Made By Me Mix & Mold Stepping Stone Kit, Boys and Girls, Child, Ages 6+

I chose this product to receive as a Walmart Spark reviewer to test out and give my honest opinion. I really loved this Stepping Stone kit as a creative project to do with my 11 year old daughter- ours came out PERFECT.
I read thru the directions, got all the necessary pieces together, and set up.
First, I used the cardboard INSERT box, not the outside product box, as my work area (it opens up flat). I filled a measuring cup with 2 cups of roomish/a little warmer water since the directions said to start with one cup of water and have one cup on hand to add as needed. My daughter put on the cute little "surgical looking" protective mask and the WAY too big for a kids hands plastic gloves. Directions say to use a disposable bowl to mix the water and plaster (NOT in the provided round molding tray!). I don't have disposable bowls so I took a plastic bowl I had and put a gallon size freezer bag opened in it- this worked awesome to mix the water & plaster together! I poured the cup of water in first as directed, then half the bag of plaster as the directions said (then it says to continue adding the mix and water as needed to get a "cake batter" consistency) but it was watery enough with just the one cup of water so I just kept adding the plaster and mixing (I used the provided stick but also we used our hands on the outside of the bag to smoosh it all together well and quickly :). When it was the right consistency, it was so EASY to just pour the mixture out of the end of the bag, into the mold, without any mess. We tapped the mold to pop any air bubbles that might have been on the bottom (we didn't lift the mold to look). Using the heavy cardboard insert as our work surface was also a great way to be able to lift and transport our stone safely to the dining room to dry without handling the still liquidy plastic mold itself. We waited about half an hour for the mold to set a little bit so we could make my daughters hand print in it- again, this worked perfectly! It was also the right consistency to stick some of the gems in the moist plaster to make them stick in it (and have the plaster harden around them to hold them in) and decorate it. It's been almost 8 hours since we left it to dry, and I can see that it is dry, but my daughter is asleep now so I'll wait for her till tomorrow to do the paint decorating part herself.
My only minor criticisms: 1) smaller plastic gloves included for kid size hands (the big ones should still be included for the "adult supervisor" :) not that we really seemed to need them. 2) Maybe include a freezer strength, gallon size bag for mixing or inserting into a bowl as we did instead of hoping people have a disposable bowl or wrongly think they should use the decorative plastic mold to mix in. 3) Lastly, more than one plastic molding tray. We would've loved to have done at least 2 stones at a time instead of waiting 8+ hours to re-use the only one provided, especially since there is enough bags of plaster to do 4 stepping stones, it would be nice to be able to do all four at once if you want to make them as gifts. I'd rather even pay a little more to have an extra molding tray included (since this kit is so cheap in price anyway). All in all I would definitely buy this kit for my daughter to make more stones to give as gifts and even to give the kits themselves as gifts to others.

This was fun for my 2 grandkids. (3.5yo and 6yo). The included paints are very nice. We added a little to much water and the impressions didn't work right away, but not a problem. Just a short while later the consistency was perfect. So if that happens just check every 5 min. 15 min later it was perfect for us.

Made by Me Stepping Stone Kit is an awesome way to spend an afternoon with your kids making memories and so much more. The kit comes with four packets of quick set cement that requires less than two cups of water and 15 minutes to set. It also has jewels, colored tiles, paints, as well as, a mold. The mold has a flower and butterfly pattern for your child to paint and decorate once the stepping-stone has set, or create their own design while still setting. You can even do your child's handprints or footprints. My daughter and I did one with her right-hand print and a left footprint on one of the kits stepping-stones. I absolutely love the kit it was a messy fun afternoon that filled my little girl with excitement and creativity. And you need not worry about doing this with your son or your daughter the kit allows for either one to be creative. If you are looking for an inexpensive afternoon of filled with love and great memories with your children, grandchildren, nieces or nephews, this will be perfect for you. My daughter and I still have two more to do and I am so looking forward to doing them.
I would definitely recommend this product and am going to get a kit for my sist