The Best Back To School Toys for Pissing Off Your Teacher

While kids are still slowly finding their way back into the classroom this month, teachers are likely also remembering how disruptive leading a room full of kids can be—and yes, I’m lumping in college-aged kids, too, because I know when I started university, I was constantly finding ways to hold on to childhood (and, in many ways, I still do).

Anyway, I call myself the queen of desk toys here at Gizmodo, because my workstation is surrounded by things to play with. And when I came across this Tiktok counting down the worst fidget toys, I realized how much of a menace these things can be in a classroom situation. So here’s some inspiration! Of course, you’ll want to proceed with caution when trolling your teacher, because there’s still an entire school year ahead.