Product Description: Jakks Creepy Crawlers Bugmaker - Make and decorate your own creepy bugs. Ooze the goop into the mold plates, place the mold into the oven, then hatch a batch of colorful critters! Kit includes a Creepy Crawler UL-listed oven, three bottles of plasti-goop, goop detailing pen, three detailing tips, two themed molds, double-use spatula, cooling tray, goop pick for pulling the bugs out of the trays, and two storage trays. Oven measures 15"L x 8.5"W x 6.5"H.
Amazon.com Product Description: The Jakks Creepy Crawlers Bug Maker transforms slime to bugs in no time. It's easy for kids to start making bugs. Just pour the plasti-goop compound in the bug molds and turn up the heat. When it's done baking, take out the cooling tray, let them cool, and voila -- they've got creepy creatures to gross out their friends.
Buggin' Out Making the bugs is half the fun! The set comes with three distinctly different plasti-goop colors, encouraging kids to come up with festive or freaky new bug combinations. Using the goop FX detailing pens and three detailing tips, bug-makers can scorch the shades and shapes of each scorpion claw and every wormy body segment. A goop FX pick is also included for pulling the bugs out of the trays.
Twice the Fun in Half the Time The new and improved Creepy Crawlers creates up to 40 bugs -- twice as many twisted creatures in just half the time. The brightly colored oven is almost as fun as the bug-making process itself, with a gross wriggling crawler on top for inspiration. There are also bug-covered holders on the sides that store the double-use spatula and cooling tray. Made with durable plastic, the oven, trays, and spatula are child-safe and stand up to hours of experimentation in the bug laboratory. This classic boy's toy is recommended for kids 8 to 12 years old. The oven requires a 60-watt small base light bulb, sold separately, but available in virtually any grocery store.
What's in the Box Creepy Crawler oven, 3 plasti-goop bottles, detailing pen with 3 tips, 2 molds, goop FX pick, 2 storage trays, and spatula/cooling tray.
The set comes with three distinctly different plasti-goop colors and FX detailing pens.
Broke after one use We successfully made one tray of bugs, then part of the oven "door" broke....the part that engages the oven to work! I found the piece, and planned to take the oven apart to superglue the piece back on, only to discover that what looked like flat-head screws were metal pieces that couldn't be removed whatsoever. So, I tried jury rigging it to get it to stay in the "on" position so we could turn it on by just plugging it in. Well, that wouldn't work because the oven door, which wouldn't engage the lever, controls the ability to slide the on/off switch. I wish they had made the part of the door that engages the toy to work from metal rather than cheap plastic that any kid (including mine) can break by being too forceful. Bad engineering and low quality materials.
Fun, fun! My boys have a blast with this toy. They always want to make bugs. We did have an issue with the door sticking, but my husband rigged it so it would work again. This is a great toy for little boys who love bugs!
It's fun to 'cook bugs'... Great product. My son is having lots of fun in cooking (making) bugs. I guess if I could change any thing about this product is that the manufacturer should include a little booklet with bug facts to match the molds that are included. Also, I was expecting a few more bug 'molds' but this kit only comes with two. Finally, your little one must have a steady hand when placing the mold into the 'oven' because if it goes in at a slant, you will have to tip the oven to get the mold out and then means the 'goo' will slosh all over the inner parts of the oven. My husband just unscrewed the bottom and it cleaned-up in a snap. Now it's as good as new, ready to cook more bugs. I'm thiking of getting some more colors of 'goo' and some more molds just give my son a little more variety. Just an FYI for the shoppers out there. :-)
well ... I have very fond memories of making "bugs" when I was a child and was happy to see this product resurface. You need to buy a lightbulb (not included). This is really a time-consuming process, each individual batch takes several minutes to cook, then even longer for the oven to cool down so you can open it. I wasn't supervising close enough on the first go around, and my oldest forced the door open, breaking it. I was able to superglue the piece back on and it works again, but with such long wait times, it was hard to hold the kid's interest. I'm still glad I bought it, and I even ordered the Spongebob mold set, but I think I'll be the one encouraging the kids to get it out rather than the other way around.
Just plain fun. My little boy loved making creepy crawlers, just as I did 40 years ago. Although the product has changed cosmetically, it is basically the same as it was back then. Just plain fun. Makes his tongue stick out the side of his mouth when he is carefully pouring the goop into the molds.
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