John W Mello
I order this project as a homeschooling science event for my kids and half of the trays don’t have backs. One has a back that faces the same way as the front so they won’t connect. We can only make two complete Dino’s. I was hoping this would be fun so we could use this as a cleaning lesson as well with the Covid-19 virus.
MsCandyCrush
I can NOT imagine how this got any great reviews! This kit seemed like such a good fun activity for my 5 yr old who was super excited but like most people said, it was missing lemon scent and one block of soap is NOT enough to fill a mold and most importantly the soap hardens before you can add color or scent. COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY!!!!
Mary Ropp
10 seconds is recc melt time, still a solid chunk, 10 more seconds, mostly melted, stir some to melt... soap hardens while walking to counter, maybe 10 seconds. No time for drops of color, no time for fragrance, not a chance it will pour. Had to squish it into molds only to hope and pray for a blob at bath. And that is what we got. Kids laughed as head fell out of mold in a blob. Do not buy.
S. F.
We must have done it wrong because the soap started to harden before I could get the dye mixed in. And it was totally hardened by the time I tried to pour it into the mold. I am really upset and would not recommend this to anyone.
Heather
My son was so excited to do this. Got everything out and he chose red for his first mould. The color was difficult to open but I got it and we struggled through the steps. The blocks don't melt easily, especially without bubbles like it instructs. We were going to do another one but I literally cannot get the color bottles open. I've practically ripped the skin off trying. I wouldn't waste your money on this product.
MGO158
I ordered this soap kit as a gift, and when the child opened it to do the craft, they discovered that the food coloring and scents were missing from the kit. Unfortunately, it was too late to send it back by the time I was notified of the missing pieces. Very disappointed - the kit is useless without the coloring and scents.
HappyMom
I purchased this kit for my five year old and I to do together. This kit left me irritated, and annoyed.There are so many problems in my opinion.First problem- The booklet says to microwave for 10 seconds, however as soon as it's done, it starts hardening extremely fast. I ended up having to put it in for 20-25 seconds per each time...sometimes twice in total like 10 times for one soap! It would still harden while pouring it in the mold. At this point I will admit, I dropped a few small curse words, maybe an f-bomb once or twice!Second problem- The liquid soap would harden,and clog up the mold. I would poke things in, to unclog, and reheat and pour,and it would just keep clogging it up and then overflowing. Ugh....at this point I felt like I was losing some of my sanity. I wanted this to work. My daughter was so excited for this purple blue red orange glittery dinosaur soap, so we trudged on.I have to mention, I accidentally poked 2 holes in this stupid mold with a metal oven thermometer, while trying to unclog it, because the soap would not go into the tail. I poured and poured and still an empty tail. My daughter was upset. She didn't want a dinosaur soap without a tail. I wouldn't either...so I finally pried the mold apart with my hands and poured liquid soap in the tail, and closed it back up. We have a tail.Also, it took more than one little bar to fill up one dinosaur mold. I believe I used one and a half., which is ridiculous,considering there is so much residual you have to cut off after you unmold it. I am saving it, to remelt...maybe...At the end of this craft project, we had one cute dinosaur soap, but to get it, in my opinion was not worth it at all. A complete pain in the derriere. I don't think we are going to revisit this kit. My daughter said she wanted flowers and butterflies, so I think I'm going to get some molds on etsy and some soap base elsewhere, and we will do that instead.Also I think you are supposed to get 3 different dinosaur molds, and we got 2 of the same and 1 different.Just a side note: I enjoy doing crafty projects, even the labor intensive crafty ones with my child. We do them all of the time.
momma22
I thought this was a super cute idea that my kids would love to do, unfortunately it’s awful! You have to work incredibly fast in order to actually be able to pour the soap into the mold before the soap begins to set up and you can’t pour it anymore. Half of each soap block ends up dried to the beaker or cup you melted it in, so there’s not enough to fill the mold. The soap sets up in the “funnel” so if you’re trying to do multiple colors, it’s not gonna happen.Very disappointed. I can’t recommend this product to anyone.
NancyDrew919
Are you looking for more frustration in your life? Would you like to race against the clock to make a giant mess while simultaneously burning your fingers? Well, this is the kit for you. The soapstarts hardening the second you take it out of the microwave, making it impossible to pour it in the dinosaur mold. In the end, you will wind up with a few lumps of misshapen soap and a floor and counters encrusted with drops of glycerin. As a bonus, the soap will completely dissolve within minutes in the bath!