My three children begged for these after seeing them advertised so much on TV. I bought one of these sets and two of the standard sets.
First of all this set is a LOT smaller than I expected. The two instruction cards which show the lions face, fish, turtle and bird are tiny at thirteen x thirteen cm and the actual completed designs on them are miniscule at eg seven cm x six and a half cm for the lions head. Don't believe the scale and perspective on the box - your creations will be very small. Also as the instructions are double sided only two children at a time can use them (not ideal with my 3 children).
The cutting and joining tool is never used as a pair of scissors and the warmth from your hands have the same effect.
Bendaroos are basically bits of string with a thin wax cover. They don't dry or flake and they make a good job at decorating items and creating pictures, plaited jewellery, race tracks for cars, bridges ... My children have spent hours using them but I would call them really poor value for money.
I would highly recommend the bigger and better
Wikki Stix Activity Set set which is almost identical but better and excellent value.
My children do like playing with them but there are better options out there.