Former kids of Reddit, what were the fidget spinners when you were growing up?

1. Virtual pets. For a hot minute they were fucking everywhere.
   — i_love_anachronisms


2. Slap bracelets. Everyone in school had a dozen or so each but they eventually got banned I think because if the material frayed, the metal beneath had sharp edges.
   — delibertine


3. Silly bands. They were those dumb cheap rubber bands that were shaped like animals and random objects that people wore as bracelets.
   — Swiggity_Krinks






4. Beyblades
   — Pifbo


5. Pogs? They were quite trendy. But I'm the 90's ADHD was just beginning to be acknowledged so all we had was Ritalin and detention/failing grades. My mom was a special ed teacher and she had some tools and tricks but they were mostly homemade.
   — Lennysrevenge


6. Rulers on pencils. Until you spin it too fast and it flies off so your teacher confiscates all the rulers.
   — tatsuedoa






7. Tech decks
   — foogers


8. Bakugan anyone?
   — cynical_integral


9. [These things](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/1a/d4/82/1ad482f498e99867493ee3e74057e622.jpg) or silly putty.
   — JakeTheSnake134






10. Log. "It's log, it's log, It's big, it's heavy, it's wood. It's log, it's log, it's better than bad, it's good."
    — Mage2177


11. Yo-yos had a resurgence around 1998, and then there were Pogs and Tamagotchis
    — openforum2011


12. cats cradle, rubix cubes
    — BECKYISHERE






13. Hula hoops, 1960's. And I presume all you people are off my lawn.
    — Gorf_the_Magnificent