Desk toys can be fascinating and a great distraction as they come in every shape and size with so many different slants.
From the Newton’s Cradle to other magnetic devices, fascinating balancing patterns, the rubi-cube, Gardens in miniature, desk puzzles, unusual calendars with a humorous twist, pin structures in 3–dimension, metal structure, squashable toys, unusual lamps, kinetic toys, dice, cell phone stands, flipping things, falling things, climbing things, character pens and other writing materials and many other objects to enhance and distract and just give a breather in the tense work environment.
There are also the useful desk toys that while they amuse and entertain casualobservers are functional.