RoboTastic

How can you not like this? It is a Japanese wind-up toy that makes music and does a hula dance. There is entire family of these, each is a different instrument. One is a guitar, another is a cymbal. I think they are about as close to the definition of whimsical as you can get. I haven’t gotten one yet, but they are now officially on my list!

Knockman Family ~ $12 kidrobot.com

Are you like to obtain a ninja like death grip… Or be able to open stuck jar lids in order to impress women? Well the Dynaflex Gyro maybe what you are looking for!

This Dynaflex gyro dance on the fine line between a toy and a piece of excersice equipment. It is sort of like carrots… they are fun but they are good for you too! The Dynaflex is a gyro that you have to get going real fast and then try to stabalize. It nothing incrediablly hard to do, but it does leave you feeling like you got a good workout. It is sort of tough to explain but once the gyro is going it will tug and spurt in different directions… And if you got it going quick enough it will do this with a lot of force.

It takes a little bit of skill to get started at first. The trick is to use light flicks of the wrist until you have the gyro up to speed, then you can start throwing it about. Once it gets going it starts to make a fun whirrring sound. I have only had it for a week or so, but I find it is great for taking a break from typing. After a few minutes with the gyro my fingers feel all stretched out and ready to go. Don’t be discourage if you can’t get it going at first, it takes a bit of practice. Well worth it though!

The gyro is a bit pricey, but way more fun that any sort of Ab-sizer or something dumb like that… also probably as effective.

Pro: build up a vise like grip.

Cons: a bit exspensive, takes a little while to figure out how to start.

Dynaflex Pro Plus Gyro ~ $22