Product Description
The new
playfoam Jumbo 12-Pack gives you more foam to squish, shape and mold. This double-decker package includes two amazing new colors -- purple and gray -- along with
playfoam classic colors: yellow, blue, green, orange, pink and white. We've even doubled the colors kids use most (yellow, blue, green, white).
playfoam never dries out and won't crumble or stick to skin or other surfaces, so clean up is always a snap. playfoam is nontoxic and non-allergenic.
Okay, think of playing with colored rice krispies right when they are still warm and you are trying to make them into shapes. It has that same feel. But doesn't dry out, harden or leave a residue on your hands.
The problem is that it doesn't stay together well either. I pulled it out today for my 3 and 5 year old. They got excited! They played... and in moments other colors were slowly merging. They tried to build things and keep the colors separate but it was nearly impossible. It was about 30 minutes or so of interest. Bought a tub to keep it all in since it doesn't come with anything for good storage. I can see how it will crumble. Hope it is less mess then the play moldable sand. That was a mess. But I think maybe we should stick with play-doh. At least that is cheap enough that I can throw it away when needed. We'll pull this out again but not sure it is worth the $20 cost.
My daughter seems to love this stuff, but the foam pellets do separate out and it's hard to pick them up. It's kind of like having tiny styrofoam "peanuts" all over your house. We were given a brick as a present and I'm glad, because now I know I don't like it enough to buy it.
Kids are really enjoying this. I was looking for a gluten-free alternative to playdough. It has a strong smell if you hold it up to your nose so I wonder about the chemicals used to have the foam stick together...
This is a great moldable toy, and my kids had a lot of fun with it. They played with it as shown on the box for about 2-3 days, keeping colors separate and using them to make different creations.
But by day 4 even the older ones (7,9) couldn't resist mushing the colors together, and then Playfloam becomes a weird colored blob. The fact there was no special container to store it like playdoh (I suppose because it doesn't harden) meant that my kids just left it out. And when it dropped on the rug, fibers would get into the floam and then it really looked quite undesirable.
Eventually, 2 weeks later, I tossed the whole thing, thinking it just looked gross and unsanitary. My kids by then had lost interest in making anything out of the grayish blob, but they did still walk by and just mush it.
If you want to make this toy last a bit longer, I would suggest opening the box carefully and providing sandwich bags for each color for storate. Then I would supervise the kids a bit, and discourage wholesale mashing of all the colors together because while that may feel fun, kids will quickly lose interest in making stuff out of a grayish blob.
And even though it doesn't dry out, I would still encourage the kids to store the playfloam in sandwich bags so it doesn't pick up dust, dog hair, and/or other stuff from being dropped on the rug/floor/etc... Then you can store the sandwich bags in the original box. If you use it this way, it will probably last a very long time.
Overall, a fun activity. And even if you purchased it for a one time use, like a birthday party or a rainy day activity, it still is a pretty good value - not much more expensive than taking a child to a movie.
I agree with the "grandma" reviewer - We received this as a Chanukah gift for my 2 year old and sunday morning, both he and his 9 year old brother were very excited to play with it. They had a great time playing with it!! It is so rare to find something they can both enjoy together. I am so glad to have this fun, squishy, creative, non-messy toy! By the way, how do other people keep it once it is out of the bags? Mine mixed up the colors as well, but who cares?!
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About PlayFoam 12 - Pack detail
- Amazon Sales Rank: #16701 in Toys & Games
- Brand: Educational Insights
- Model: 1808
- Released on: 2007-10-01
- Dimensions: 4.30" h x 6.30" w x 8.80" l, .40 pounds
Features
- A dozen bricks of squishable fun
- Never dries out and won't crumble or stick to skin or other surfaces, so clean up is a snap
- This double decker package includes two amazing new colors - purple and gray - along with PlayFoam classic collors : yellow, orange, pink, blue, green, and white
- Winner of several awards, including the Family Fun Toy of the Year Award, Dr. Toy Best Vacation Children's Products Winner, Parent to Parent Adding Wisdom Award, and more
- Preschoolers and parents can use it without concern as PlayFoam is nontoxic and non - allergenic
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