Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has previously appeared on MTV, The Frisky, Vice, and Best Friends Magazine. Facebook, Instagram, Youtube ...

There’s no accounting for what makes something go viral. Talking dogs, a natural. The flip-cup craze, random but understandable. “That hot new ADHD toy” — slightly out of left field. But that is where ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Fidget spinners, the small plastic toys the provide a quick, soothing rotation, are the newest sensation that is flying off shelves and into schools across the country. The gadgets ...

When I was in grade school, a classmate had a bit of a nervous tic. He chewed on his pencils, sometimes down to the lead. It was kind of gross, but to his credit no one ever asked to borrow his pencil ...

A company called Fidgetly, which describes itself as the “premiere fidget spinner company,” is launching a Bluetooth-connected fidget spinner specifically designed for its new smartphone game. It’s ...

The twirling, hand-held toys at times exasperated teachers and distracted students. But by the time school started this fall, interest had dissipated. "It seems to already be a bit of a passing fad," ...