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Product Description
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Turn off the lights and watch your artwork glow, with the Crayola Glow Explosion Spin Magic set. This art kit is designed for kids ages 6 and up and features two options for coloring and displaying glow-in-the-dark art. Once kids color and activate their science-themed creations, they can clip or slide the shapes onto the battery-powered base, flip the switch on, and watch their creations spin and glow in the dark.
Two Creative Ways to Glow
The Glow Explosion Spin Magic is really two projects in one, with a mobile option and a shadow-scene option to choose from. Whether you choose the mobile method or the shadow-scene option, both look wonderful when completed. With the mobile, kids color white pop-out shapes and clip them to the base unit using flexible, adjustable clips. These shapes then spin around like a mobile.
Construct the Spin Magic Together
Though the instructions are easy to follow, certain aspects of this kit make it well suited for parents and child to complete together. Our testers found the Glow Explosion markers require strong force to color effectively, so young children may require adult assistance. But once colored, the fun shapes are ready for the Glow Explosion Activator marker.
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The Glow Explosion Spin Magic is really two projects in one, with a mobile option and a shadow-scene option to choose from. Whether you choose the mobile method or the shadow-scene option, both look wonderful when completed. With the mobile, kids color white pop-out shapes and clip them to the base unit using flexible, adjustable clips. These shapes then spin around like a mobile.
To create a shadow scene, kids color a background sheet and wrap it around the mobile base, sliding the sheet into the base's holders. Next, kids tuck black pop-out shapes into the background's special slits, forming a shadow scene that glows and spins slowly.
 Color & Activate! |  Construct & Spin! |
Construct the Spin Magic Together
Though the instructions are easy to follow, certain aspects of this kit make it well suited for parents and child to complete together. Our testers found the Glow Explosion markers require strong force to color effectively, so young children may require adult assistance. But once colored, the fun shapes are ready for the Glow Explosion Activator marker.
The Glow Explosion Activator marker applies a nontoxic coating that glows in the dark. The glow effect lasts for four hours and is most vivid in absolute darkness. Although the Spin Magic creates a short-term art display, the finished project can still provide children with a strong sense of accomplishment.
Art and Science Spin to Life
Not only does the Crayola Glow Explosion Spin Magic set make for a fun project, but it also offers educational opportunities. The pop-out shapes are thematic, including transportation, dinosaur, and space themes. Parents can help increase a child's interest and vocabulary by exploring how the objects within a theme are related. This kit also offers the opportunity to discuss the science of phosphorescence (why things glow).
What's in the Box
Crayola Glow Explosion Spin Magic base, four Glow Explosion markers, one Glow Activation marker, six flexi-clips , one blotter card, four Glow Explosion Sheets with pop and clip figures, five pop-out shadow scenes, and instructions.
Product Description
Colorful creations that glow and spin! Glow Explosion is even more amazing in motion! Perforated shapes and shadow sheets combine for awesome silhouette/glow effects! Includes 10 Glow Sheets, 4 Shadow Sheets, battery operated Spin Stand, 5 Glow Explosion Markers and 1 Activator Marker.From its earliest beginnings, Crayola has been a color They came into being when cousins Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith took over Edwin's father's pigment business in 1885. More than 120 years later, color - along with creativity, learning and most of all, fun - is the hallmark of the Crayola company.
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
53 of 54 people found the following review helpful
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Durability:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
2.0 out of 5 stars
I have a 6 year old and thought this would be a great art project to do together. However, as fun as this sounds, it is a frustrating experience.
My observations:
-The markers were difficult to use. I had to push and push on them to get the ink flowing and then my daughter got frustrated trying to color. You have to use short strokes and squeeze the markers very hard to keep getting ink.
-The paper cutouts are easy to punch out.
-You have to be very careful how you attach the clips for the mobile. Because you plug them into the base (which spins two ways) you have to watch out or you tie up all the clips in one rotation.
-The spinning shadow scene was a bit easier to use on the spinning base but still a pain to color.
-The glowing colors were okay and it was fun to watch for a little while. The colors were not what a would consider an "explosion" however. They are very muted compared to the photo on the box.
-The glow in the dark aspect only lasts 4 hours (according to the box.) It didn't last nearly that long for us.
-You need 2 AA batteries which are NOT included in the box.
My daughter enjoyed it for all of 10 minutes. Not something we would recommend until they can fix the problem with the ink in the markers. It's a great idea- but fails in execution.
My observations:
-The markers were difficult to use. I had to push and push on them to get the ink flowing and then my daughter got frustrated trying to color. You have to use short strokes and squeeze the markers very hard to keep getting ink.
-The paper cutouts are easy to punch out.
-You have to be very careful how you attach the clips for the mobile. Because you plug them into the base (which spins two ways) you have to watch out or you tie up all the clips in one rotation.
-The spinning shadow scene was a bit easier to use on the spinning base but still a pain to color.
-The glowing colors were okay and it was fun to watch for a little while. The colors were not what a would consider an "explosion" however. They are very muted compared to the photo on the box.
-The glow in the dark aspect only lasts 4 hours (according to the box.) It didn't last nearly that long for us.
-You need 2 AA batteries which are NOT included in the box.
My daughter enjoyed it for all of 10 minutes. Not something we would recommend until they can fix the problem with the ink in the markers. It's a great idea- but fails in execution.
25 of 28 people found the following review helpful
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Durability:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Comes with: 1 Spin Magic Base Unit, 3 long flexi-clips (12") and 3 short flexi-clips (6"), 6 Glow Explosion Sheets, 4 Glow Explosion Markers, Glow Explosion Activator, blotter card (a piece of cardboard), 4 glow explosion sheets with pop & clip figures, and 5 pop-out shadow scenes.
The age range on this says 6+, but I think someone that young would still need help with this. For example, you need a screw driver to put batteries in the base unit that makes the creations spin. (It requires 2 AA batteries. Batteries are not included.) Also, the manual warns that the markers contain pigments that stain. It would make a fun creative activity to share with your child.
My main issue with this product is the poor performance of the markers. You press the tip down for 2-3 seconds to get the color to start flowing. Only it never really flows. It stops flowing pretty quickly. The only way to get any real color is to color in dots by constantly depressing the tip. The manual warns that the color will appear light but I noticed when checking out the glow effect, that the only spots that had any true glow were the ones with more color where I'd depressed the tip. The glow lasts up to 4 hours so it's best not to start this project in the morning. There's lots of paper, but I would have liked more colors than just the four.
The age range on this says 6+, but I think someone that young would still need help with this. For example, you need a screw driver to put batteries in the base unit that makes the creations spin. (It requires 2 AA batteries. Batteries are not included.) Also, the manual warns that the markers contain pigments that stain. It would make a fun creative activity to share with your child.
My main issue with this product is the poor performance of the markers. You press the tip down for 2-3 seconds to get the color to start flowing. Only it never really flows. It stops flowing pretty quickly. The only way to get any real color is to color in dots by constantly depressing the tip. The manual warns that the color will appear light but I noticed when checking out the glow effect, that the only spots that had any true glow were the ones with more color where I'd depressed the tip. The glow lasts up to 4 hours so it's best not to start this project in the morning. There's lots of paper, but I would have liked more colors than just the four.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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Durability:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
2.0 out of 5 stars
The bottom line here is that this product just doesn't do what it promises. It isn't the easiest thing to use and it doesn't really bring anything worthwhile to the table. Coloring with the provided (and necessary) markers was difficult (why don't markers want to color anymore?) and while the cutouts were easy enough, the finished product has a cheap quality to it. The glowing colors are muted (nothing like the vibrancy on the box) and the coolness wares off very soon, even for children. Soon after it was opened it became `no big deal', and that is sad. Toys are supposed to be fun. This product is false advertising.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
2.0 out of 5 stars
Difficult
this product proved to be difficult and not easy for my eight year old granddaughter to use and she did not enjoy .
Published 2 months ago by Barbara Jo Allen
3.0 out of 5 stars
Present
I bought this for my little brother, and it was amazing at first. Until you use up all the materials and are left with nothing :/
Published 2 months ago by Rosy Cardenas
1.0 out of 5 stars
Would you still want this toy if it didn't glow? NO.
This really looks like fun. Something that the family could really get into and get creative. But here's the deal: You and your kiddos work hard punching all the stuff out and... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Kim B.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Smell was (and still is) horrendous.
Looked like a fun craft for the kids. The minute the marker pack was opened the stench was unbearable. The box should say to use outdoors only or in a well ventilated area. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Diane D.
1.0 out of 5 stars
LAME
This toy is awful...after all the work that goes into punching out the pieces and coloring with SLOPPY markers, the finished product barely glows....a big flop!
Published 8 months ago by Allison Bardic
5.0 out of 5 stars
Lots of fun with the kids for the price!
After reading the reviews, we weren't sure about buying this, but have been delightfully surprised.
It's fun, family oriented and yes it does have a few issues. Read more
It's fun, family oriented and yes it does have a few issues. Read more
Published 15 months ago by TheaterGroupNR
1.0 out of 5 stars
Stinks Stinks Stinks
The markers smell horible and it makes the projects smell horible even after drying. After washing my hands several times my hands still smell like those horible markers. Read more
Published 16 months ago by K. Kinnison
4.0 out of 5 stars
Our daughter (and nephews) love this
Other reviewers have noted how difficult it is to get ink out of the markers, and this is somewhat true - it probably helps that we have a patient child. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Gadget Girl
1.0 out of 5 stars
worst toy ever
Did not glow in the dark!!! Worst piece of junk ever. I wish I had read the reviews on this product before purchasing it, but it was a last minute present I bought at Michael's.
Published 16 months ago by dacogeba
1.0 out of 5 stars
The smell. The awful, awful, horrible smell.
This might have been fun for my five year old if not for the fact that markers smell so horribly awful. It is a very strong chemical smell that drifted through our whole apartment. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Jennifer M.
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