Some people chew their nails; others wring their hands or incessantly tap a pen against a hard surface. We all fidget from time to time, but for some people it can become a kind of social problem when it annoys others or distracts from the task at hand. The HUHU Pillow from cool enough studio can help give those idle hands something to do.

The pillow features a large-weave cover that conceals another layer. The under-layer has small pieces of material that can be pulled out through the weave of the cover and pushed back in to your heart’s content.

It might seem like a rather silly little accessory, but a tactile plaything like this can have real benefits for certain people. Folks who tend to become easily distracted – like those with ADHD – can find it much easier to concentrate when they have something in their hands to play with.

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In addition to helping people focus, the pillow can go a long way toward calming anxiety. Anxiety can cause some people to shake their legs or perform other repetitive motions to dispel nervous energy. Holding a comfy, calming pillow and fiddling with the small pieces of exposed fabric might not be a big change from those behaviors, but it can be a calming object that helps raise the comfort level in a strange situation.