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Acupressure spiky fidget rings
Acupressure spiky fidget rings
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Does your little one struggle with emotions, biting their nails, or picking at their skin? They need sensory input to help manage these urges. Our sensory fidget rings offer a simple and effective way to provide that input safely and discreetly.
Spiky sensory rings are small, portable tools that create a significant difference in calming restless hands. When kids roll the ring up and down their fingers, the gentle spikes deliver “just-right” touch and pressure. This tactile feedback helps the brain organise sensations, allowing the body to settle naturally. The result is quieter hands, steadier attention, fewer chewed shirts, less nail picking, and reduced skin picking.
How Sensory Fidget Rings Work
- Principle: Acupressure rings apply gentle pressure to acupoints on the fingers. These points are believed to connect with different parts of the body.
- Benefits: This targeted stimulation helps relieve tension, reduce mental distractions, and promotes a calming sense of well-being.
- Mechanism: The principle is similar to acupuncture but without penetrating the skin. It uses gentle spikes to trigger soothing sensory responses.
- Material: Our rings are made of stainless steel wire. This makes them durable, easy to maintain, and waterproof.
- Usage: The rings are designed to be rolled up and down fingers. They should not be worn for longer than one minute at a time.
Why Choose Sensory Fidget Rings
Sensory fidget rings provide calming input on demand. They support consistent tactile and proprioceptive feedback without creating noise or mess. This makes them perfect for use in classrooms, waiting rooms, and other quiet spaces.
These rings offer a safe and purposeful alternative to picking, chewing, and fidgeting habits. They redirect urges in a way that helps satisfy sensory needs without harm.
- Discreet and portable: Fits comfortably on a finger or slips easily into a pocket. Great to carry anywhere at any time.
- Builds self-regulation: Kids learn to recognise when their hands feel busy and use the ring as a calming tool, reducing reliance on constant reminders.
- Durable and easy to clean: Made to be reusable, washable, and designed for everyday use.
How to Introduce Sensory Fidget Rings to Your Child
- Let your child pick their favorite colour or texture to encourage ownership and engagement.
- Demonstrate how to roll the ring along the fingers while pairing the motion with a steady, simple breath: “Roll-2-3, Breathe-2-3.”
- Set clear cues like: “When your fingers want to pick, reach for your ring.”
- Start with short periods, such as 3–5 minutes during homework, reading, or transitions. Gradually increase as comfort grows.
- Keep two rings on hand, rotating textures to prevent boredom and maintain interest.
Great Uses for Sensory Fidget Rings
- Helpful for children who struggle with nail or skin picking, chewing on sleeves or pencils, and hair twirling.
- Ideal for sensory seekers who crave touch or pressure to feel calm and grounded.
- Supports focus during schoolwork, assemblies, or appointments where sitting still is required.
- Assists with easing transitions and reducing spikes of anxiety in daily life.
Safety Notes
Supervise children under age 3 or those with strong mouthing habits when using sensory fidget rings. This helps to ensure safe use and prevent any choking risks.
These sensory fidget rings combine science-backed benefits with practical usability. They foster self-regulation and provide an accessible way for kids to manage sensory needs effectively.
What is a fidget ring
What is a fidget ring
How does the abacus fidget ring work?
The beads subtly move up and down the ring and allows you to engage in repetitive fidgeting, providing a tactile and sensory outlet for anxiety or nervous energy.
How does the clicking fidget ring work?
You simply take off the ring and gently put pressure on either side of each ring.
Makes a slight clicking sound each time you press the ring sides.
The clicking ring is not adjustable and comes in sizes 7-12. If the ring is not suitable, simply purchase our exchange program for $15: gift the ring and we will send you the correct size.
How does the spinner anxiety ring work?
The ring can be worn on any finger and allows you to engage with the subtle vibration of the spin and watch as the pearl/stone/flower spins, providing a tactile and sensory outlet for anxiety or nervous energy.
Why are they called different things?
Anxiety rings, meditation rings, fidget rings, spinner rings, calming ring, spinning anxiety rings, spinning rings, mindful rings, calming rings, sensory rings, worry rings, wellness rings, anti-anxiety rings and spinner fidget rings - whatever they are names, they are designed to spin or move around subtly so that it helps to provide sensory input and used as a tool to deregulate and empower yourself.
The science & benefits of fidget rings
The science & benefits of fidget rings
Do fidget rings actually work?
Self-regulation is your ability to manage emotions and behaviours effectively. People with anxiety, ADHD, or autism usually have challenges with self-regulation. Fidget rings can be a practical way to reduce anxiety and stress levels by offering a controlled outlet for movement, to enable better emotional regulation and focus.
More about the neuroscience of anxiety and fidgeting.
These are some of the benefits of anxiety rings as noted by our customers:
- Increase focus and concentration
- Reduce anxiety and stress levels
- Improve sense of calm and balance
- Greater mindfulness
- Sensory tool to assist with stimming
- Feel calmer when anxiety starts
- Subtle way to fidget
- Helpful tool for those with stress, anxiety, ADHD
- Reduces skin picking habits, nail biting or hair pulling
Australian designed and quality materials
Australian designed and quality materials
Our designs and quality materials
Our Australian designed rings offer a subtle and elegant way to redirect anxious energy. Our rings are:
- Hypoallergenic
- Comes in one beautiful drawer box perfect for gifting
- Comes with luxury pouch for storage
- Innovative anti-tarnish protective coating
- Nickel free
- Copper free
- Chromium free
- Water resistant
Luxury fidget rings that are subtle, timeless and elegant. Designed, quality tested and shipped from Australia and owned by Australians.
The 925 sterling silver fidget rings are not made of cheap metals so you don’t need to worry about your fingers turning green or having skin reactions.
Sterling silver does not tarnish and is water resistant. All metals oxidise, when this happens, simply rub with a jewellery polishing cloth and it will be sparkle like new.
The sterling silver base means its strength will make it sturdier, less bendable which means it will last much longer than a cheaper base material such as copper, brass or surgical stainless steel.
We quality check each of our rings before shipping from Brisbane, Queensland.
How to adjust and size guide
How to adjust and size guide
Instructions on how to adjust your ring can be found here.
Christmas cut off & free express shipping
Christmas cut off & free express shipping
Christmas cut offs dates are available here.
FREE express shipping on all orders over $50 within Australia.
Subtly Anxious accepts no responsibility for delays once your order has been dispatched to Australia Post. However, we will do our best to ensure your order is received by our third party, Australia Post.
Please ensure all your personal information is filled out correctly as we are unable to issue refunds for incorrect shipping addresses.
Our fidget rings Australia are shipped to customers all over the world including Sydney and Melbourne Australia United States, United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand and Israel.
Secure payments
Secure payments
Cyber security and data breaches have affected so many of us. Our SSL certificate provides a secure website to protect your data when making payment transactions. We will never sell your data to a third party.
Afterpay, PayPal and Klarna are available forms of payment.
Warranties & refunds
Warranties & refunds
Refunds
If you change your mind within 30 days of receiving your order, we will refund your purchase once you send back your order in its original packaging.
Warranties
If your product is faulty, we will happily send out a replacement free of charge within 12 months.
For more information, please see our warranties and returns page.
Please note that quality of our jewellery is not covered for wear and tear or wear outside of the care instructions.
Exchange Program
Exchange Program
Purchased one of our luxury rings but doesn't fit? Online shopping can be difficult which is why we have our Exchange Program. With a small fee, you get to keep the ring to gift to someone else and we will send you a new one!
Please email us at info@subtlyanxious.com.au for your correct size and we will dispatch it within 1 to 2 business days.
More details found here.
Customer support
Customer support
If you have an issue with your order, we will respond within one business day. We aim to respond to any questions or issues that may arise as soon as possible. However, we are a small business (with a young family) and cannot actually claim that we will provide 24/7 support.
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This is my third order, I had initially gotten these for my 5 year old ADHDer when he gets anxious and picks at his skin, but I love these rings too, it was so nice that they gave me a free one with my order. I have ordered another set for myself.