Make Clay Charms (Klutz Craft Kit) 8" Length x 1.19" Width x 9" Height

I love this book! The instructions are very clear and the charms are so cute. This is a great activity if you have a large age range, as both the big and little kids are interested, and the big kids can help the little ones. The kids immediately pounced on it and started making things. The 9-year-old was able to replicate the charms in the book. The 4-5 year olds not so much, but they were happy making their own (larger) interpretations. Fun for the whole family. It's not a lot of clay but enough to make a lot of tiny charms. You'll need more clay if you have younger kids!They used up the clay that came with the kit, so I went to stock up on more oven-bake polymer clay at Walmart (bought the Sculpey brand for a buck per block). The book comes with a generous quantity of metal screw-in charm loops and jump rings, but only one charm bracelet. (I ended up buying extra chain and lobster clasps at Walmart. With the kit's included jump rings and some good pliers, I made a bunch of extra charm bracelets so everyone could have their own!) There's also a glaze to make the charms shiny, and a folding paper stand so you can hang the charms while you glaze them. It's a very well thought-through kit. We used our toaster oven to bake the charms per the book's instructions and they turned out great. Highly recommended!It's best to screw the charm loops into the clay so that they don't pull out after baking, rather than just sticking them straight in. This is hard for little hands to do, so an adult can take over. If they do pull out, just use a dab of super glue. And if you run out of the eye screw charm loops, there's a bunch of suppliers on Etsy that carry them.

The clay isn't individually wrapped. I think people want too much for a low price. They are wrapped individually in a sleeve but both ends are open and can get crossover, not enough to complain about.Luckily my clay wasn't dry.Comes with a spatula with a pointed handle end to use for various shapes.Comes with 1 bracelet to hang charms off of while painting with the sealant and to then dry.The book that comes with, alone, is worth the expense of the whole item.The book as shiny, sturdy pages of great images that show the process and have circles to show the size you are wanting to make a ball of clay to make a project.I ended up making things totally different than the book but it helped me get into the idea and help to make the charms the same size.I'd give this as a gift, no problem.If the clay is dry, I think you can add something to it, do a search and find out what and do a small test of one color to be sure it works.

This kit was a hit for my daughter's 9th birthday present. We have made so many charms with this kit, over 20 now. I was shocked at how easy this book is to follow. When my daughter said she wanted to make the octopus I kind of made a sigh, like oh here we go, but she was able to do it all on her own. The book includes actual size diagrams of how big each piece of clay should be. The octopus required 4 small balls of clay and one slightly bigger piece. Once you get them measured out you start rolling, they even show you the best way to get the desired shape you need. The legs needed to be rolled out into little round strips and the book gives a diagram for how long to make each piece.It super easy to follow and you are so impressed with what you have created. 20 minutes in the oven at 250 degrees and they are hard forever. If dropped we have had a couple break. I would be worried to put them on a key ring or anywhere that gets a lot of contact and takes a beating. perfect for necklaces, bracelets, or to put on display.Love love love this kit and would buy for others. We have since had to go out and buy more clay since this kit only gives you enough to do a couple of each charm. I also recommend breaking up the colors right away and putting them into separate compartments so they do not get mixed up.

These is a great little kit, with a couple minor flaws.Good points:- The instructions are very clear. Everything starts with a sphere you match up on the page for size. Then the spheres are flattened, rolled, pinched, etc. to get the correct shape. It's very easy to follow and makes it easy to get results just like in the book.- The charms are all cute ideas, and relatively easy to make, but they are small. Most will sit on a dime or a nickel, so it's careful detailed work.- There appears to be enough product to make all of them, it's easy to over-size the charm, but using the guide on the page helps a lot.- The included tool, chain, attachment ring, and screws are all decent quality, (except for the screw shape, see below)What could improve:- The clay is not individually wrapped, so you will spend some time scraping adjacent colors off, like blue and purple tinting the white. I carefully separated and cleaned them all, then individually wrapped in cheap sandwich bags.- The mounting loop is a plated tapered screw with an eye. The problem is, after baking the screw spins out very easily. I fixed this with crazy-glue gel suitable for use on plastics and metal. They are all holding tight now. The glue doesn't show since it's clear.- This clay does not set up nearly as hard as other baked modelling clays. It's fairly easy to break a charm if you drop it, or bend it.- The book is taped to the box. Get out your razor blade.All in all - it's a really good craft kit, and you don't need to know how to model things to get good results. They include other fun suggestions, like how to make wings for the pig. The adults are having as much fun as the kids, and the kids can make something with satisfying results.