Learning Resources EI-1906 (-) Playfoam Combo 8-Pack: Child-Friendly, Never Dries Out, Sensory, Shaping Fun, Arts & Crafts for Kids, Single, Multicoloured

Way better than butter slime

I would recommend for a child with sensory needs. Doesn't leave any sticky residue

I bought this when we were housebound with Covid and needed to entertain my son. We have laminate flooring and whilst the product didn't leave residue it did pick up every bit of dirt! Only good if you have a child who won't play with it on a less than pristine surface!

my girls love it, two rats, have bought these before and will continue to buy in the future

We tried this after getting sick of trying to get playdough out of the living room carpet. This stuff looked as though it might be easier to clean up as the piece are a fixed size, they look like tiny little polystyrene balls, brightly coloured and mixed through with some sort of semi sticky mastic that gives the whole thing a similar feel to a rice crispy square. So far it seems like an improvement over playdough, as even though a small number of the small beads transfer regularly into hair and hands, they definitely do come out easily. The children find it mildly infuriating that the different colours stick together so well, even with only brief and accidental contact, but at least given the bead size, they can separated and regrouped with a certain amount of patience. The resolution of the crafted parts is very low, so you can't do fine detail and have to think big, but it doesn't seem to diminish the enjoyment.As this was the first time we bought this product we tried the cheapest version we could find which didn't include any storage containers or travel cases - so time will tell if the bold 'NEVER DRIES OUT' claim holds true! Currently highly recommended, if you understand the limitations.

Absolutely brilliant product.After watching the Youtube videos we decided to buy this for our little one, along with black plasticine, googly eyes, and plastic eggs with toys inside.Although they are much smaller than we first thought, this didn't stop our little one from thoroughly enjoying this wonderful playfoam, so much so that we've just bought another pack so she can make bigger things with it.As for the stickiness, yes, sure it's a bit sticky, but that doesn't take away from the fact that this is a great fun toy for young children, and curiously, adults as well, :-)What we did when we presented this to our little one was to put the foam around the plastic eggs, put googly eyes on them and some black plasticine in the shape of funny mouths. Just like the YT video that she loves. Watching her face light up was amazing, and she uses the plastic eggs to wrap the playfoam around so she can pretend she is opening the shapes just like they do in the YT video.She also loves making faces with them or other shapes and she spends ages using the playfoam, and I feel that anyone who doesn't 'get' this product is allowing their child to sorely miss out on creativity and improving their child's fine motor controls and hand/eye coordination skills which come in handy for when they are older.After all, what's a little mess compared to the fun a child can have playing with something that encourages creativity and intelligent play?

I got this as an addition to our creative play. My toddler was bored pretty much straight away.Didn’t feel like the product would last long as it started to dry pretty fast.We prefer play doh or kinetic sand.

We have had this play foam for over a year, although my kids had mixed all the colours together within around 30 seconds! It is made from tiny little polystyrene balls, and whilst not entirely mess-free, I personally find it less messy than Play-Doh. Unfortunately I find that this will pick up any dirt or dust and whilst it doesn't dry out, the balls do seem to lose their colour and fade.Whilst this is OK, I don't find it as mouldable as Play-Doh - especially if your child wants to make a 3D model that will stand up. We have found uses for it - such as moulding into letter and numer shapes - and the kids will make their own games where they shape into circular 'cakes' and such.I probably wouldn't buy this again. It's a good idea and easy for the kids to use, but things like Play-Doh and Kinetic Sand seem to have much more play value and my kids prefer them too.