clanking around and the cords holding it together is tight, so you need strong fingers to move it.

The plastic beads are pretty cheap. I can feel a lot of rough edges on the balls. There are parts where they were cut from the mold filling, ended up protruding quite a bit.It does feel durable, I just think a lot more effort could have gone into making the balls (the part you touch the most) just smooth.

I didn't think I would, but I love this thing. I am usually very much against noisy stim toys as I find them more distracting than regulating, but this one is different. The clack sound it makes as you squish it is not awful. The toy is made with plastic balls and bungees between them. Imagine a ball made of hair ties and you've got it. I think this would be great if made with wooden balls. The clack would be a warmer tone and the texture of the wood would be really interesting on my fingers. In fact, if this was made of bamboo it would be naturally anti-bacterial and have great texture. As it is, though, I do enjoy it and find myself reaching for it when working alone. My partner has not said that the clacking is distracting to him, so I think I could use it around others. It also looks great sitting on a desk or a shelf.

There's a good chance that your child won't lose this one! It's bigger than I thought. We have some sensory issues in our family and we're always looking for ways to comfort and distract...Personally, I find this much more comforting than a spinner. It feels good in the hand and you can manipulate the beads around each other. They make a very gentle clicking sound, which I don't think would be distracting in a classroom setting. The bright primary-colored beads are strung fairly tightly together by a substantial fabric-covered elastic. I'm sure a child who was determined to dissemble it could, but I think they'd need some kind of tool to do that. I can't see it being pulled apart by hand alone.I know how hard it is to find physical ways for children (and adults) to cope with sensory issues. This is another one to add to your collection of tools.I would recommend this simple solution!