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While most of us know better than to assume that the photo on the front of a toy box is an accurate representation of what's inside, this one was WAY off. First of all, the photo on the box shows two kids catapulting boulders at the "fortress" forts they've built. The blocks look somewhat large in the photo. When these blocks are actually made, they come out about 1/3 of an inch tall. The boy hiding behind 4 and 6 stacked blocks pictured on the box would have to be about 2 inches tall to hide behind this many blocks. So the idea that kids can make a fort with this set is ridiculous. The set comes with just a few cups of building material. What can be made with this set is forts for action figures, army men, and anything else a few inches tall.
This set comes with a large piece to set everything up on that looks like a kind of board game. Definitely keep your blocks on this board. I learned the hard way what happens when you set these blocks on anything else. The substance they are made of caused the shiny surface of my coffee table to get a dried out and cloudy look to it, everywhere the blocks were sitting. I've been Pledging the table like crazy to try and fix it.
My son was excited at first to get this. He was beyond eager to set it all up and try it out. He meticulously added the clay/sandy like material to the molds to create the blocks. Once in the molds we left them to dry out over night. The next morning they wouldn't release from the molds. So we waited until after school that day, in the afternoon, to try again. They still didn't want to come out easily, so we started banging on the molds to get the blocks out. When we finally did get them all to release, we found they were still a little rubbery. This might be how they are supposed to stay. Humidity shouldn't be what the issues was, since we live in a very northern climate and the weather is already quite cold here. The air is very dry right now, so I was surprised these blocks didn't dry out much faster. Even days later some of the blocks are still not what you would call dry.
After the blocks were molded and everything was ready, my son was excited to start "building" the forts. His interest quickly disappeared when he realized that there was hardly anything there to build. He had basically made clay/sand blocks the size of Lego's, and only had a few of them. The most fun to be had with this set is filling the molds with the material. That's about it. It's been sitting out on the table for the past few days, and he goes back to look at it every so often, with a sort of confusion, wondering exact what he could do with this set to play with it. He seems to want to play with it, since it's a new toy. But he finds there's really nothing he can do with it. If I had to say one positive thing about this set, it's that the catapults do work. They fling tiny things all the way across our living room. However these are actually too strong for using what they are intended for. When you try and build a fort and use the catapult to fling something at it to knock it down, it overshoots the target by about 5 feet!
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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program This is Crayola's version of a Playdoh castle set.You get a gritty playdoh which you can use in multiple mods from castle parts to tiny soldier molds.
The Playdoh is called Morhpix which is easily moldable and just like Playdoh but with more grit.It can scratch your tables and hardwood floors due to the texture unlike regular playdoh.
It comes with catapults and a play mat, molds, and two Morphix containers.
It is fun to play and my kids used it all day the first day they got it. After the novelty wore off they never looked at it again.
For parents it's kind of painful to clean up and you want your kids to play with this outside or you'll end up with the gritty Morphix playdoh stuff all over the carpet or floors.
Overall,
Good for an afternoon of fun but not really worth the money.
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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program I don't recommend this toy. I gave it 2 stars instead of 1 because at least it is a construction toy that has three little tubs of clay (gritty clay) and a set of molds. Other than that, the set is a bomb. The clay is called Morphix, and the directions warn you explicitly that Morphix is abrasive and may damage surfaces (like tables, floors). For the intended age range, I'd rather have a product that does not require clay police. The molds themselves are very small, and the finished product does not, in my view, measure up to what appears on the box cover. When using the molds, the directions suggest turning them over and tapping them to get the clay out, but sometimes the clay just gets stuck. I don't mind that kids have to wait overnight for the clay to dry; we have plenty of building sets that require days to complete. But the whole result is underwhelming. The catapults are cheap and don't work terribly well. The play-mat is small and just part of the cardboard box. I think you'll end up finding this set deeply discounted at an arts and craft store near you.Honest reviews on Crayola Create 2 Destroy Fortress Invasion Ultimate Destruction
Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program I have two boys, ages 8 and 10, who aren't always crazy about board games. They love this Crayola Create 2 Destroy game, however. I am not sure they've ever read the official rules for playing the game, but tend to make up their own battle rules after spending a very long time (in little boy time) carefully building their fortresses. Sometimes they spend so long building their creations that they never get around to trying to destroy each other. The game includes a material that is like a combination of clay and play dough. It's not too sticky and is easy to clean up. It will dry out if left in the open, so make sure kids know to close the containers properly. You also get a playing area, several molds, and catapults to launch projectiles at the other player's fortress. Games in the series can be combined to give a larger playing area and more building options with the various molds. As a parent, my favorite things about this game are the creativity and strategy kids can use to build their own fortresses and the amount of time they will stay occupied while doing so.Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Crayola Create 2 Destroy Fortress Invasion Ultimate Destruction
Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program If I could have actually built this set, it might have been fun. Even then, though, I really question its concept. The problem is with the clay. It's not simple play-doh, but rather it's gritty like sand is mixed into it. It says not to get it on furniture and the like because it can scratch the finish.So the concept is that it provides molds to make two different fortresses, then battle it out using the catapults. You get three colors of clay, the molds, and the box doubles as a play mat. The clay is supposed to harden, but it never hardens fully. Add to that two additional problems: The molds stick to the clay and don't release it. The molds are really durable and heavy duty, but this means you can't bend or twist them well to release the clay. Therefore, I couldn't get the pieces out without destroying them.
That was a real disappointment after waiting overnight and then some. This is where the overall concept is flawed. Most kids won't want to fill the molds, then wait multiple hours as it instructs. It says not to add water to try and re-hydrate the clay, so I'm assuming that if pieces break, crumble or get lost, you'll need to buy additional clay instead of adding some water and re-forming.
Between the clay not coming out of the molds in one piece, not being able to try and reuse it, and the fact that your kids will be shocked to learn they are expected to put everything in the molds then wait a few hours before playing, I don't recommend this product.
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