{"product_id":"wikki-stix-activity-set","title":"Wikki Stix Activity Set","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eThe Activity Set is a Parents' Choice CLASSIC award winner, containing 84 Wikki Stix in 16 colors and two sizes (48 each 8\" and 36 each 6\"), plus multi-use playboard, handy storage bag and eight pages of fun ideas and illustrations.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat are Wikki Stix?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWikki Stix are a one of a kind activity that is twistable, stickable, buildable, playable while offering therapeutic benefits as well. Created from a unique, patented wax formula and yarn, Wikki Stix are more versatile and creative than a typical child’s craft.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreat for 3-D activities, Wikki Stix make it easy to change designs and reposition creations. A modeling toy that is equally appealing to boys and girls, Wikki Stix stimulate creativity and imagination. A fantastic teaching tool, teachers find multiple applications for using reusable Wikki Stix in the classroom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWikki Stix are made of a strand of acrylic, hand-knitting yarn enhanced with a microcrystalline, food-grade, non-toxic wax. There is no latex, nor any peanut or nut oil. The wax is similar to that used in lipsticks and on food products.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eActivities for Special Needs Students:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWikki Stix are a tactile, sensory and engaging product which can be used to help children and adults with special needs.... in myriad ways. Made in the USA, Wikki Stix are non-toxic of course, and bring a fun and colorful approach to challenging issues. Because Wikki Stix are easy to peel up and reposition, they are virtually \"mistake-free\" which helps build self-esteem.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSoft and pliable, Wikki Stix can be used by small fingers for all kinds of fine motor skills... from learning to form letters and numbers to simple grip and finger strengthening exercises. These same concepts are applicable for arthritic fingers as well. A few ideas to try:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePerfect for making a raised border to show where to start and stop on the paper.... and to make coloring inside the lines easier.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eZip it up! Thread a Wikki through the hole on the zipper and twist. Makes it easier to pull up and down with the Wikki to hold onto.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWrap a Wikki around the base of a pencil for use as a grip; also a reminder to \"hold it down low\".\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWikki Stix are a quiet and creative fidget tool, providing a calming effect which may help children better focus on classroom activities.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWikkies may help generate verbal interaction, as children create while using them. This may also be helpful in the development of social skills, through tactilely engaging play.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor Handwriting Skills:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse for prewriting strokes, as well as to practice letter formation. Wikki Stix can also be used to trace prewriting shapes (especially good on laminated paper to be used repeatedly.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImprove hand grasp and stability by wrapping 1\/2 of a Wikki around the base of a pencil; also a good reminder to hold it \"down low\".\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate letters and numbers out of Wikki Stix and have student run his\/her fingers over them for tactile input.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse Wikki Stix to make borders when handwriting, to keep letters on the line, as well as to indicate where to start and stop on the paper. Can also be used to create boxes to keep letters in.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKinesthetic Learning Activities:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWrite a letter or number on the chalkboard and have students reproduce the same design using Wikki Stix. 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