Action Products International Mega Volcano

by Action Products

Product Features

• 12 volcano is easy to mold
• Quick dry plaster gauze for simple shaping
• Red and brown paints for a realistic look
• Includes 3 dinosaurs, plastic cup, and recipe for making lava

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.8 x 12.2 x 16.1 inches ; 1.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00016KS2S
• Item model number: 208
• Our recommended age: 6 - 10 years
• Manufacturer recommended age: 6 - 14 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #127,726 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Make your own volcano that can erupt over and over again.

Product Description

The ultimate science project is exploding with fun! The twelve inch volcano is easy to mold out of quick-dry plaster gauze. Kids can paint the details of the mountain on with red and brown paints for a realistic look. Pretend play continues with three to scale plastic dinosaurs. The best part, a recipe for "lava" and the plastic cup that perfectly fits, concealed in the "blow hole" of the volcano is included. Measures 14"L x 15"W x 12"H. Adult supervision recommended.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Volcano for the money, January 9, 2007

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JM Mom - See all my reviews

This review is from: Action Products International Mega Volcano (Toy)

My 4 year old son is obsessed with volcanoes and asked for this for a year every time he saw it in a magazine. He loved building it with his dad and watching it erupt over and over. We are not sure where to store it, since it is a bit big. But, other than that we were very happy with it.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Cheap components, and barely enough of them. Make your own!, December 6, 2008

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Lia Lee - See all my reviews

= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Action Products International Mega Volcano (Toy)

My son received this as a birthday present and LOVED it. I however, did not love it quite as much, because it takes more than a colorful box and a good idea to impress a Mom.

First of all, it's not at all sturdy. The volcano is made from a piece of semicircular posterboard that you are supposed to tape together to form a large cone. Problem is, the posterboard is folded to fit in the box, so it has flat sides and fold lines. So you have to roll it, tape it, and fudge it to make it go into a cone shape rather than a pyramid shape. Of course, I'm the one who had to do that, so I was pretty irritated.

Secondly, they are cheap and stingy with the plaster. They include barely enough plaster strips to cover your cone/pyramid. If you let your kids do this on their own, and they overlap their plaster strips AT ALL, they will run out of strips before the whole thing is covered. So if you do waste your money on this kit, you'd better be willing to supervise closely to make sure you don't waste any plaster too.

Thirdly, ditto my last point on the paint. There is barely enough to go around. There isn't any extra for your kids to experiment, make a mistake and fix it, etc.

Fourthly, this thing is made of cheap paper, plaster, and cheap paint. There is no shellac or protectant. There's only so many times you can let vinegar/baking soda fizz all over this thing before it falls apart.

In sum, if you have a big fan of volcanoes at your house, and he/she is pretty young, this kit will probably be a hit. The idea is great and it does, after all, end up producing a brown and red plaster-covered cone with a plastic cup in the top, and that's all most kids need. But you could also make your own for much less money, and get enough paint and plaster that you don't have to hover over the project to make sure it works.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works great, over and over, July 1, 2009

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Auntie J "Auntie" (Susanville, CA, United States) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Action Products International Mega Volcano (Toy)

My 4 yr old niece really liked this. She used it over and over (w/Dad's help) until it was battered and worn. One could do as much educational instruction as they wanted, varying the viscosity of the lava flow and/or altering the shape.