John Adams | GEMEX Deluxe Creation Station: Magically sets from gel to gems! | Arts & crafts | Ages 5+

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Amount of gems you can make– with all the skill in the world there is little chance of making the number of gems the box states unless you only make the smallest gem in the set. You then add any decorations that you want in the gem, pushing them into the gel with the stirring tool and making sure that you completely cover them. Decorate it with pretty flowers and leaf garland, add toadstools, an acorn love-heart stand and your fairy. GEMEX sets from gel to gems in just a few minutes and then they’ll have enough to make up to 100 gems ready to be turned into necklaces, hair clips, keychains and much more. The gel does smell, so it’s good to do in a larger more open space but it’s been approved as child safe and is very different to the professional resin that needs masks and ventilation.

Once the gems are created you can really start to get crafty by turning them into hairclips, necklaces, keychains and much more.Brighten up their bedroom with this vintage sea creatures poster in the style of a retro chart or diagram. Let your kids learn about different species from under the sea from the comfort of their own room or playroom! Now that we have made a couple of jewels each I would feel happy to be less “hands on” with the kids and potter around the kitchen whilst they create their own designs. We do a lot of arts and crafts in our house and with lockdowns in place we have been trying different things for the kids to try so that they are not stuck in a loop of just drawing or painting.

Hamsters can climb up the elevator, play in their wheel, use his food bowl to escape down a tunnel or build up their energy with speed boosters to scurry around the track quicker. We did two cycles as standard, which wasn’t a huge issue other than it got two very impatient children a little bit fidgety. We love this product; the creations were beautiful and gave the kids a real buzz of satisfaction as they were unlike anything we had made before. Topics include the Great Fire of London, Rocks and Soil, Florence Nightingale, Living Things and Their Habitat, and The Roman Empire.

The drama and music classroom even has a selection of instruments and the science lab has a ladybird to study under a microscope. I have to say I was initially a little unsure about reviewing yet another jewellery making set as I have tackled quite a few of these over the years with my children, but this one seemed to adopt a much more original idea than the usual “threading beads onto string or plastic bands” that we are used to, so I was really grateful to receive the John Adams Gemex Deluxe Creation Station.