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Stick-lets by Christina Kazakia

Product news: these flexible silicone connecters have been designed by Christina Kazakia to help children to lash sticks together when building dens.

Stick- lets by Christina Kazakia

Philadelphia designer Christina Kazakia's Stick-lets are silicone connecters that come in brightly coloured organic shapes.

Stick- lets by Christina Kazakia

The latest collection Fort Kit 2.0 comprises connecters with two to four holes, which vary in size to connect sticks of different girths.

Stick- lets by Christina Kazakia

The stretchy silicone is child safe and weather resistant.

Stick- lets by Christina Kazakia

"Stick-lets can help kids get back outside, away from the screen and into the world, where they create stimulating and imaginative experiences," said the designer. "By engaging with this toy, they become aware of a resourceful and renewable element, the stick."

Stick- lets by Christina Kazakia

The kits can be purchased from the Stick-lets website.