Spin Master PixOs Super Studio
Spin Master PixOs Super Studio
Spin Master PixOs Super Studio Sale
My 5 year old and I were thrilled when this product became available again. We have had to work a little harder with this product as it doesn’t seem to stick as well as the aqua dots did but after awhile we figured it out and realized that we weren’t spraying enough water on it and we weren’t waiting long enough for it to dry. If you do those two things right, it was our experience that the designs don’t fall apart. I gave it a 4 star because I agree with the other reviewer that you will require more product. Once you get going and get the hang of it and start getting really creative you are longing for more beads! It will require your child to have patience and may develop your child’s patience. If you think you can just hand this over to a 5 year old and go do your thing, you’re mistaken. For younger children, still developing patience, an adult will need to assist in order to ensure that this is a fun and creative project rather than a frustrating one. After your child gets the hang of it and develops patience, they can do this on their own. If you try to rush through this you will find yourself frustrated with beads falling out of place and not sticking well.
My daughter wanted Aquadots so badly and we got her some for Christmas last year – two days after purchasing them, they were all recalled. I wrote in to SpinMaster for replacement parts and we received the Pixos in the mail. We still had the originals and I tried both. The Aquadots do stick better but the Pixos can do the same with a little trial and error. You just need more water. Just keep spraying the Pixos until they have completely dried and if they have trouble coming up from the tray – spray them some more. We also left them out in the sun to dry which helped.
There are two trays that come with this set – a pink (diagonal) one and a blue (straight across) one. I agree that the blue one is not so great. You need lots of water for that one to stick. And there are very few good designs for that tray. It would be better if it came with at least 2 of the pink trays and a blue so that you could keep working while your project is drying – or you AND a friend could work on the good designs at the same time.
The other problem with the set was that the tube that is supposed to shoot the dots out into the tray just didn’t seem to work all that well. Like someone else said, if anything got wet, the Pixos would get clogged in there and were very difficult to get back out. We just stopped using that and my daughter (4 1/2) put the Pixos in by hand. She absolutely LOVES this toy. She loves making up new designs and she loves playing with her creations.
Because of my daughter’s love of this toy and the wonderful value it has had for her – both educational and otherwise – I am willing to overlook the less sticky beads (I mean, after all, at least they are not covered in a toxin that might kill my child, right?!), the shortage of good trays, and the annoying tube-thingy. Overall it has been one of the more regularly used toys in our home – and that is saying something for a little child with no attention span! Perhaps better for the more patient and/or artistic child (and parents) and for them, I definitely recommend it. A great toy!
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