I use this product in my play therapy sessions. Great variety of colors, tools to use with it and a nice case to hold it all.

Most polymer sets run for almost double the price. The quality of the clay isn't the best, but it isn't hard to compensate for it's shortcomings. The clay is a bit rough to mold and some of the blocks were too dry to work with, causing it to crumble rather than compress. It does come with some decent sculpting tools. If you're new to clay, definitely would recommend this kit.

not for young children

Lots of color options, some neons and sparkle ones too that look similar to premo colors. I'm fairly new to polymer clay and wanted a kit with a variety of colors at an affordable price to try to make some jewelry. You get about 1 oz of each color. Comes with a decent plastic case, some jewelry findings, and a few tools. The little booklet has a couple of project ideas and the tiny fruit chips are really cute might use those for resin jewelry.

Made a couple of canes so far and it is easy to work, Soft for cutting so needs to be chilled to not warp, but that might be true of most all polymer clay. Overall I'm happy with the item and feel it is comparable to the brands I'm familiar with from the craft store.

I've not had a chance to look through everything to make sure everything was included. However, there's a lot included for the cost. My goal was to have a 3 yr old, two 6 year olds and myself (adult) manipulate, create, cook and review the process.

1st impressions. We are 1st time polymer clay users. The clay was a bit tacky but didn't stick to your hands like wet dough. It stuck to itself well and was easy to mold. The clay was firm enough to hold it's shape but not so hard that I had to help the children roll balls and coils. We did not use the specialty glue I bought (just in case after reading reviews that some items broke a part) because I wanted to see how these held up on it's own. Perhaps size matters in the durability of the finished product and these are all under 3 inches. But I'll let the kids play with them tomorrow and see if they fall to pieces.

Since I was firing 2 distinctly different sizes and didn't want the flat ones to scald, I heated the oven to 200 F and let them cook for 45 mins. The clay is hard but not rock hard. Next time, I'll try it at 215 F. But, there is no discoloration, melting or cracking that I could observe.

We used the tools but not the glitter, earring hooks and the like for this trial. But, we have a lot of time to explore the set. Based on today's experience, I would definitely buy this again. Everyone enjoyed the process and the creating.

...and FYI: each person received 2 colors and everyone had some left over that we wrapped in plastic when done. Included in the kit is a little book of directions sharing various gardening options and a few craft ideas to try. The kids found a few ideas to try next go around.