A FAMILY-LED TRAIL · AFB24DE7

Hawley Fidget 02

A small object, passed with care from one family to the next.

Made by Matthew Valdez in Hawley, Texas. Adult maker attribution only.

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Aug 5, 2026grown-up handoff

Abilene, Texas

This little toy made someone smile.

“Such a fun little toy and games!”

GROWN-UP HANDOFF

Pause together.

Kids can enjoy finding the toy; a parent or caregiver handles the online step. JoyTrail never asks for a child’s name, contact details, or exact location. An adult may optionally share a carefully reviewed message or photo.

This part is for a grown-up.

If a child found the toy, enjoy the moment together and let a parent or caregiver enter the handoff.

Nearest city or broad town *Describe the toy’s broad stop—not a home, school, exact address, or current hiding place.

State / broad region

Choose one kind note

Add a personal message optionalUp to 280 characters. Do not include anyone’s name, contact details, school, address, exact hiding place, or social-media handle.

Add a photo optionalOn a phone, this can open the camera. The browser resizes the image and removes embedded metadata before upload. Avoid faces, license plates, addresses, schools, and identifying details.

I am the parent, caregiver, or responsible adult completing this handoff. I understand that the broad city, message, and photo are private until the maker reviews and approves them.

Private by default. Nothing appears immediately. The maker reviews the broad location, message, and photo before adding anything to the public trail.

Connection before distance.

Talk about where the toy may have been, how another person cared enough to pass it on, and who might smile next. The journey matters because people made it together.

Before you pass it on…

Hand it directly to another family when possible. Otherwise choose a permitted, public spot away from vehicles, pumps, food, emergency equipment, schools, and private property.

PRINTABLE
PROTOTYPE

BROKE ON THE ROAD?

Print the part.
Keep the story moving.

Everything except the tiny NFC chip is designed to be 3D printed. Open the tested build guide and download the free Version 1 print files at MakeJoy Labs.

OPEN BUILD GUIDE ↗

Abilene, Texas

Print the part.Keep the story moving.

Print the part.
Keep the story moving.