MOKURU appears an unassuming and very lightweight Beech wood peg with rubbber ends. What you don't at first realise is that it's cleverly designed and engineered to have perfect balance, so it can tip and flip end to end, back and forth.
The wood is hard enough not to dint badly when it gets dropped (this is often) and MOKURU is really nicely made. It's actually a beautiful object to look at and to hold. Ours is red, but you can also choose from black, green, yellow, white, orange or blue.
This is a classically attractive wooden fidget toy, which makes it as much a grown up toy as one for children. It works as a desk toy, but ours is in the pocket of a grubby 7 year old.
The Japanese originally designed MOKURU to test balance and focus, but now that the fidgeters have taken over it has created quite a craze and there's competition for the best tricks. There are a host of videos online showing some amazing stunts and even people rolling 5 MOKURU at once. We haven't quite reached that stage yet...
The beauty of MOKURU is that we are already better than when we filmed the video. Each time you pick it up, it becomes more intuitive....
Suitable for players or fidgeters of any age, requiring hardly any space to play once you get the hang of it, and so small it will fit easily into a trouser pocket, MOKURU is likely to be very popular. The competitive and perfectionist nature of play makes it very addictive.
My 7 year old uses fidgets in class and his opinion was based on that. He feels it's too big for his purpose and too noisy - he wouldn't be allowed. It's great for the user, not so much as a tool for ASD except when you are the only person in the room, when it's not only great, but highly addictive.
MOKURU is available from SMYTHS Toys and Amazon rrp £9.99. Please note that there are lots of cheaper varieties and even fakes available which aren't as well balanced and will be frustrating - you get what you pay for. Find out more on the MOKURU website.
MOKURU have kindly offered THREE of my readers a MOKURU Desk Fidget Toy of their own as a giveaway prize. It will be selected at random from the 7 different colours available.
Entry to the giveaway is by Gleam form below and will close at midnight Sunday 10th September 2017. UK entrants only, full terms and conditions at the bottom of the Gleam form. For help with Gleam and to see my other giveaways, go to the Giveaways Page...
MOKURU Fidget Desk Toy Giveaway - 3 Winners
We were sent our MOKURU fidget toy for review.
think this would be a fun thing to play with at work, and it does look very addictive, but it does seem to be a bit big and bulky for a child's small hands.
ReplyDeleteIt is 3+, and quite big, but very light. I think it's quite different in that it's not so much something you hold within your hand, it's definitely more active than most.
DeleteThanks for this. I'd seen them but had assumed they wouldn't be any good as a fidget aid for ASC/ASD due to the noise. Cool toy to help with motor skills, but not so useful to reduce anxiety in class!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely good for motor skills and concentration. The noise is not so noticeable if you are the one using the toy, but does bother my 8 year old as a bystander. Not one for the classroom - except maybe for the teacher! :D
DeleteOhhhh that looks fun and interesting - a different take on fidget spinners! Sim x
ReplyDeleteIt is very different - I love that it's wooden and so pretty looking. One for the grown ups as much as the kids tbh. The skill makes it far more interesting than just spinning a spinner :)
DeleteAww look at their wee faces. So cute. We loved playing with this. It takes a fair amount of practice I think x
ReplyDeleteI reckon you are right - your son is very good at it. I think in no time he'll be rolling them over his hands and doing crazy tricks :)
DeleteWe love fidget toys. xx
ReplyDeleteDecker
ReplyDeleteThe mover
ReplyDeletefab prize x
ReplyDeleteMokatch
ReplyDeleteMA-GA as weird and UNIQUE as me
ReplyDeleteMy nephew's would LOVE it ESPECIALLY a trick named after me!!🌞🌞🌞🌞
I wonder if this would help my arthritic hands?
ReplyDeleteIf I made up my own move it would probably be called the flop drop 🙈🙈
ReplyDeleteI'd call it the Sunny dance xx
ReplyDeleteIf you got really good at MOKURU and invented your own trick, what would you call it? . . . . ChrissyCross
ReplyDeleteThe Super-Dooper Flipper Dipper!
ReplyDeleteFliporoo
ReplyDeleteFunny Mummy Trickster
ReplyDeleteHand walk! Starting of balanced on the back of my hand to walk across a table and attempt to place my hand down again for it to walk across it again!
ReplyDeleteSissone trick
ReplyDeletenot sure - need to look first
ReplyDeleteCall or trick me will be a Pandora box to unlock in 60 seconds
ReplyDeleteMy son said he would call it the 'like-A-Boss'
ReplyDeleteMokiRoki
ReplyDeleteThe Mokuru Urukom :)
ReplyDeleteup and over - I would try to develop it
ReplyDeleteI'd call it the Jayne, after myself. Thanks for this lovely giveaway, my son would love one of these.
ReplyDeleteTeeny Twister
ReplyDeleteToby's terror trick after my son.
ReplyDeleteI'd call my trick 'The Head Spinner' as it would be...if I actually came up with the idea and it worked? ;) x
ReplyDeleteTricky T!
ReplyDeleteThe Framp after our cat
ReplyDeleteI think i would have to call it triple twist.
ReplyDeletelook very entertaining
ReplyDeleteWe love fidget toys - look great!
ReplyDeletemy trick would be called 'The Gorton Gadget Move'
ReplyDeleteSuper Flip!
ReplyDeleteFiddlesticks
ReplyDeleteI'd call it Katys Koncoction, although the chances of me mastering this toy are slim!
ReplyDeleteIt would be a miracle if I could do a trick with it
ReplyDeleteWebkinotron lol
ReplyDeleteButter finger spinner as I imagine it would be dropped numerous times
ReplyDeleteId call it the snapback
ReplyDeleteprendy wicked trick
ReplyDeleteFanacker pants
ReplyDeleteThe wicked whip x
ReplyDeleteTricky trick
ReplyDeleteSwizzlesticks
ReplyDeleteMy daughter would love this
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