Wikki Stix Are Artsy-Crafty Boredom Busters!

Boredom busters are hard to find for kids that want to be doing something “fun” all the time! One tried and true answer to the whine, “I’m bored!” is Wikki Stix. They can grab a child by the imagination and induce hours of laughter, entertainment and cleverly disguised brain stimulation! The Wikki Stix Company, formally known as Omnicor Inc, has been making Wikki Stix for nearly 20 years. They have been the celebrated winner of multiple awards, including The Parent’s Choice award, The Dr. Toy award, the iparentingmedia award, and the top two toy awards in the United Kingdom.

Wikki Stix, creative activity sets made in the U.S.A., are an innovative creation designed to stimulate creativity through a variety of craft activities. Wikki Stix are safely constructed of pure acrylic hand-knitting yarn and a 100% food grade microcrystalline wax which is also used in lipsticks, bubble gum, and as a covering for cheeses. These products are tested regularly and have always received the certifications set by the Consumer Product Safety Commission to be free of toxic or lead-bearing materials. All Wikki Stix conform to the ASTM D-4236, the art material safety standard and do not contain any latex, gluten, peanut or any other nut oils or by-products.

The Summer of 2010 collections over new products that are sure to bring a broad smile to children’s faces, and peaceful satisfaction to parents. With the Ton’s of Fun Wikki Stix, children ages 6 to 9 will find a kit that includes 96 Wikki Stix Creatables, wooden shapes, feathers, pompoms, 4 blank faces, 2 greeting cards, Do-Wikki Game, Wikkidoodle sheets, Travel Fun Book of ideas plus project sheets, colorful fish and butterflies to decorate, and a sturdy carrying case for take-along fun! The Ton’s of Fun Kit retails for $15.95 and promises to ensure that boredom is a problem of the past.

For younger children aged 3 to 6 there is the Parent’s Choice Classic award-winning Activity Set. The fun-filled Activity Set contains 84 Wikki Stix in 16 colors and two sizes (48 8-inch and 36 6-inch), plus a multi-use play board that is perfect for car and airplane travel, eight pages of fun ideas and illustrations and a handy storage bag that keeps everything in order in between playtimes. The fun filled Activity Set retails for $16.95.

For more information about Wikki Stix, visit www.wikkistix.com