Melissa Doug Activity Butterfly Multi color Reviews Summary

Quality and Durability

Pros:

• "It's been hanging on our sliding glass door now for 3 months and still looks perfect."
• "The sun catcher is thick and sturdy."
• "Product still adhering and in one piece after all this time."
• "Has held up well."
• "It’s easy to use, made really sturdy, and beautiful in the window!"
• "It feels high quality."
• "Anything from Melissa & Doug is good quality and this kit is a great example."

Cons:

• "However it arrived with the packaging all ripped apart."
• "After completing the project and hanging it on the window, the colored pieces are now falling off."
• "The stickers immediately started falling off, 7 pieces fell off within the first 3 hours of it being hung up."
• "Some of the stickers fell off or came off their jelly bottoms but reattached easily enough."
• "I was surprised that after a few weeks, the stickers/stained glass pieces lost their adhesive and fell off the plastic."
• "The pieces keep falling off."
• "In the last 3 days have found about 6 stickers that have fallen out of the frame."

Design and Aesthetics

Pros:

• "Looks great hanging in the picture window at my grandparents house!"
• "It is very pretty and definitely worth the money."
• "The butterfly is huge and beautiful in the sun."
• "I am an artist and am picky with these projects but this one is super pretty!"
• "It looks gorgeous once it's been put together and I'm sure my parents will love it!"
• "The result is beautiful, looks like real stained glass."
• "Looks like real stained glass!"

Cons:

• "It is neither educational nor pretty."
• "But there isn't any creativity or customization with the stickers."
• "It's such low quality plastic that it broke."
• "It was cheaply made & had absolutely nothing to do with stained glass."
• "Plastic does not reflex anything pretty like crystal does."
• "While the final product is pretty to look at."
• "It's a beautiful puzzle that will brighten my windows, even if it lacks individuality."

User Experience

Pros:

• "This is so easy."
• "The stick-em pieces worked great & the master sheet was essential for the ease of completion."
• "It was very easy for her to do on her own."
• "She caught on very quickly and enjoyed making it."
• "It was easy for him to put together and he was so proud to give his mom such a beautiful gift."
• "Very easy to stick on the pieces and beautiful when done."
• "It has very simple directions."

Cons:

• "I was expecting her to be able to paint the glass but all it was just stickers you put on plain glass."
• "The stickers are not sticking to the board at all."
• "Only complaint is that it was missing a sticker for the border."
• "I ended up taking it down because we had lost so many of the stickers."
• "But the only problem is that when prying up the pieces from the plastic sheet, the edges can cut your fingers."
• "The suction cup that came with the 'stained glass heart' is too cheaply made to hold the 10 X 8.5 frame it is designed to hold."
• "You also have to be careful to not get your fingerprints all over the sticky side of the stickers, or they fall off when the project is hanging in the window."

Value and Satisfaction

Pros:

• "It is very pretty and definitely worth the money."
• "Would definitely recommend & will purchase in the future for others as gifts!"
• "She wants another for her birthday, so I will likely be getting her a different one in the future."
• "Gift was great for my 7 year old. Easy and clean craft for kids."
• "They are great for one-to-one correspondence and fine motor skills."
• "This Butterfly stained glass kit is easy to do for our 8-year old granddaughter."
• "Perfect gift for that little one that is into crafts. A project that is not messy and can be displayed after it is completed."

Cons:

• "Majorly disappointed."
• "Overall I'm not impressed."
• "The only problem I have is the price is a little high for about 10 minutes of fun."
• "It's such low quality plastic that it broke."
• "I would not buy this product again and certainly would NOT gift it."
• "What am I paying for?"
• "Disappointing we went thru all that and the stickers don't even stay on."