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If you were to ask a room full of people, chances are good that most will agree there are few things more satisfying than the piercing pop that comes with busting the air out of a roll of bubble wrap.
There's just something universally and methodically calming about the activity.
But, with bubble wrap, all good things must come to an end. Eventually, you run out of poppable real estate and you're left with a deflated roll that no longer pops and can do nothing more than remind you of how many bubbles you popped with vigor for a short but electric time.
Our little ones get the same gratification out of popping bubbles. Their first encounter with bubbles is probably outside with the fine art of blowing bubbles and watching them float along magically and then pop as they land on the ground or their outstretched fingers.
Still, those bubbles must come to an end when they hit the ground or the bubble solution runs dry.
But there are bubbles that will never run out, no matter how many times they're popped, and those are the ones found in pop fidget toys.
Develops skills
Sensory playthings like pop fidget toys are great for early education. They can spark a child's natural curiosity, stimulate their creativity, and promote logical thinking.
As your little ones poke at the silicone bubbles and hear a gentle popping sound, they can bear witness to cause and effect.
As they flip the fidget toy over and realize they can pop the bubbles again, they discover a never-ending game of popping bubbles.
Pushing and popping, and poking and grabbing the bubbles over and over again helps your babies or toddlers to develop their fine motor skills.
The repetitive motions involved with manipulating the fidget toy are great for strengthening hand muscles and building manual dexterity in their fingers, which is why fidget toys can be exercised as a tool in occupational therapy.
Encourages focus
Whether you're at home or on-the-go, fidget sensory toys are a great way to get your kids to sit still and focus.
If you're changing a diaper, this is a great way to keep your baby busy and still. If you're on the road, it's a strategic way to keep them concentrated and quiet during the drive.
These toys also work wonders at redirecting focus to relieve intense emotions. Any parent knows that as their children develop and hit various milestones, they encounter big feelings they don't always know how to regulate or deal with.
Fidget toys can help to relieve stress and anxiousness by keeping the user's brain focused and their hands busy. These toys are a self-regulation tool used by those who have a tough time sitting still or focusing. By keeping the brain and hands busy, pop fidget toys help promote focus and concentration.
While your babies or toddlers are sitting so focused, you could take the opportunity to review and practice the colors you see on the toy; most come in a rainbow pattern, so you can point out the difference between red, orange, yellow, blue, green, and purple.
Some even come with the letters of the alphabet, so you can also practice your ABCs, if you have the right toy on-hand.
Soothes gums
Once your twins start teething, they will try to use anything and everything to relieve their sore and tender gums.
Pop fidget toys make great teethers because their smooth, round surfaces are easy to gnaw on. Their flexibility allows them to be pulled however they're needed for relief, yet they're sturdy and durable, so you don't have to worry about them biting a piece right off.
(Of course, having said this, always supervise your babies when they're chewing on anything.)
These toys are BPA-free, and they're made out of 100 percent high-quality, food-grade silicone. This also means they're washable and easy to clean; just toss them into the dishwasher (on the top rack), and you're good to go.
Find your favorite
The sets included below are some of our favorite fidget toys. You'll be sure to find one in this list that fits your twins' ever-blossoming personalities.
Multi-Shape Set
This is a multi-shape set of pop fidget toys. This four-pack comes with a heart, a circle, a square, and a hexagon, all in bright rainbow colors.
Octagon Set
This is a five-pack of octagon-shaped pop fidget toys. It comes with one that is fully rainbow-patterned, and single fidgets that are all-blue, all-red, all-purple, and all-yellow.
Dinosaur Set
For the dinosaur enthusiasts out there, this is a four-pack of dinosaur-shaped fidget toys. This prehistoric popper set comes with a tyrannosaurus rex, a triceratops, a stegosaurus, and a parasaurolophus.
Lobster and Crab Set
This is a two-piece fidget popper set that comes with lobster- and crab-shaped poppers that are sure to leave your little ones feeling anything but crabby.
ABCs Marine Set
This is a three-pack of marine animal fidget poppers. This set of ocean animals includes a fish, a whale, and a turtle, which all have the letters of the alphabet included on the bubbles to introduce your little ones to their ABCs while they're focused and popping bubbles.
Oversized Unicorn
This is an oversized pop fidget toy shaped like a unicorn. The jumbo popper comes in a pastel-inspired rainbow palette.
Make sure to grab multiples
Most pop fidget toys come in a multi-pack, which is perfect for parents of multiples, as there will always be multiple fidget toys available to your twins.
Because you just know that if you buy a single one, they're both going to want to play with the exact same one at the exact same time and not back down until one of them has it.
Spare yourself the stereo shrieky soundwaves and get a multi-pack. You'll thank your past self immensely when you avoid a multiple meltdown by having extras on-hand.
Do your kids have pop fidget toys to keep them entertained and focused? What are your favorite sensory toys to encourage the development of fine motor skills? Let us know in the Comments section below.
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