Glossy Bands

Really makes cute bracelets without much or any adult supervision.Best for 7-9 years old although my older grandchild still likes to create with them. This is an excellent present for a birthday party. I keep a couple on hand for when I just need a gift for a little girl and no time for a trip to the store. You can't go wrong with this gift.

Arrived damaged and missing parts.

My daughters love this!

These are essentially like puffy paints that, when following the patterns and directions, make cute bracelets. You put large dots of paint next to each other, use a toothpick to make a design through the paint, and let dry. It comes with a number of design ideas, 4 paints, and 4 plastic strips that the bracelets are made on. Once dry, the bracelet peels off the plastic easily. You are supposed to put it on, overlap the ends (which stick to each other), and the heat from your body will fuse the ends together permanently. You then stretch the bracelet to get it on and off, and it will return to it's original size.The ends to attach to each other, but I have yet to have any heat fuse the overlapping ends together. Even after wearing it for long times and trying to get it hot. But that is okay, I have not had a problem with it coming accidentally undone. I do think if you stretch it too far, it will break apart (which is not able to be fixed, according to the instructions).I thought the toothpick part (swirling through the paint) would be tough and or messy, but it was actually easy with cute results. The instructions are easy to follow.I do think they are likely to get broken, as my 6-year-old likes to stretch out everything, but we will see. There is not a ton of paint in the tubes, but you can buy replacement paints. I'm curious if puffy paints would have the same results. Note - these paints will stain if you get them on things.Overall, cute and easy to make. The hardest part for the kids is patience - letting them dry for a full 24 hours.One idea for improvement:Put tick marks on the plastic so you can easily make different sizes.

My daughter (7) loves them and we have made many a bracelet together. The kit is simple enough so that a 5 year old could make the basic ones and an 8/9 year old would still love it. I highly recommend this.