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Our Story

Our Storywendy mcdonald2021-04-12T03:36:55-07:00

In 1989, a bit of serendipity introduced a funny little waxed yarn item, then called Sticky Wikki, to Kem Clark, a marketing consultant in Phoenix. Clark was immediately intrigued by the product, invented by a company in Chicago, and spent a considerable amount of time discussing its potential with the inventor. When it became obvious he was more inventor than marketer, Clark stepped up to buy the patent, and a new category of product was born…waxed yarn.

To Clark, part of the (value) (intrigue)…of the product was its versatility…she could see it in the classroom as a teaching tool, and in restaurants as a clean alternative to crayons…and as a fun creative activity toy as well as an Arts & Crafts medium. Renamed Wikki Stix, it was launched in January of 1990.

As the developing interest in Special Needs has evolved, Wikki Stix have become a featured player in this market, as a soft, pliable and tactile manipulative used as a calming fidget toy as well as for fine motor skills, and as a raised line medium for the blind and low-level sighted. It is a favorite of Occupational Therapists for myriad applications in that field.

Wikki Stix themselves are wax-infused yarn, available in three lengths: the original six-inch strand, which was the only thing available from the inventor, and then a slightly longer eight-inch strand, and ultimately three-foot lengths…all sizes available in over 20 colors.

From the original packages of primary and neon colors, Wikki Stix have grown into a product line of 38 products for kids, plus two “adult” versions…a stress reducer and Fixables…Wikki Stix as a handy household helper. “All of us here in the office use them for all kinds of things around the house and for a quick fix when anything breaks,” said Clark.

The real Wikki Stix Fun Truck (a 1934 Ford pickup truck) with Kem Clark, President of The Wikki Stix Co., and its cartoon driver Andy!

The real Wikki Stix Fun Truck (a 1934 Ford pickup truck) with Kem Clark, President of The Wikki Stix Co., and its cartoon driver Andy!

Wikki Stix

We are a small, friendly and playful company with the wonderful task of producing a unique and amazing product to delight, inspire and entertain children, while bringing peace, quiet and joy to parents and grandparents!

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