My Daughter got this for Christmas. We started making a few soaps...begun to experiment with silicone ice cube moulds etc and had a great time.
My mature 8 year old needed supervision, but only because the ingredients needed to be heated, it sparked her imagination. In fact I wanted to try lots of things myself. It shows several different types of soap and to think about dyes and colours. Wonderful idea for a child that likes to make gifts for others.
You get enough soap to make a reasonable amount, depending on size, but the raw ingredients seem to be readily available and to keep on making.
Fantanstic pressy for any crafty minded 8 or 40 year old.