YOX Toys
I love YOX toys (formerly YOXO). I am convinced that when my kids state they need candy or ice cream, they are really saying that they are bored. Because they are. So what do we do for our kids when they think they need candy when they are bored? Break out the toys. Or go build with your kids in the woods. Or be superheroes in your playroom or backyard.
YOX toys makes it possible for you to do all of these things and more. With the help from these toys, you have everything you need to play with your kids (and we all know that most adults need help playing with their kids). The only problem you will face after breaking out the YOX building kits is finding time to cook for the times when your kids truly are hungry!
About YOX:
YOX® are big, bold, and nearly indestructible links shaped like a Y, an O, and an X. YOX click together with each other and with fun stuff you already have around the house, including TP tubes, paper towel rolls, cardboard boxes, and anything else kids can get their hands on. The goal of YOX is to spark creativity in kids (and grownups!), giving kids tools to be inventors and let their innate creativity run wild. Think less instruction, more imagination.
YOX toys are manufactured from recycled wood pulp in the company’s wind-powered Minnesota workshop. As YOXO, the company won the 2014 Eureka Award, the 2014 Minnesota Cup General Division Award and numerous toy design awards including Top Toy of the Year from Creative Child magazine. While extremely popular with parents and critics, YOXO faced funding issues and went out of business, but have resurrected as YOX – same great toys, slightly shorter name.
YOX’s mission is to keep kids creating.
Family Fun with YOX Toys
This video shows how Joy’s family used YOX blocks, some fun panda bear packaging and other materials found around the house to create a family puppet show.
Where to find YOX
Yox kits are available to purchase direct from the company and from Mischief Toys or other local retailers. I’ve also had good luck finding them in museum giftshops and occassionally a lucky find at a thrift store.
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