What great fun! This is my first time playing with polymer clay and this was such a great starter set! The clay is soft and pliable, lots of great colors. The tools are obviously not the highest quality but absolutely sufficient and useful to me as a beginner. The only thing i would add is to get some tweezers to help you pick up and place smaller pieces. My partner had fun making animals whereas I made earrings...and they are cute enough for me to wear out in public! This has been one of my favorite pandemic purchases!

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.

My daughter made some really cute keychains out of it and she said it was very easy to shape. Plus it didn't make my house smell like a plastics factory when we had to bake it in the oven! I will buy more in the future.
I would have put some pictures here, but I'm on my laptop and didn't feel like going through the hassle of getting it on my phone, transferring to email, etc. They turned out really nice.

not for young children

This product is awesome for beginners! I had never used polymer clay before and this product was super easy to use. It comes with a vast array of colors and a small set of tools, all for an affordable price. The packaging is also very sturdy and makes it easy to store the clay and tools. My only complaint is that the clay is a bit hard to cut and some of the tools are a bit cheap. Overall, this product is a great, not pricey option for beginners. I would definitely recommend this product!