The Joy of Geometric Swirlies: Exploring Unique Art Forms and Toys

As we delve into the world of geometric swirlies, it's clear that there are numerous options to choose from, depending on where you place your pen in the dots and what size gear you pick. Sticking with a traditional approach, these artistic creations can be brought to life by placing your artwork onto an animator, which then hits the "on" button, allowing for a mesmerizing strobe light effect that changes how your drawing appears. The result is a trippy experience that can be both captivating and disorienting.

For those seeking a more peaceful experience, there are still numerous options to explore. Spirograph art, in particular, offers a calming alternative to the vibrant effects of the animator. With its iconic design, this classic toy allows users to create intricate patterns using a pen and paper. The spiral shape creates a sense of movement, giving rise to an array of visually striking images that can be displayed on a variety of surfaces.

In addition to traditional geometric art forms, there are also numerous fidget toys available, designed to provide a tactile outlet for individuals experiencing anxiety or stress. Fidgets come in various shapes and sizes, from simple clicking mechanisms to more complex models featuring spinning wheels and twisting rods. One notable example is the "Popit Pro," an electronic game that combines bubble-popping with speed challenges, making it an entertaining activity for both children and adults.

Another unique category of toys is the Nerf brand's line of gel blasters, designed for older kids and teenagers. These high-energy toys feature a safety lock to prevent accidental discharge, as well as extendable handles for added comfort and stability. With their soft, foam projectiles, these blasters provide an exciting way to engage in friendly battles or target practice.

It's worth noting that some of these toys are suitable only for children, while others can be enjoyed by adults as well. For instance, the Nerf Pro Gel Fire Mythic Blaster is designed with safety goggles and soft, non-toxic projectiles in mind, making it a suitable gift option for pre-teens or teenagers. In contrast, the Spirograph Animator offers a more accessible entry point into the world of geometric art, appealing to both kids and adults alike.

Ultimately, the key takeaway from this exploration is that toys and art forms are not limited to children's playthings. By embracing a wide range of options, we can tap into our inner child, explore new creative outlets, or simply indulge in some much-needed relaxation and stress relief. Whether you're an enthusiast of spirals, fidgets, or futuristic blasters, there's something here for everyone – so go ahead, pick your favorite, and get ready to unleash your inner artist.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwho needs Candy Crush you can crush your Bubbles and physically feel it satisfying on time right now today I am here to teach you that sometimes toys for kids can also make really good gifts for adults I know that sounds nuts I am 100 serious and these toy companies they know it too they're targeting adults now and you shouldn't feel guilty this year for buying toys because maybe it's been a hard year maybe you deserved a little off a little steam with something like a gel ball blaster sorry I'll clean that up it's fine I'm fine I'm going to show you five toys so good that you'll want to steal them from kids and I have links in the description below to learn more now I'm not saying you should steal toys from kids but maybe you buy one for you and one for a kid maybe you play with them when the kid's taking a nap sharing is caring okay fun fact the Toy Association that's the industry group that tracks toy Trends it's reporting more adults are buying toys for themselves we're talking 58 of parents are saying that they're buying toys now for themselves so yes if you are shopping you will notice many more toys are aimed at grown adults like I'm sure you've seen this with Legos that you can use as artwork or this amazing Ninja Turtle and stranger things crossover that makes my 80s nerd heart so happy but no no I am not talking about toys for adult collectors that's for another video so I'm not gonna talk about something like this beautiful Power Rangers Megazord from Hasbro the kind I always dreamed of owning as a kid it's so detailed I want to put it together Bridget put your Power Rangers away okay we're talking about great toy gifts let's start with a fitness tracking heart rate monitoring watch that puts Fitbit to shame this is called the vital hero digital monster and inside it's a digimon if you don't know what a digimon is it's kind of like a Pokemon where it can evolve and battle and the more active you are the stronger your little creature gets and there are little workout Challenge Games built inside this you can buy extra characters to keep leveling up more creatures this has big Tamagotchi Vibes where it goes from an egg to a baby to a teenage monster you know you're cleaning the house you're leveling up your monster this is how it's done Apple Fitbit Garmin take notes I never got into Digimon as a kid it really wasn't my era but I don't care I love this little guy when he's ready to evolve you just press a button on the side foreign and yes it also gives me the time this is not distracting it's not beeping all through the day unless I wake it up listen Bandai that's the company that made this you got to make more of these for my generation because I'm in my 30s and apparently I only care about tracking steps if I'm leveling up a creature it's listed for 65 but I have seen it on sale for around 50. now I need to find someone else with one because you can just engage in battles with someone else that has one of these the only downside is that they need to get a better band on this thing because it's made for grown men it seems it's such a big band for me and it's too big for really little kid risks which maybe is all the more proof that they know adults are going to wear this toys from our past are making big comebacks and you just might find them therapeutic light bright is having another big moment thanks to being part of the latest season of stranger things that that's upside down that's appropriate the new version is slimmed down since we don't need that giant light bulb in the back end anymore these all come with a ton of patterns where you pop in the color pegs in the holes and then you make pretty pretty light up patterns The Stranger Things boxed Edition does come with a lot of stranger things patterns but there are simple kid patterns you can buy for your kid who doesn't know what a demogorgon is I don't know tell them it's like a walking flower or something it could be sweet the light bright stranger things Edition starts at around twenty dollars but you can get a normal light bright for thirteen dollars and here's another classic toy with a new twist it's spirograph classic old toy new twist new swirl if you may you're gonna like this one kids go to bed you're gonna take it and you're gonna have a little bit of relaxing Journey this is the mandala maker and you make some Exquisite patterns with it so you stick your paper in and as spirographs go if you're not familiar you have different size gears there's dots in here to stick your pen in and you go around the pattern the teeth roll it around see what swirl you get take your time you go too fast you mess it up you're aggravated there's enough frustration in life what's interesting about this particular one is not only do they have these places to make little designs but you can make patterns that move around the entire circle by lifting it up come on baby put into a separate slot and now go around and do it again you know I had a spirograph as a kid it was not this intricate it was not this complicated oh my gosh I would spend hours doing this and it was pretty limited it was just a circle back in the day there are different spirographs for all ages there's beginner if we're just getting used to it this is a little more advanced you want a little more of a challenge and that's why I like it I could see myself buying this for her oh hello daughter of mine enjoy this new Advanced spirograph so really Mommy can play when you're asleep later you can use any paper it comes with a bunch of paper but you can you could just stick your own paper in there here's a version of spirograph that can get a little trippy this is called the animator everything is tucked in the bottom all your supplies basically a pad of sticky notes and what you're going to do is you're gonna grab one put it on your little square here once again lots of uh different options for geometric swirlies here depending on where you put your pen in the dots and what size gear you pick you just stick it on the teeth at the edge keep it around and round where are you going I don't know so you stick your artwork in the animator hit the on button now give it a spin and it has a strobe light effect to change how what you drew looks and it sends you into the Vortex if you stare long enough it's very trippy I like my spirograph to be a little more peaceful than this it definitely is a cool effect I'm getting sucked into it but you know what I might stick with something a little more calm they come in Keychain form you know you just take it anywhere any size it doesn't matter where you are doesn't matter what you're doing it's with you on the go kids are happy maybe you are commuting to work now because your office is making you commute to work even though you could still see the same Zoom meeting at home they want you to do the zoom meeting in the office here you find something that you know just gives you a little something to Doodle when you're in that Zoom meeting and it has Bluey on it kids love the bluey parents love the boy the spirograph animator is just twenty dollars the mandala maker thirty dollars a lot more pieces a little more intricate still good deals another big category fidgets we're talking things that you clicking you're spinning your hand because you're nervous you just gotta pop but you gotta twirl them like this fashion fidget is gonna be a big stocking stuff where you just yank things and you twist things and pull things but now now they have one that is an electronic game this is called the popit pro it's bubble popping but with a speed challenge let's go is so simple if you love Bubble Wrap if you love popping bubbles now it's a Speed game you just have to pop all the bubbles in time let me show you and I just gotta pop and then reset until you run out of time and and yeah oh level two let's go okay and you can't do two at the same time or it knows you're cheating there are three modes you could play a game where you pass it to other people but I don't want to pass it to my children this is my game now and if you're really upset at something that's really good at getting your frustration out or just zooming out they actually made this a game isn't it crazy it takes three batteries I bet you're watching right now going I could do that yeah this is only twenty dollars again later not all toys are for little kids sometimes a teenager wants to have a little fun too this is the Nerf pro gel fire mythic this is not for little kids let me go over all the mechanics here there is a safety lock for your trigger uh there is a way to extend it for your shoulder of course your battery slides right in it does come with safety goggles very important you're going to get a bunch of ammo it's these uh orangey dry pellets and you just add water after about three to four hours you get a bunch of uh Soft gel boinky balls as the technical term I believe is I'm told they're non-toxic so you don't have to worry so much if the dog gets it or if they get lost in your carpet they'll dry up and you just vacuum them up right there are two settings you can shoot one at a time a rapid fire this comes with a ton of ammo it's listed for 80 but I've seen it on sale for as low as 60. this is a pretty intense toy I just have one question what does it feel like to get hit with one of these things let's oh Safety First you need your safety goggles kids okay oh it's not so bad I can handle that oh my name don't take that how do you oh are you okay I'm a little tender but I'm okay good job good job impact from rounds may cause temporary marks on skin ages 14 and up this is not a toy maybe this Blaster is one that you should steal from kids because it's very much a gift for a responsible older kid that won't shoot their friends in the office and then feel really bad about it it's fine HR doesn't watch our videos I'll be okay I hope you learned a lesson here today that toys are not only for kids and it's not your fault if you go and buy one for yourself maybe it'll be good for your inner child maybe it'll make your friends laugh as an awesome white elephant gift let me know in the comments which one you want the most from this list until next time I'm just gonna be here working on my spirograph art projectwho needs Candy Crush you can crush your Bubbles and physically feel it satisfying on time right now today I am here to teach you that sometimes toys for kids can also make really good gifts for adults I know that sounds nuts I am 100 serious and these toy companies they know it too they're targeting adults now and you shouldn't feel guilty this year for buying toys because maybe it's been a hard year maybe you deserved a little off a little steam with something like a gel ball blaster sorry I'll clean that up it's fine I'm fine I'm going to show you five toys so good that you'll want to steal them from kids and I have links in the description below to learn more now I'm not saying you should steal toys from kids but maybe you buy one for you and one for a kid maybe you play with them when the kid's taking a nap sharing is caring okay fun fact the Toy Association that's the industry group that tracks toy Trends it's reporting more adults are buying toys for themselves we're talking 58 of parents are saying that they're buying toys now for themselves so yes if you are shopping you will notice many more toys are aimed at grown adults like I'm sure you've seen this with Legos that you can use as artwork or this amazing Ninja Turtle and stranger things crossover that makes my 80s nerd heart so happy but no no I am not talking about toys for adult collectors that's for another video so I'm not gonna talk about something like this beautiful Power Rangers Megazord from Hasbro the kind I always dreamed of owning as a kid it's so detailed I want to put it together Bridget put your Power Rangers away okay we're talking about great toy gifts let's start with a fitness tracking heart rate monitoring watch that puts Fitbit to shame this is called the vital hero digital monster and inside it's a digimon if you don't know what a digimon is it's kind of like a Pokemon where it can evolve and battle and the more active you are the stronger your little creature gets and there are little workout Challenge Games built inside this you can buy extra characters to keep leveling up more creatures this has big Tamagotchi Vibes where it goes from an egg to a baby to a teenage monster you know you're cleaning the house you're leveling up your monster this is how it's done Apple Fitbit Garmin take notes I never got into Digimon as a kid it really wasn't my era but I don't care I love this little guy when he's ready to evolve you just press a button on the side foreign and yes it also gives me the time this is not distracting it's not beeping all through the day unless I wake it up listen Bandai that's the company that made this you got to make more of these for my generation because I'm in my 30s and apparently I only care about tracking steps if I'm leveling up a creature it's listed for 65 but I have seen it on sale for around 50. now I need to find someone else with one because you can just engage in battles with someone else that has one of these the only downside is that they need to get a better band on this thing because it's made for grown men it seems it's such a big band for me and it's too big for really little kid risks which maybe is all the more proof that they know adults are going to wear this toys from our past are making big comebacks and you just might find them therapeutic light bright is having another big moment thanks to being part of the latest season of stranger things that that's upside down that's appropriate the new version is slimmed down since we don't need that giant light bulb in the back end anymore these all come with a ton of patterns where you pop in the color pegs in the holes and then you make pretty pretty light up patterns The Stranger Things boxed Edition does come with a lot of stranger things patterns but there are simple kid patterns you can buy for your kid who doesn't know what a demogorgon is I don't know tell them it's like a walking flower or something it could be sweet the light bright stranger things Edition starts at around twenty dollars but you can get a normal light bright for thirteen dollars and here's another classic toy with a new twist it's spirograph classic old toy new twist new swirl if you may you're gonna like this one kids go to bed you're gonna take it and you're gonna have a little bit of relaxing Journey this is the mandala maker and you make some Exquisite patterns with it so you stick your paper in and as spirographs go if you're not familiar you have different size gears there's dots in here to stick your pen in and you go around the pattern the teeth roll it around see what swirl you get take your time you go too fast you mess it up you're aggravated there's enough frustration in life what's interesting about this particular one is not only do they have these places to make little designs but you can make patterns that move around the entire circle by lifting it up come on baby put into a separate slot and now go around and do it again you know I had a spirograph as a kid it was not this intricate it was not this complicated oh my gosh I would spend hours doing this and it was pretty limited it was just a circle back in the day there are different spirographs for all ages there's beginner if we're just getting used to it this is a little more advanced you want a little more of a challenge and that's why I like it I could see myself buying this for her oh hello daughter of mine enjoy this new Advanced spirograph so really Mommy can play when you're asleep later you can use any paper it comes with a bunch of paper but you can you could just stick your own paper in there here's a version of spirograph that can get a little trippy this is called the animator everything is tucked in the bottom all your supplies basically a pad of sticky notes and what you're going to do is you're gonna grab one put it on your little square here once again lots of uh different options for geometric swirlies here depending on where you put your pen in the dots and what size gear you pick you just stick it on the teeth at the edge keep it around and round where are you going I don't know so you stick your artwork in the animator hit the on button now give it a spin and it has a strobe light effect to change how what you drew looks and it sends you into the Vortex if you stare long enough it's very trippy I like my spirograph to be a little more peaceful than this it definitely is a cool effect I'm getting sucked into it but you know what I might stick with something a little more calm they come in Keychain form you know you just take it anywhere any size it doesn't matter where you are doesn't matter what you're doing it's with you on the go kids are happy maybe you are commuting to work now because your office is making you commute to work even though you could still see the same Zoom meeting at home they want you to do the zoom meeting in the office here you find something that you know just gives you a little something to Doodle when you're in that Zoom meeting and it has Bluey on it kids love the bluey parents love the boy the spirograph animator is just twenty dollars the mandala maker thirty dollars a lot more pieces a little more intricate still good deals another big category fidgets we're talking things that you clicking you're spinning your hand because you're nervous you just gotta pop but you gotta twirl them like this fashion fidget is gonna be a big stocking stuff where you just yank things and you twist things and pull things but now now they have one that is an electronic game this is called the popit pro it's bubble popping but with a speed challenge let's go is so simple if you love Bubble Wrap if you love popping bubbles now it's a Speed game you just have to pop all the bubbles in time let me show you and I just gotta pop and then reset until you run out of time and and yeah oh level two let's go okay and you can't do two at the same time or it knows you're cheating there are three modes you could play a game where you pass it to other people but I don't want to pass it to my children this is my game now and if you're really upset at something that's really good at getting your frustration out or just zooming out they actually made this a game isn't it crazy it takes three batteries I bet you're watching right now going I could do that yeah this is only twenty dollars again later not all toys are for little kids sometimes a teenager wants to have a little fun too this is the Nerf pro gel fire mythic this is not for little kids let me go over all the mechanics here there is a safety lock for your trigger uh there is a way to extend it for your shoulder of course your battery slides right in it does come with safety goggles very important you're going to get a bunch of ammo it's these uh orangey dry pellets and you just add water after about three to four hours you get a bunch of uh Soft gel boinky balls as the technical term I believe is I'm told they're non-toxic so you don't have to worry so much if the dog gets it or if they get lost in your carpet they'll dry up and you just vacuum them up right there are two settings you can shoot one at a time a rapid fire this comes with a ton of ammo it's listed for 80 but I've seen it on sale for as low as 60. this is a pretty intense toy I just have one question what does it feel like to get hit with one of these things let's oh Safety First you need your safety goggles kids okay oh it's not so bad I can handle that oh my name don't take that how do you oh are you okay I'm a little tender but I'm okay good job good job impact from rounds may cause temporary marks on skin ages 14 and up this is not a toy maybe this Blaster is one that you should steal from kids because it's very much a gift for a responsible older kid that won't shoot their friends in the office and then feel really bad about it it's fine HR doesn't watch our videos I'll be okay I hope you learned a lesson here today that toys are not only for kids and it's not your fault if you go and buy one for yourself maybe it'll be good for your inner child maybe it'll make your friends laugh as an awesome white elephant gift let me know in the comments which one you want the most from this list until next time I'm just gonna be here working on my spirograph art project\n"