Wikki Stix are colourful pieces of yarn dipped in food-grade wax. They can be bent into different shapes and can stick to each other and to smooth surfaces. We were sent a few packs of Wikki Stix to review and I let the kids decide if they were fun to play with. We unleashed the Wikki Stix on the kids (or was it the other way around?) and sat back and watched them.
Wikki Stix
Anya gets to work
Aidan makes a headband
Asher spells out his name
decorating an Easter egg
Heather makes a little ball
game where the Wikki Stix ball gets rolled under a rainbow
bracelets and rings for all the girls!
Aidan’s self-portrait masterpiece
With the Wikki Stix, you are only limited by your imagination. The kids had a lot of fun and they used the Wikki Stix in various ways: form alphabets to spell out a name; create accessories such as rings, bracelets and headbands; make 3D objects like a ball and rainbow which became components for a game; decorate an Easter egg template and ‘draw’ a self-portrait!
I was initially sceptical because I thought the Wikki Stix were just like the fuzzy pipe cleaners/ chenille sticks commonly used for crafts. But the fact that they stick to smooth surfaces really opens up many other possibilities for how they can be used. I also think Wikki Stix are safer than pipe cleaners because the latter have wires inside that tend to poke out! The only thing I didn’t like about the Wikki Stix was the waxy after-feel they left on my fingers but we did a wet wipe test and that solved the problem!
I think Wikki Stix would be great for long road trips or flights: the kids can stick their Wikki Stix creations onto the windows! I now carry a few pieces around with me so I can use them to entertain the kids in the restaurant before our food comes. They are a lot less messy than crayons and a lot more interactive than a smart phone for sure! And since they stick to smooth surfaces, they don’t fall onto the floor so easily and my back appreciates that! I’ll definitely think about putting Wikki Stix as party favours in my next party goody bag.
GIVEAWAY! :)
Wikki Stix is giving away five Primary or Neon colour packs worth $15.30 each! To qualify, simply do the following by 2 May 2013, 2359H:
1. Like the ‘In the Wee Hours’ Facebook page.
2. Like the ‘Wikki Stix Asia’ Facebook page.
3. Sign up for their mailing list. The link is on the Facebook page!
4. Leave a comment here telling me what your kid(s) would do with some Wikki Stix! Check out the site for some fun ideas!
DISCOUNT CODE! :)
Get 20% off online purchases! Just key in the coupon code ‘APR13‘ and click ‘Apply Coupon’ upon check out. This promotion is valid until 31 May 2013.
I’m planning to use the code to get the Bible Fun Kit! ;)
RESULTS! :)
Congrats to the following people: Kathryn Ng, Rina Lim, Wenli, Sharon Ng and Juan! I will be contacting you shortly. :)
Disclaimer: I was given a few packs of Wikki Stix for review purposes. All opinions are my own.
I love the idea of using the Wikki Stix to create a Word Wall! Since they can stick to smooth surfaces, the Word Wall can be done on the windows, which is really a space-saver. :)
My son would probably make some Octonauts vehicles.
Hi, thanks for organising this giveaway. Really find wikki stix very cool… will be just great to use them in any way my children will like… can use them to decorate our fridge door, glass doors for e,g,… will be so much fun! Thanks, my email is
i could spice up sessions of teaching my boys the alphabet and numbers, recognising and reading them, then letting them form it themselves. Then after that, we could progress onto using them to teach sight words, and perhaps even learning simple spelling! The possibilities are endless! My email is . =) Thanks!
My 2.5years old will like this colourful sticks. I can use this to teach her number and alphabets and let her create whatever comes to her mind.
My 1.5 yo will probably use it as part of her cooking imaginary play make play food out of it… I think it will be great for teaching her numbers and shapes! :)
Wow.. sounds like great fun for kids! would love to have my 2-year old niece n my 1-year old son to have their hands on with the wikki stixs for learning alphabets n expandingcreating whatever their imagination leads them to!! :)
My son is likely to form words and create animals out of Wikki Stix.
Thanks for sharing about this product and the giveaway.
I wouldn’t be able to tell you right now what my son would do with the Wikki Stix because from the looks of it, the Wikki Stix is simply too versatile and I know that his creations will only be limited by his imagination! From balls to his favourite animals (lions & zebras) and maybe makeovers for his existing toys?
I don’t know what projects we would have yet because i have never touch or feel a wikki stix before. I suppose, we will start with just letting the child free play and expand his ideas from there.
Julien will love to make letters and numbers with these!
Nit to mention, they will be super helpful for an upcoming trip!
My son would probably make his favourite animals (eg elephant, monkey, giraffe) out of this wikki stix. :)
Looks fun! Sean would probably try to make words or numbers or try his hand at making boy things like robots, swords and handphones using the wikki stix!
Hi, my son will probably make various types of vehicles using Wikki Stix. Cheers!
This is great! I can’t wait to see what my 20 month old boy will do/create out of it :)
This looks like stuff that can keep my 3 boys when we’re out and about, without resorting to electronic gadgets!!
My kid loves adding beards to the faces she formed (very strange kid). We will be doing some building skylines. It will be so fun!
My 2 boys will probably go crazy making all sorts of monsters n creatures! I love the idea of bringing it out for meals or in long car rides. Definitely a great invention.
These are the bestest things on earth! I use them to work with children who have letter reversals, or are not able to recognise the letters of the alphabet. Would love to stock these up especially cos they keep well and for a long time! :)
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