They both could be considered desk toys but the jacks would be the best. You would have more control over the jacks than the slinky.Slinky would do better for stairs or floors to play with.
Go to Target and look in the toys aisle. There is a bunch of retro toys, like jack in the boxes, and SLINKYS. Its only $3.00!
Online stores where one can purchase desk toys include Fat Brain Toys, Kleargear, MoMA store, Office Playground, UncommonGoods and ThinkGeek. Examples of desk toys available online are perpetual motion toys, zen gardens and sand pictures.
If they have toys on there desk?
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"There are tons of desk toys on the market. Some of them include clever twists on items you use everyday. For example, a pen that opens like a switch blade, hole punches that cut out in the shape of a heart or a usb port in the shape of a human. Then there are the novelty toys that have no purpose other than your amusement. They include perpetual motion figures, stress balls and fidget toys."
You may be able to find the leapfrog phonics desk at Toys R Us depending on the location and the country. Right now it is not listed on the US website but each store does carry product that is not listing online.
Mini plastic slinkys and small plush toys leap to mind. K-Mart, drugstores such as Rite-Aid and Walmart are all great places to purchase small toys - usually in quantities of six. Whatever you decide on, always keep safety in mind and pay close attention to the warnings and age recommendations on the packaging.
The kids had to make their own toys, the girls made dolls out of straw or out of whatever they could find, and the boys made things, and the kids who did not want to make toys played jacks all day long
I dont know if this is right but there was some called of putty called you'll never guess it Silly PUTTY and slinkys were also very popular but thats all I can remember hoped this helped - Shadow 998
Corn-husk dolls, stick and hoop, and marbles,jacks and much more. The children played lacrosse
While there are classic toys such as rubber ducks or toy boats, some more unique toys are rubber torpedoes, a water skipping ball, or a desk bauble. These are all far less common than other toys.