Wikki Stix Alphabet Fun Cards for Learning

I purchased this to help my son learn his letters. He won't play with this for very long periods of time, but he is getting a lot out of it during the time we do spend with them. One thing I really like is that the capital and lowercase version of the letter is on the same card. We are caught in the middle of my son knowing some lowercase letters and some uppercase letters, but this helps to show that they both represent the same thing.I definitely recommend doing as suggested on the instructions and cutting some of the "sticks" down so that the letters can be properly made. The only thing that is a bit annoying, but of no fault of the manufacturer, is that the dog hair from our merry band of mutts gets stuck all over them when we play on the carpet no matter how recently I vacuumed. It is also a bit time consuming to untangle the sticks after my son wads them all up into a jumbled mess. (Again, this is to be expected with wax sticks, but it still doesn't make it fun to untangle them.)Also, on a side note, I have found that Wiki Sticks are the PERFECT way to hang stockings under the mantle! I just happened to be contemplating how to hang them more effectively than last year when I looked up and saw a stash of Wiki Sticks sitting on the mantle :)

I bought this for my preschooler to do while I was teaching my kindergartener (first year homeschoolers). She LOVED it! My only recommendation is to keep them in a place where your kids can’t access them without permission - haha! Mine loved them so much they used the wiki sticks in a lot of imaginary play and they got lost/rolled up into a ball. I need to replace the sticks, but I think that speaks well of how much my kids enjoyed them.

Great product for classroom students. Use to make shapes, outline ABC ON LAMINATED paper. Used for boundaries on lined paper for guides

I bought these for my 3 year old son. He already knows his letters and sounds, but needs to work on forming the letters and these are a great manipulative to help him learn how to do that.Pros:- The stix are just the right size for the letters so that they fit on top of the tracings almost perfectly. A few stix need to be cut in half or thirds for the shorter segments, like the horizontal line of the A, but most of the pieces fit at the right length over the letters on the cards.- I like that the stix are made of yarn and wax, so that they are non-toxic. I don't have to worry about any chemicals getting on his hands that he has to wash off after he's done playing with them.- They're easy to bend and adjust and easily stick to themselves so you can make other creations as well.- They're relatively sticky on the included cardstock alphabet cards, any plastic type surface, dry-erase board, basically anything with a shiny coating, but does not stick to your hands (similar to the stickiness of a sticky note pad).- Only a light pressure is needed to keep the stix in place, even upside down.- Great assortment of colors - red, pink, orange, light green, dark green, light blue, dark blue, purple, black- Reusable again and againCons:- Some of the wax rubs off onto the alphabet cardstock and require periodic cleaning. I agree with another reviewer who suggested laminating the cards to make clean up easier.- Once they're taken off the plastic backing, they don't stick back on very well anymore as they don't lay straight. You'll need another container or baggie to store them in to keep from losing them.If you're looking for a product to help develop writing skills, these are great manipulatives to pick up, just be prepared to clean the cards off every so often and get a little baggie to store them.

These are amazing! I bought these as a learning tool for my two children (ages 4 and 2.5). They live using them and have fun bending them to make each letter. My son has even told people that his favorite game is Wikki Stix. I will say this, I don't care too much for the waxy residue that they leave on your hands when you use them. It doesn't bother the kids, but I personally don't like the way it feels. Also, when I used them in the classroom, they would quickly become a sticky tangled ball. So, they do require a few steps of precaution when trying to keep them clean and neat between uses. None of the above will keep me from trying out the other products available from this company. I'm considering the numbers cards and make a picture cards for birthday gifts.