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The color-changing clay was the star for us—my daughter molded a whole reef while I handled the shark automaton, and watching its tail flap on its own genuinely impressed me. Took us about an hour to get everything moving, and the instructions were clear enough that a 9-year-old could follow along.

My son and I built the whale automatons on a rainy Saturday, and watching the fins actually flap as it “swims” across the table was way cooler than I expected. The color-changing clay turned our coral reef from purple to pink right in front of us, which kept him glued for a full hour. Definitely a k

The color-changing clay was the first thing we tried, and watching our coral reef shift shades kept my daughter fascinated for a full hour. The whale and shark automatons are sturdy enough that she’s been re-building them every day since.