# Fidgeting Desk Toys The 'Moon Drop' is a Space-Inspired Desk Toy By Ell Smith | Published 2017-07-23 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/moon-drop References: [incrediblethings](http://incrediblethings.com/products/moon-drop-fidget-desk-toy-for-adhd-anxiety-and-boredom-relieve/) & [digitaltrends](https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/moondrop-kickstarter-desk-toy/) The Moon Drop Fidget Desk toy serves as an intergalactic alternative to the Internet-crazed [Fidget Spinners](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spinner-ring). This gravity-defying toy is full of quirks, twists and turns to keep your squirming habits at bay. The fascinating toy allows users to [flip, slide and spin](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/slidergamemackey) all from the comfort of their own work space. The device is made from cooper, aluminium and magnets, to make for a durable and enjoyable experience. The creator claims the product was conceived form a lifetime of space fascination and a desire to recreate the "strangeness, wonder, and beauty that astronauts experience in the form of a desk toy." The scientific desk toy speaks to young, office-bound millennials looking for a way to curb their fidgety habits. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.8/10 - Popularity: 99% | Activity: 97% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Life](https://www.trendhunter.com/life) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Intergalactic Desk Toys:** Opportunity to create more space-inspired desk toys that can appeal to space enthusiasts and millennials looking to alleviate fidgeting habits. - **Alternative Fidget Toys:** Opportunity to develop unique fidgeting toys with different features and material compositions to replace popular fidget spinners. - **Scientific Fidget Toys:** Opportunity to create more fidget toys that use scientific concepts and principles to attract enthusiasts and promote STEM education. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Toy Industry:** The toy industry can leverage the success of fidgeting toys to create innovative and distinct products that cater to the market's demand. - **Office Supplies Industry:** The office supplies industry can expand their range of products to provide customers with items that encourage productivity, wellness, and relieve fidgeting habits. - **STEM Education Industry:** The STEM education industry can promote the use of scientific desk toys to supplement their educational programs and enhance students' critical thinking and creativity. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Optical Illusion Fidget Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mezmocoin-infinity.md) - [Solid Brass Workstation Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kinetic-desk-toy.md) - [Therapeutic Fidget Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/speks-magnet-balls.md) - [Mesmerizing Gyroscopic Desk Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gyro-spin-spectre.md) - [Miniature Metal Fidget Objects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/altdynamic-orbiform-mini.md) - [Meditative Desktop Concentration Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/motion-zero.md) - [Portable Metal Fidget Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mezmocoin-nano.md) - [Stylish Four-in-One Fidget Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/infini-fidget-toy.md) - [Volcanic Rock Fidget Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zenlet-lava-ball.md)