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Reuse, create and fidget

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  Have you ever heard of a fidget board? I first heard of them last year (2024) and when I looked at them online, many just weren’t me and even the ones that included fidgets I really liked, they didn’t have enough to justify the price. The above are just two examples, but I think you can see my point. None of them were quite right for me for one reason or another. Skip to Christmas of 2024, I received a fidget spinner of my friend Lauren and suddenly everything fell into place – I should make my own fidget board!  So, in January that’s exactly what I did!  The board itself was made from a broken tissue box, with many of the other parts also being reused: T he first part is simply some old black elastic I had lying around and can now be used to “ping” when frustrated. Two of the fidgets on my board are from “Fidgets by Amelia”. I brought them as keyrings and usually remove the keychain and add cord to turn them into necklaces. This time I removed the hole with plier...