Limited edition
Otto’s Box of Oddities is a playful card deck and companion guide created to protect, nurture and celebrate the parts of a child that are unmistakably their own. Through gentle humor, whimsical vocabulary and genuine emotional understanding, it gives children a language for being themselves in a world that will have plenty of ideas about who they should be.
Through Otto's strange wisdom, curious questions and peculiar vocabulary, the cards give children a gentler way into the things that can be hard to name: feeling different, comparing themselves to others, feeling pressure to fit in, hiding parts of themselves to belong, moving at their own pace, or wondering whether some part of them is somehow "too much." Rather than telling children who to be, the deck invites them to notice their own rhythm, trust it, and understand that belonging doesn't have to mean editing themselves to fit, so they can grow up feeling good about who they already are.
Created especially for the grown-ups taking care of a wonderfully one-of-a-kind human, this little guide is here to help you protect their natural spark, what we call their Wiggle, the unmistakable part of who they are. Packed with gentle insights, cozy conversation starters, and thoughtful invitations, it gives you a shared, playful language for those twisty, off-script days.
At the back, you'll find open prompts with space for your child to explore the things that make them unmistakably themselves, plus an official certificate declaring them licensed to be exactly that, with no adjusting, shrinking, or dimming required.
$32.00
Some conversations change everything.
What’s inside: 30 illustrated cards + little companion guide for grown-ups, with open reflection/writing prompts and an official certificate
Ages: 5–10
Card dimensions: Approx. 4” × 6” (10.2 × 15.2 cm)
Box dimensions: Approx. 6.25” W × 7” H × 1” D (15.9 × 17.8 × 2.5 cm)
Origin: Designed in Los Angeles by Republic of Love
Beautiful things for a brighter, odder world.