I have bought this exact set multiple times! my kids adore it! I love all the colors. They are vibrant and fun. Also that when you mix them it doesn't act like others and turn one yucky color. It doesn't dry out so it lasts so much longer than other products. I have compared it to many other brands from other stores, and this one seems to be the best quality. It doesn't leave that weird residue that you can never get off no matter how hard you wash. It comes easily out of hair, rugs, fabrics, and kitty's tails. I just throw it in a ziplock baggie when they are done with it. I think it is well worth the price. I have paid the same consistent price for about a year now. I also like that I don't have to wait to see if it is going to go on sale, or worry that the price fluctuates and it isn't worth it so I have to wait. I buy this for my daughter's head start classroom all the time. all the parents love it and have asked for the link multiple times!
This was my first COVID purchase, and it has been great. I have a 4 year-old and two 1 year-olds, and we have used this constantly in the last 4 months. It hasn't gotten caught in carpet or shoes, and it's only now starting to look dirty after all those hours of use and abuse. Ours has been mixed together for months, but you can still tell each little ball's individual color. We have used it for many educational purposes to strengthen fine motor and practice forming numbers and letters. It makes a good gift too: I shipped it to my niece for her birthday, and she enjoyed it like a sensory experience but her parents didn't have the same miserable level of cleanup as slime or even play doh. It's still messy, don't get me wrong, but it's a more easily controlled mess. 5 stars from me!
I got this foam for our girls, who are 7 years old. They were absolutely infatuated! First they experimented with combining colors, then they took to building elaborate things. Buildings, characters, creatures. They were engrossed in this pretend world where they could create anything- the foam holds its shape much more easily than playdough. It is very very lightweight, so your buildings can be completely top-heavy and still stand up. To our amazement, they sat there playing with this at the table for 4 hours!!! Laughing, singing, doing silly voices. I've never seen anything hold their attention so long. When they were done, they just put the foam in a ziplock bag and there was nothing to clean up. Our dining table has a glossy white surface, this left no marks or stains. No messes like with playdough, kinetic sand, etc. We only gave them half of the colors so we still have half the pack for some future occasion where we need them out of our hair. Though for less than 1 bucks, even if they never touch it again it was worth it. As far as some of the negative reviews, I would honestly say please use common sense. Don't use this on carpets. Don't let your kid stick it to the curtains or the cat. For an activity to do sitting down calmly, it's great. If your kiddo is still a tot and will try to put the foam in their nose, I'd say hang onto it until they're a bit older and can appreciate it more.
I Love These a LOT and The Grand Love Them also! They are Great to Play with Any Time.
My son loves this stuff and it is way easier to clean up than playdoh, AND it doesn۪t dry out!!! I highly recommend this to encourage creativity! The only negative I can think of is the fact that it doesn۪t have a container to put it back into and the packaging is a bit bulky/ odd shaped to reuse it. I knew that before I purchased it though.