I love using Wikki Stix for multi-sensory activities.  Wikki Stix are simply wax covered yarn that can be shaped.  It’s great to use when teaching letters or sight words as the students shape the yarn into letters.   Although Play-Doh is an awesome multi-sensory activity, the clean up with the Wikki Stix is quicker and easier.  Now Wikki Stix can purchased commercially, but they are quite expensive.  Recently I found a similar product at Walmart- Bendaroos.  Bendaroos are a bit cheaper especially if you can get them sale. To even drive the cost down further and in the spirit of D.I.Y., I found a recipe for making your own wax covered yarn.  I was so anxious to try this. To