Office Toys
 From Toy Tips Magazine
Toy Tips has conducted an eight-year study about toys for the office! The results confirm that it is more effective
to release built-up frustration or negative energy on a toy rather than with words or actions directed at co-workers.
For an effective break, toys also provide a quick way to challenge your brain.
Based on interviews with 350 adults who work in offices of more than 10 people:
- 95% think it is office-appropriate for executives to have toys
- 93% believe toys boost morale
- 91% allow toys to be used creatively in the workplace
- 86% agree that toys reduce their stress at the office
- 82% would buy toys for co-workers and employees as gifts
Current tests have revealed the top choices for stress relief, office parties, travel
and creativity:
- Stress relief: Walla Balla, Oddzon's Koosh Ball
- Idea stimulators: Nerf Ballzooka and Doodletop
- Office party ice-breakers: Nerf Bash Hockey, Milton Bradley Twister and
Milton Bradley's Jenga
- For the desk-bound: Cap Candy Bubbles, James Industries Slinky and
Mattel's FLOAM
- Travel/ briefcase sized relaxation: Ohio Art's Pocket Etch-A-Sketch, Tiger
Electronics' Wheel of Fortune Game
- Gifts for retirement: Meccano's Erector Set, Marklin Train Set
Marianne offers some rules of etiquette when bringing toys to the office: "Toys
should be idea stimulators, not a distraction," she notes. "They shouldn't be louder than a copy machine or larger
than a briefcase -- expect reaction from coworkers." She also reports that colorful screen savers with animated
characters and fun sounds perk up workstations.
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