Special Supplies Fun Foam Modeling Foam Beads Play Kit, Children’s Educational Clay for Arts Crafts Kindergarten, Preschool Kids Toys Develop Creativity, Motor Skills (5-Pack)

Bought this for my 3 year old, I was thinking it would be a sticky mess. It is sticky, but hands do not get sticky. Fun stuff!

Loved these foam bead blocks. Brightly colored. Easy to handle by all ages. No sticky residue left behind. Pounded, molded, cut, shaped by 4 - 7 year old hands. The kids started calling them "floam". Great texture. Perfect play distraction for dining room table, no mess to clean up. We packed them back in their plastic bricks each time after use. Some static developed with repackaging, which made them seem to dry out a bit - but still very usable. I'd buy them again as a gift.

**No reimbursement, no “gift card” for review. I actually bought this product.**Having two little guys who not only love tactile play but also love eating everything they can get their grubby hands on, I needed something I didn’t have to supervise for literally every millisecond (see below for clarification - I do not recommend leaving a kid entirely alone with this). These play foam blocks did the trick! There’s a tremendous sense of pride that arises from being able to keep the colors separate for 30 days too, fellow parents. 😁 This review is after 3 months of play.Here are the glowing positives:— Easy to shape and mold and maintains malleability. No concrete devolution over time as with our last set.— Vibrant, engaging colors.— Keeps kids’ attention longer than Play-Doh, for some reason. (Just have to brush up on your animal sculpting abilities).— Promotes imaginative play! Though Mom, Dad, siblings, Gramma, might be employed as the animal/shape maker for 90% of the adventures as happened in our house.— Sitckiness keeps most of the foam in one place, unlike Play-Doh and clay.— Non-toxic, so the aforementioned consumption issue isn’t as concerning. I’ve seen it come out in diapers with an unscathed baby, so thumbs-up! 👍— Easy to store, but don’t count on putting it back in the package, that’s not happening. We use a small tote or plastic bag.— Easier to clean up than other molding compounds, but there is one catch, see below...Here’s what drives me nuts:— While it IS easier to clean up, meaning the tiny beads stick together and won’t smear, necessitating a carpet cleaner or Magic Eraser, it does make its own mess. We primarily play with it on the counter top because it leaves its glue everywhere it roams. The only way to clean it off is with HOT water and soap. Or, at least, that’s the most efficient way I’ve found.— It is tremendously sticky when first used. The photo with the red is one block just removed from the package. We had to hand-pick the pieces off and scrub with soap. This resolves over time, but know that at first it’s best to dampen your hands a bit before playing.— If it gets in your carpet? Grab a tweezer and a book. You’re gonna be there a while.— They don’t hold shape well after a month or so. The giraffes I used to make now melt in seconds. The trees look like they’re being hit by acid rain. The rhino slowly lays down against his will. So, time for more foam I guess!The packaging was a cool, no-nonsense cardboard box and each block comes wrapped in a plastic box of its own. I wasn’t allowed to take pictures of that because we needed to play, darn it!I have a few recommendations for those considering this product.1) Pay attention to package description. These are not large blocks! They’re relatively small, so buy 2. The pics are of TWO packages combined.2) Pre-dampen the surface you’re going to use the first few times. Mist bottle or the like. It will spare you panicked screams when the beads won’t release their grip.3) DO NOT leave your child unattended with this. I know, I said I wanted something that didn’t need constant oversight, and you can be a little more relaxed about small bites and a few beads, but a mouthful of this stuff would choke a toddler in an instant and would be nearly impossible to dislodge.Overall, a great toy, fun to play with for kids and adults (not gonna lie, took my frustration out on a wad of it a few times) and encourages imagination and makes learning shapes/letters fun. Thank you for reading, I do hope this was helpful, as it’s a mission of mine to provide ubiased and non-compensated information now that some companies are getting sneaky about paying for reviews. Feel free to comment or message me if I missed something!

Granddaughter loves playing with this & comes in a good variety of colors would buy it again

This sticky foam is so much fun and has so many uses. It's wonderful because while the foam bits stick to one another, they do not stick to your hands. Kids love the sensory feel of them and it cleans up easily. As a teacher, I use this product for many different types of activities- from building and creating to forming letters out of them and much more. I highly recommend!

I am a retired preschool teacher/present grandmother. Liked the concept of the material.It was a stocking stuffer for my 3 year old granddaughter visiting from out of state. Seemed a bit sticky at first but was entertaining. Not sure of the long term use as the colors did mix in and seemed hard to separate .Don't know if this matters long term. Not sure if it is a good alternative to homemade play dough.

If you want a mess free activity that keeps kids entertained, then this is for you.

Kids played with it once and then was done. Does not hold together well nor does it hold a shape. Nice case it comes in.