Forget fidget spinners. China has a much more dangerous toy fad driving adults crazy. Police in three Chinese provinces are raiding toy shops to seize miniature crossbows that shoot toothpicks.

These miniature plastic or metal ballistas can fire a toothpick with enough force to pierce cardboard Schools across the U.S. and Europe may have begun banning fidget spinners, but the popular ...

Many parents are worried that a new children’s toy known as the "Toothpick crossbow" -- which works just as it sounds -- could become as popular as fidget spinners among kids in the U.S. Parents in ...

Kids all over the world have been going crazy for the new "must have" toy—the fidget spinner. But apparently kids in China have moved on to a new toy they find a bit more interesting, even if it is ...

BEIJING (AP) – Powerful mini-crossbows that shoot toothpicks and needles are the new must-have toy for schoolkids across China – and a nightmare for concerned parents and school officials. Several ...

Forget about the supposed dangers associated with the fidget spinner -- there's a new toy fad taking China by storm that is making parents scared. It's called the toothpick crossbow. SEE ALSO: Would a ...

Handheld miniature crossbows designed to shoot toothpicks are the latest trending toy in China. But this is no innocuous fidget-spinner. Parents have raised concerns that the toy crossbows can be ...

Apparently kids in China are making their parents and teachers angry over something way cooler than fidget spinners: miniature crossbows that shoot toothpicks! According to CNN, police are cracking ...

This is why you don’t miss the school yard. The hottest toy in Chinese schools these days isn’t a fidget spinner: it’s a so-called “toothpick crossbow” that can hurt and maim. Per Chinese web portal ...

Schools across the U.S. and Europe may have begun banning fidget spinners, but the popular children’s toy has nothing on the new kid’s contraption sweeping China. Enter the toothpick crossbow. These ...