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Pick of the Week: Wikki Stix
September 22nd, 2011
Certain beloved toys will dry out, create too much mess, break or have batteries that die. When these things happen, those toys being so beloved, don’t they?
Wikki Stix, on the other hand, are made of nothing but yarn and non-toxic wax. They don’t break, melt, freeze, dry out or stiffen. There are no batteries to die and there’s nothing messy about them.
You may be wondering why kids would want to play with some wax-covered yarn. It’s a valid question, especially since so many toys nowadays light up, dance or sing. Here’s the surprising thing about Wikki Stix—kids love them! Boys, girls, preschoolers and even older kids will enjoy making all kinds of fun creations. There are thousands of ways to play with them—kids can use them to create simple shapes and letters, but they can also use them to create elaborate three-dimensional shapes or fancy decorations. And no project is permanent, so if your wee ones make a mistake, they can easily take it apart and start all over again.
Just don’t be surprised if you find yourself wanting to get in on the fun, too.
Wikki Stix Activity Set, $17, available at wikkistix.com.
WIN IT!
We would love to send one of our lucky readers a Wikki Stix Activity Set. Just leave us a comment below and tell us: what’s your family’s favourite game to play together? The giveaway closes Thursday September 29th at 5 p.m., so don’t miss your chance to get this great prize. Good luck!
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boggle is alot of fun!
We love Craniums Hullabaloo.
Snakes and ladders. Classic!
We have a great game, sent to us from Germany, called Orchard. We love it!
Scrabble! We love playing together as a family and teaching the younger children how to spell new words.
Our favourite game is still memory. We just add more cards as he gets older.
We love playing the Very Hungry Caterpillar Game.
Hi Ho! Cherry-O. It’s fast and great fun. Hoping to introduce my boys to Operation this Christmas!
We love to play card games.
We love playing Bingo together!
The girls love to play Trouble.
We love the Princess and the Pea game by Haba
We love to play dress-up!
My son’s current favourite game is Balloon Lagoon. We love Cranium games at our house!
Our favorite game is Sorry. But when we have enough of her friends over it is hide and seek!
We love to play Hungry Hungry Hippos!
Our favourite game is Yahtzee. My five- and seven-year old daugthers regularly win!
Play doh. Our kids like to make creations alongside us and then turn it into pretend play games like restaurant chef/server/patron
We have a favourite car game – it’s called “my cows” and we play it on most car trips.
The classic Candyland !
Memory is the game of choice at our house
Monopoly Junior or BopIt! are our favorites.
We love to play Mouse Trap!