(Part 2) Best handmade toys & games according to redditors

wtf $25 for 2 bits of copper/brass/steel and a chunk of paracord
Jesus H Tapdancing Christ $55

Considering some of the amounts people have paid for spinners/flashlights, those are probably considered "cheap" ones

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

16 inches

15.7 inches

12.6 inches

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

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!

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