Reddit mentions: The best handmade toys & games

A couple things are noteworthy:

The design you're looking at is common elsewhere for cheaper. Admittedly, it's a great design so feel free to go for it, but know that there are alternatives.

You're looking at brass/copper, which aren't the top of the line in terms of begleri materials. They're good, but they tarnish quickly, have a strong odor, they aren't hypoallergenic (you should make sure you aren't part of the 10% of people with a nickel allergy before touching them or you'll break out in an itchy rash) and they're frankly the cheaper alternative when it comes to metal weights. Some people love them, because the patina is classy, etc, but this is all important to know, just so your decision is informed.

Most high quality begleri are made of titanium. And, as you can see, the website you're looking at does titanium for a largely elevated price. Why titanium? It's odorless, hypoallergenic, and bloody indestructible - denting and dinging much less than metals like copper. It'll last forever. Not that others won't! But it's always going to look the least mangled compared to other sets. Other places do titanium much cheaper, and your guy's titanium set is only 25 grams anyway.

Which brings me to the weight. Weight is very important, especially for beginners! Too light and it will be impossible to control because it won't have enough momentum - you'll flop it around and feel powerless. Too heavy and your hands will ache like hell in the morning. It varies between people, but generally, the lowest you wanna go is 26, and the highest is probably ~30 til you've practiced. Your guy sells 35 gram sets, and 25 gram sets, but nothing in between. Both of those are probably okay weights, and I doubt it would significantly impede your progress if you got one, but one will just be very heavy and one will be very light, which is... fine? But not ideal.

All of that said:

Those ones look nice. If you're okay with the smell, tarnish, scratches and much-heavier-than-average weight, it legitimately looks worthy of your purchase. It's a great design.

Like others said, Aroundsquare has lots of safer choices, in nice solid odorless titanium, that'll last forever. But they also only do certain designs, none of which are like the one you're looking for.

ALSO, seriously, make sure you don't have a nickel allergy, that's really important. It'll save you a lot of money and a lot of itching if you do.

A fidget toy might be nice! After looking around, I got one of the vortex balls, because it seems like it would be weighty, fun to play with, and less likely to run away from me than one of the slidey/foldy ring toys... though I caved and got one of those too!

If you do decide to go with one of the vortex balls, check whether you're getting aluminum or stainless steel. That's a detail I only noticed as I was fetching the link, and I had a moment of alarm because I was afraid I got the aluminum one. (I want mine to be heavy.)

Assuming the comments are trustworthy, people really seem to like this seller, and they appear to be genuinely hand-made, too, for what it is worth. The vortex ball also comes in all sorts of colors and could be seen as decorative, too!

Also, I like the idea of the Tile -- tech is fun, and that is supremely useful! I might stay away from the planner and instead get a giftcard to someplace. That is speaking as someone with er... attachment issues with office supplies. Your friend might not be as picky as I am though, so it's just a thought.

You might also get them a dot-gridded journal, like this or this (I've also heard great things about Leuchtturm notebooks, but they are more expensive and I don't have experience with them) -- and then put a post-it note on the cover with www.bulletjournal.com written on it. ADHD-ers tend to love that journal system, at least for a good while, and it is extremely flexible, customizable, and not specific to the notebook you use. (Though the dot-grid allows for the best of a clean appearance and straight lines.) So no concern about planner incompatibility -- and no concern about mourning the waste of a dated planner that was never used. (hangs head for a moment of guilty silence)

For post-its, I enjoy the full adhesive ones, since they can be used for labels and all sorts of things, without a flappy nonadhesive edge (when I am really in a mood, I'll snip off the very narrow nonadhesive edge on these -- and they can also be cut into smaller pieces for smaller labels). You might be better looking in a local office supply store, though -- the colors on Amazon are not always the colors you end up with. (sour look)

Anyhow, hope this helps!

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1. Her name is blue, she is blue, and she sings “blue’s clues,” so...

2. He’a wearing sunglasses, he also sings “In Summer.”

3) These are actually pretty good.

4) My brother is obsessed with these movies.

5) This is a very profound book. Made me feel a full breadth of emotion, and left me satisfied at the end.

6) this decorative fan

7) Your dog could be the pope!

8) I love potatoes. I love plushies. Obvious choice.

9) Jurassic Park is the film that made me fall in love with movies. It’s fun, emotional, and a testament to the ingenuity, curiosity, and perseverance of humanity. Also dinosaurs are in it.

10) After the zombies arrive, I’ll want safe drinking water. It’ll be important, and maybe hard to find occasionally.

11) A new laptop would make being a writer much easier. My current laptop is slow and doesn’t want to work half the time.

12) Lysol wipes are never a bad idea. Trust me.

13) Star Trek is my favorite everything.

14) How about an inspiring dress?

15) Why not both?

16) This stuff. I love it so much.

17) I loved this weird Barbie doll.

18) You know when you’re out in public, and you think of this great idea, but by the time you get home you forgot it and wish you’d written it down? Yeah. I hate that.

19) Here.

20) My dad used to own a pair of these.

It's a whole thing this year! I've seen them on a few websites and my mother in law even texted a picture of one to our family group chat with "I wish I had these when you kids were little".
We got a few outfits that had sayings like "Santa, I've been good this year", the nice, naughty, I tried check list thing, "dear Santa I can explain" and a couple other ones. We got the signs for outside that say Santa stop here. Some " we believe", and "Santa's coming to town" decorations for us. And when they asked about our Elf on the Shelf we told them we weren't doing that and they started talking about getting him one even though I had already said we weren't doing it. We got a couple other Christmas related things like books, and decorative things with let it snow or Merry Christmas, and we like those and will use them.

https://www.amazon.com/Santa-Security-Camera-Surveillance-Flashing/dp/B01MZYC2JW

Just had to say:


If you haven't seen Swiss Army Man, you're not living. I love that film almost as much as Buster Mal's Heart when we're talking odd, out there films about being... "stranded".


As for what I love: Pokemon. My phone is full of emulators and pokemon randomizers. 💜 I don't have much pokemon gear anymore due to having just graduated from college and downsizing, and I'm not posting my pokeboxers on here. 😂


On my list is my my favorite pokemon: Weedle!


https://www.amazon.com/Kehlee-Does-Things-Crochet-Weedle/dp/B07GN6MK7C/ref=sr_1_32?keywords=Weedle&qid=1551145647&s=gateway&sr=8-32

I'm in a similar boat! I've been using a lot of different fidgets, I try to keep them with me everywhere. I also have a service dog who's basically a big stim/weighted blanket.

My recommendation is to immerse yourself in fidget toys and sensory gear, as much as you can get your hands on. I borrowed my siblings noise cancelling headphones and they changed my life, now I'm lucky enough to have my own pair.


https://www.stimtastic.co/ is my favorite website and is very reasonably priced.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06WP5R8BX/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_TDJnDbKH1473D

This is a customizable one and I love it, I have my own and it's one of my favorites

There is a game controller fidget that is getting hot. Not a d-pad but close.
Also, there are more than spinners and cubes to fidget with. Check out Möbii (custom colors might make for a cute present, REDDIT10 discount code) or bike chain flip fidgets too. You'll get bonus points for originality ;)

i love this game. it is very wonderful
Cards Against The Iron Throne - GOT Edition Cards - CAH Edition For The Iron Throne Fan With 279 Cards
https://www.amazon.com/Cards-Against-Iron-Throne-GOT/dp/B078B7Y17Q/ref=sr_1_18?m=AXPU9VA5QPYOE&s=merchant-items&ie=UTF8&qid=1522386974&sr=1-18

Hey everyone. I'm at home on paternity leave with my baby and have some spare time at home.

I was thinking about getting into some DIY wood stuff. I live in an apartment though. Would someone who is totally new to handyman stuff be able to make something like this in their apartment?

https://www.amazon.com/Easter-Toddler-Montessori-Activity-Sensory/dp/B0796TY569

Could I make it out of hand tools? I'm not in a rush or anything

That's what I was thinking too. Memento Mori coins are starting to become more popular with the EDC groups as well as the whole 'modern stoics' trend, but I'm surprised no one has made a two-sided trinket with R. Binum's adage on them. In the era of Etsy and 3D printing, this one seems like a no-brainer!

I play with thinking putty a lot and also kinetic sand believe it or not (but only at home because it’s a bit messy. I just dump some on a smallish tray and mess with it while reading textbooks and stuff. The texture really helps). I also have this fidget. Sometimes I’ll also use a head massager which distracts one hand while also supposedly helps your scalp and feels good :)

I just started recently. I bought this belgeri off Amazon and made a monkey fist one myself out of paracord. Both of them handle fine, though adjusting the length on my homemade monkey fist one is a bit tricky. If you have washers or nuts at home, you can make your own pretty easily too.

If it was me I'd leave him a wooden nickel. If I was feeling generous maybe I'd leave him two...

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07G3KDG41/ref=ppx\_yo\_dt\_b\_asin\_title\_o05\_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07G3KDG41/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1)

This is the one I have. It's 17, which isn't much better. But, I figure if it helps it's worth it.

I'm sure there are many variations on that idea - finding one exactly like the one you remember will be tough.

The other difficult part about searching for these is that product descriptions should not reveal the trick

But they do anyway sometimes

You can search for "Spin Puzzle Box" and find more.

That basic mechanism is used in a lot of puzzles

You can buy them on Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MYZV6W0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_qAvPCbDMPQGYT

Desk Cactus

Cactus require a LOT of sun. One would probably be okay on a desk for awhile, but would eventually either stretch or rot.

But there are other options for desk plants. Which direction does the window face?

Emergency DnD Dice Frame https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SDCF4YF/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_vz8yDb5AWD1XZ


Here’s Etsy. Same maker. Maybe better price/shipping depending on location. https://etsy.me/2EL8kxU

no like https://www.amazon.com/Mobii-Onyx-Mobius-Fidget-Restless/dp/B01NB0M6ZY?SubscriptionId=AKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q&tag=duckduckgo-d-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B01NB0M6ZY

That is made on a 3d printer, I've seen the file go by for free.

And I found it on Amazon for cheaper than the post.

Here's some metal begleri as an option.
https://www.amazon.com/BEGLERI-STAINLESS-STEEL-MACHINED-WORRY/dp/B01MRH0CH0?ref=hnd_dp_car_mba_1

In Ancient Rome people would say memento mori to generals if they ever got cocky during battles. They had coins with that written on and you can buy one for yourself right here