GRAND Magazine - Fall 2020 - 8

Innovation
in a pandemic!
Teaching in a Pandemic

ver the years, we have heard
about many unusual uses
of our product, Wikki Stix,
beyond being a creative activity toy
and teaching tool. Our customers frequently share their unique ideas with

Some innovative second grade teachers in
Maryland reached out to us, asking if
they could buy the little
Mini Play Paks they had
seen in restaurants,
each offering 8 Wikki
Stix and an activity
sheet in a small poly
bag. The teachers
wanted to buy one
bag for each student...
their very own handson teaching tool!
Our Mini Play
Paks are typically
used by restaurants and airlines, but also bought as Trick-orTreat Handouts, for Easter baskets, birthday party favors, stocking stuffers and travel fun. This was definitely a new application!
And it's one that has caught on; we have shipped Mini Play Paks
to schools in almost every state.

Anxiety in a Pandemic

Anxiety....who isn't feeling that? Wikki
Stix work wonders as a simple, quiet fidget
toy. (Used for years by Occupational
Therapists to help settle restless kids.) Just
working a couple in your hand can be
amazingly calming.
8 GRAND

FALL 2020

Halloween
in a Pandemic.

us, from a quick fix for a watchband
to securing dried flowers in a vase.
We thought we had heard them all.
But many more have surfaced, due to
the pandemic.

For Halloween this year,
we have yet another new
use, since going door-todoor is not an option. Turn
Trick or Treat into Hide &
Seek! Those same little Mini
Play Paks, in a Halloween
theme, can be hidden
around the house for costumed kids to find and
enjoy!

We all know how resourceful
teachers are... now struggling to
find ways to teach...that are engaging, successful and safe. All in a year
when kids can't share materials or
touch much of anything.

Family Fun in a Pandemic.
With all the at-home time families
are sharing these days, new games
are a godsend. The new Do-Wikki
game is easily adaptable so everyone
can
play,
from the
4-yearold to
Dad! Winner of Creative Child
Magazine's Game of the Year it
is brand new and only $14.95.
We are proud of the fact that Wikki Stix are wholly Made in the USA and have
been for 30 years. We are also proud of the many, many awards our products
have received. But even more than awards, we are proud to be a product people
respect and reach for when they know they need "something" that will work.

Wikki Stix are available on
Amazon.com (Free Shipping with Prime)
or wikkistix.com

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