| There is a stress toy called Zen Garden that comes | | | | or working into some amusing shape. |
| with a wooden tray, pure white sand and some | | | | Or see your dog jump when it chews an elephant |
| rocks, along with a rake. The sand represents water, | | | | shaped stress toy, and the elephant raises its trunk |
| and the rocks, mountains. You use the rake to make | | | | and trumpets. And squeeze a green frog stress toy |
| patterns in the sand, resembling swirling pools or | | | | and hear it croak. |
| swift streams as the seller suggests, and | | | | Or give yourself a break after a session of brain |
| contemplate the mountains rising out of them. | | | | overloading work by just playing with stress toys in |
| This is a great aid to contemplation, reflection and | | | | all kinds of shapes. |
| meditation. | | | | Stress Toys as Corporate Gifts |
| Meditation has indeed been found to be a good | | | | Stress toys are great as corporate giveaways to |
| stress reliever, with its effect of calming the mind | | | | seminar attendees, customers and even your |
| and slowing down heartbeats. | | | | employees. The seminar attendees might then not go |
| Stress toys come in all shapes and you can even | | | | to sleep, embarrassing your speakers; the customers |
| order toys in your own preferred shape. They could | | | | would give you more business; and hopefully, the |
| provide short-term relief to stress, a widely prevalent | | | | stress-relieved employees would produce more work. |
| problem. | | | | Stress toys can be made in custom shapes to reflect |
| Relieving Stress with Stress Toys | | | | themes relevant to your industry. A stress toy |
| We saw how the Zen Garden can help contemplation | | | | shaped like a pint of beer could be appropriate for a |
| and meditation leading to stress relief by calming the | | | | liquor company. Or give out Turkey shaped toys |
| mind and even physical processes. | | | | during the thanksgiving season. |
| Then there are stress toys that you can use to vent | | | | The custom made stress toys can carry your |
| your frustration. Use the stress hammer made of | | | | company logo and are ideal handouts at trade shows, |
| foam to whack your monitor when your computer is | | | | corporate team meetings and name recognition |
| taking all the time to load a page. Or when you are | | | | marketing campaigns. |
| told that your cell phone is out of range, throw it | | | | Conclusion |
| (along with its stress toy foam jacket) against the | | | | Stress toys, as their name says, relieve stress in |
| nearest wall. | | | | different ways. Some might help you meditate while |
| There are Choke-Your-Boss stress toys that can | | | | others help you give vent to your frustration. Stress |
| come in handy on many occasions you are quite likely | | | | toys could also help you relax and amuse yourself |
| to be familiar with. | | | | after some brain-numbing work. |
| Distracting or Amusing Yourself With Stress Toys | | | | Stress toys are also ideal as corporate gifts to |
| Squeeze the hard granite like stress toy and it goes | | | | seminar attendees, customers and your employees. |
| crash (impressing the ladies around with your | | | | They can be ordered in the specific shapes you want |
| strength). Or work with strange-colored putty doing | | | | and printed with your logo. |
| whatever you want - squeezing, whacking, punching, | | | | |