The box is on the titchy side and, at nearly £20, expectations do creep up. That said, this “make it mini” set wins points for avoiding the usual resin chaos. Instead of sticky pours and curing mishaps, you get slime and a pretend icing clay that firms up after about 24 hours, which keeps mess to a civilised minimum and still delivers display-worthy mini food once it’s set. Inside you’ll find two tubes of icing clay, a chocolate “sauce” icing, tiny glasses and bowls, sprinkles, plastic food pieces, assorted accessories and clear step-by-step instructions. The icing tubes have proper piping nozzles and are genuinely easy for small hands to control, so youngsters can swirl, dot and drizzle with satisfying results. The textures are well judged: the slime gives that glossy, “liquid” look for drinks and parfaits, while the icing clay holds shape so whipped peaks don’t collapse into sad puddles. A couple of practical pointers help the finished pieces last. Slime doesn’t truly cure solid, so it’s best sealed in by capping it with the icing clay to stop it creeping up the sides of the cup. For drinks that use only slime with no icing lid, a thin sealing layer (UV resin if you’ve got it in your craft stash, or a clear craft sealant) keeps everything neat and in place. Follow that and the results look impressively shop-bought—on a doll’s-house scale, at least. Quality feels decent: parts fit, colours pop, and the instructions are actually useful rather than decorative. Most importantly, it’s engaging without turning the table into a biohazard, so you get creative play and a tidy-ish kitchen. The limiting factor is quantity; the components stretch to a handful of projects and then you’re done, which is where the value calculation gets wobbly. You’re paying for cute results and low-mess crafting, not a marathon of makes. Is it worth the money? If your child loves miniature food kits and you’d prefer to skip resin drama, yes—this is a cheerful, contained way to scratch that creative itch with far fewer paper towels. If you’re chasing maximum volume per pound, the small box will feel a bit stingy. As a gift or a rainy-afternoon activity, though, it delivers colourful, photo-ready minis and a pleasing sense of “I made that” without redecorating the table in the process.
