These Play Beads surprised our parent testers because while they initially thought they knew what was going to be inside the box, they ended up getting inspired by a whole slew of ideas they hadn’t anticipated. Roylco provides a series of illustrations in the instruction booklet that encourage a variety of creative ideas. The beads are durable and have a variety of fun shapes, textures, and colors. Parents felt confident that there was no way they’d break or stretch/lose shape. They are malleable but in a good way. Using the beads with play dough (not included) was a great activity. Kids really enjoyed turning the pieces on their side and pressing them into the play dough like cookie cutters to create the different shapes. You can do the same activities with paint or string them together to create jewelry. Many of the projects here require other products to complete, so be prepared to access other items from your toy box, pantry, or workshop in order to take full advantage of everything these Sensory Beads offer.