The Giannini Beacon Gazette
  • Articles
  • For Fun
    • For Fun Archive 2019
  • Activist Art
    • Politics Archive
  • Clubs etc.
  • About
  • Zines

History of Fidget Spinners

11/15/2017

 
Picture
By Kayla Yee   
Why were fidget spinners invented?
Fidget spinners were invented to distract children and provide a soothing toy to play with. According to          https://www.naturalbeachliving.com/history-of-fidget-spinners/, fidget  spinners were deemed a health benefit for children and adults for anxiety and ADHD-like symtoms.       
Who invented fidget spinners?
In the 1980s, Catherine Hettinger developed the idea, which became the original fidget spinner-two decades before this toy became very popular.
Additional information
It was 1997 and Hasbro didn’t see any excitement or magic in the “spinning toy.” Later, they sent a rejection letter to Hettinger. But now, they are selling it worldwide, about 20 years after.
Additional information about the inventor
Hettinger, a chemical engineer by training, says that she’s always been a tinkerer. In 1993, she filed for a patent on a circular device molded from a single piece of plastic, that spins on the tip of a finger, or in between two fingers.  In her patent application, she described her device’s shape as similar to the US capitol building. She came up with the idea of a “spinning toy” to help children to cope and manage their feelings and emotions.
Online sources https://www.naturalbeachliving.com/history-of-fidget-spinners/
http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/parenting/kids/woman-who-invented-the-fidget-spinner-isnt-getting-anything/news-story/05eb69bbd4c8598582d68ffd202e356a                   

Picture

Comments are closed.

    About Us

    Created by the
    A.P. Giannini MS Journalism Club. Sponsored by Sunset Neighborhood Beacon Center (SNBC).

    SUBSCRIBE

    Archives

    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017

Proudly powered by Weebly
  • Articles
  • For Fun
    • For Fun Archive 2019
  • Activist Art
    • Politics Archive
  • Clubs etc.
  • About
  • Zines