ESSENSON Air Dry Clay, 100 Colors

This ESSENSON 100-color air dry clay set is such a great value. The colors are bright and vibrant, and there’s so much variety that it keeps kids engaged for hours. The clay is soft, easy to mold, and doesn’t dry out too quickly while you’re working with it. It air dries nicely without cracking, and the finished pieces hold their shape well. Perfect for creative play, school projects, or gifting. Definitely a fun and mess-friendly craft option I’d purchase again!

This set offers a fantastic variety of air-dry clay with lots of vibrant colors to choose from. The texture is quite different from traditional Play-Doh — it’s much lighter and almost airy, which makes it easy for kids to mold and shape. Each color comes individually sealed in its own plastic package, which keeps the clay fresh until you’re ready to use it. Once opened, the set includes small zip-style bags so you can store any leftover clay from your projects. It also includes some tools to help make your creation come to life. My kids had different reactions to it. My 6-year-old absolutely loved it and didn’t want to stop until every color had been opened. My 3-year-old enjoyed it for a bit, and my 11-year-old humored us but didn’t feel the need to keep going. It was definitely the biggest hit with the elementary-age crowd. One thing to know is that this clay dries fairly quickly, which is great if you want finished creations fast. However, it also means it works best for simple shapes and small figures. More elaborate or taller creations tend to collapse under their own weight before fully drying. For example, our mini pigs and ladybugs turned out great, but when my daughter tried making a tree it slowly folded over and lost its shape as it dried. The clay sticks very well to itself, which helps pieces hold together — but it also means adjustments can be tricky. Once two colors touch, they bond immediately. If you’re adding small details (like black spots on a red ladybug), you’ll want to place them carefully the first time. Once fully dry, the creations hold their shape nicely and can be played with, but they’re permanent at that point and can’t be remolded. Overall, this is a really fun and colorful clay set, especially for kids who enjoy making small animals, characters, and simple shapes.

My wife used this clay set for a variety of different art projects, and it ended up being a great purchase. The large selection of colors gave her plenty of options without having to mix colors constantly, which made creating more detailed pieces much easier. The clay was soft, easy to shape, and held its form well while working with it. After drying, the finished projects looked great and held up better than we expected. For anyone interested in clay art, especially beginners or hobbyists, this set offers a lot of value for the money.

Used for my 7th graders in an art class. They love using them and there are a lot of colors. Small packs but I let them use 3 or 4. Those who put some effort into their creation were able to make some good looking art. Just let them air dry over night and they were good to go.

Great for model building. This is not PLAY DOUGH but it is really good and soft and easy to buld with! comes out of hair very easy and super lightweight! comes with a ton of colors! this dries out easy if left in the air overnight! and mixes the colors easy! great gift for a builder child

i used this for the tiktok trend “clay date with my s/o”. it worked pretty good! it doesn’t dry as quickly as other people mentioned. just keep the packaging closed when not using and you’ll be fine! the quality is pretty good! it’s very soft and easy to use. it came with A LOT of colors! only gave it 4 stars because our small figures kind of “melted” before they dried. but other than that, i loved it! good value for money!

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My grandkids love this clay. When it dries the have fun playing with the things they create.

love it. It is fresh, no dry pieces inside. Easy to mold. Lots of fun

The air dry clay smells.very toxic . We had bought from a different company before and the smell was great . We will return the item and have to pay for return we will never buy from the seller again