My 5 yr old got this for her birthday, contains all you need to create some designs, although won't be long until a refill pack of beads will be required. We usually use Hama Beads so this was a nice change along the same theme. The "no heat, no mess" motto isn't as good as cracked up to be as the designs take longer than 10 mins to dry and even after being left overnight one of the designs was really gummy and not bonding, perhaps I used too much water? Not particularly durable, it wouldn't withstand being played with but nice to look at or stick up to admire. Agree with the other reviews that the pen is fiddly and the beads cannot be accurately positioned with it, especially with younger hands, doing it by hand is actually quicker and easier. Easy to follow instructions, not majorly over priced like alot of these crafty items and worth buying to try it out. Will be using again.