Snake

An articulated 4.7-inch snake printed in PLA, with links that bend one by one. It ripples between your fingers, coils around your wrist, climbs up your arm and straightens out again. It comes off the printer fully assembled, with no glue and no parts to fit together afterward.

The repeated motion helps keep hands busy and attention steady, and it's a piece that calms during moments of waiting or restlessness, including for autistic people. Handling the links also works finger coordination.

Recommended from age 3 and up. It fits in your pocket and goes along to school, the car or the waiting room.