Customer Reviews

Crayola Model Magic Deluxe Variety Pack

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This has got to be one of the best child's sculpting clay-like substances available. Our 8-year old played with this stuff at his art camp last summer and it was an instant success. Throughout the week, it was his absolutely most favorite thing to work with. We got him this bucket so that he could keep working with this at home and his creativity really showed through -- not only with the four basic colors but mixing them to make all the colors of the rainbow. He has now now worked through 3-4 buckets of this and his projects are consistently getting better, more interesting, and more complex as he learns to think ahead through the sculpting process.

The stuff is clean, does not smell, cleans up easily, and works well with fingers and tools. It will retain its pliancy for a long time in the bucket --- which means that it does take a while to lose its softness and stiffen up into a final product. On the whole, we highly, highly recommend this.

this stuff is great for the whole family. it is more pricey than other clays, but it is very different too. when it dries, it retains its form while also remaining soft to the touch, with a little give. use to build or craft... possibilities are endless. makes a great gift, and crayola also offers project plans online, as well as many other crafting sites.

We were introduced to this clay at a craft workshop at Michael's Craft store. My daughter (3 1/2) loves crafting, but rarely sticks with one activity for long. But after an hour of crafting, she didn't want to leave. The clay is nice and soft, smooth, and light, and much easier to work with than Play Doh (but of course, more expensive). I enjoyed playing with it, too.

The instructor suggested working on wax paper to make sure it doesn't stain a table. I didn't notice any staining except when my daughter wet the clay the next day because I told her that something had hardened and she thought she could soften it up again by adding water (oops). Then it stained her hands and the paper she was working on. But under normal conditions, so far so good.

It's not the kind of project that you can start and then walk away from and expect to come back to it and keep molding the clay hours later... it does stiffen up to the point of not being very pliable within a couple of hours, and it's dry in about 24 hours. It remains a little soft even after it dries, though... like, if you stuck your fingernail into it, it would leave an indent.

Once you stick two colored pieces together, you can't separate them neatly (unless they were both already stiffened), so it's a little difficult to correct mistakes.

Highly recommended for kids 3 and up.

We love the Crayola Model Magic. It seems a bit expensive, but the kids spend hours molding different scenes and animals. The variety of colors is fantastic, and when it dries, it doesn't crack or crumble like Play-Doh. It maintains its soft appearance and dries like hard foam. If you don't let it dry out, you can re-use it over and over! Although, I now have little model magic creatures all around my house so it's about time to order more. But I love it! I would recommend it to any parent whose kids love to sculpt and mold with clay.

Crayola's model magic products are great for groups of kids. It's great quality molding clay, when the kids are done playing just put it back in the container for later. Great for classrooms or day cares. I prefer this to playdough as it tends to stay together better and create less of a mess.

This is my second time purchasing this product for my daughter. We made all kinds of animal shapes that my daughter found in a magazine. It is easy to use and holds well when it air drys only. I bought a second batch to see what her creativity will make next.

Wow this product is so hard to find. On the school list this was one of the items and thank the heavens this came really fast and packaging was perfect. Haven't tried it out by the kids said it was a lot of fun

this was for my 9yo and she loves it... just wish the thicker projects didn't crack a little when they dry

My daughter loves to craft.She thought model magic was awesome.She made me buy three or four buckets of it!My Daughter left this craft for dinner , and when she comes back it is softer than she expexted it.I highly reccomend this to anybody.Model magic is a top clay product.

I bought this for my 7 year old because he said he had modeling clay at school and wanted to use it over the summer at our house. So I bought it thinking it would be just like Playdoh, only it dries out better. Wrong. This variety pack has 10 packs inside, all pretty small in my estimation (less than 1/2 of what a standard playdoh container holds) and does not come in reusable bags. So once they are open, that's it - use it or it dries out. Now I did try to keep them in a reusable plastic container, but if they touch each other the colors mix together, they do not come apart easily at all. But the biggest issue is it's not really that much fun for him, and he's a pretty creative kid so I'm not sure what is missing. So overall, I think this is great for kids older than 8 who probably can navigate all the issues of clay better than younger kids.