Skillmatics Art Craft Activity Pictures Reviews Summary

Creativity and Fun

Pros:

• "It's a great way for them to be creative and also work on their fine motor skills at the same time!"
• "It’s a lot of fun to do together, encourages creativity, organization, and collaboration."
• "This is the perfect, mess-free crafting project for even the littlest hands."
• "I find myself getting really into it and creative with the foil."
• "This Christmas theme foil activity kit was a lot of fun to do with my children."
• "This activity set offers hours of independent play and creative expression, making it a fantastic value for money."
• "Both my niece & I were beyond excited when we saw how beautiful the art turned out, as well as how easy it was to do."

Cons:

• "The youngest one needed help."
• "The larger pieces were a bit of a challenge leading to some frustration as the pieces split smaller parts when removing the backing."
• "Some of the objects that are small or are connected with a very narrow bit are easy to tear apart / even for me."
• "However some of the stickers are so deeply cut that they come apart."
• "It’s a little confusing at times which is the top of the foil and it won’t stick correctly otherwise."
• "Just one small problem: I could not get the magenta color foil to stick to the Dino’s."
• "The borders of the stickers aren't particularly well aligned with the cut of the stickers."

Quality and Design

Pros:

• "The background pieces (10 sheets) are thick, sturdy, and really beautiful."
• "The contents are good quality."
• "One of the more high quality craft kits we have bought."
• "The foil came well organized into pouches."
• "The picture backgrounds are very nice and colorful."
• "The set has sturdy backgrounds!"
• "The sticks ons are thick and beautifully designed."

Cons:

• "We had a lot of trouble with the moose antlers and some snowflakes."
• "The blue lines printed on the paper do not line up with the peel off areas on the sheets."
• "The only thing that I believe can be improved upon is some way to cover the finished product."
• "The plastic sticker sheets gives off quite a bad odor though."
• "When foiling the stickers, I found some tiny areas didn’t let the foil stick to them."
• "Saw discoloring on the back of the foils."
• "This should have been a great gift in theory, but the paper cutouts weren't done all the way through the paper in some of the places so it's difficult for child to do properly."

Safety and Smell

Pros:

• "So easy to use and don't not make a mess."
• "Does not create a mess. Just peel of a sticker and used foil to clean up."
• "Literally the only clean up is throwing away the backs of peel off sticky parts."
• "To say it's mess free is a little fib but mess free as in you don't need soap and water to clean up."
• "The only waste is the backing of the stickers so you don't have to worry about a long cleanup process."
• "Very easy clean up."
• "This keeps kids busy for HOURS and HOURS and is so fun, easy, and not messy."

Cons:

• "Listen to the other 1 star reviews—the smell is horrible and toxic."
• "First off, THEY WREAK of chemical/ glue smell?? Easily giving me a headache."
• "The off gassing smell of the ink or something is overwhelming."
• "Strong toxic smell. I ordered 3 different brands. This one has the strongest bad smell from all parts. It is not safe to use indoors."
• "Only complaint is that it smells TERRIBLE. Super strong chemical smell."
• "It has a chemical fume smell that doesn't go away even after leaving it outside for a day or two."
• "The smell when you open the box is dreadful."

Value and Gift Potential

Pros:

• "We also purchased it for a gift, it was perfect."
• "He LOVED it and finished the whole box in a couple of days."
• "I got these for a craft to do during a family Christmas and they were a hit for all ages."
• "It turned out to be a great gift."
• "This has been a purchase that is on repeat for kid birthday parties ages 3-7."
• "Since this is a unique, super fun craft - it makes an awesome birthday gift!"
• "This would make a great rainy day activity or unique birthday party gift!"

Cons:

• "Missed the return window so throwing it in the trash. What a waste of money!!"
• "It's toxic! When you open it, you will totally know you purchased a trash. It not safe for toddlers."
• "It is a little overpriced (currently retailing at £19.99 at the time of this Amazon Vine review)."
• "But came missing critical components… the colored foil."
• "It came not wrapped up, some of the dinosaurs were missing and some of the foil was used."
• "The kids liked the craft but I only received 20 pieces of foil and the color choices were gold, silver, green and magenta! Very disappointing!"
• "The packaging states this product is certified and non-toxic and I have very hard time believing it."