Gabby’s Dollhouse Mystery Cat Box Slime Review
DISCLOSURE – THIS ITEM WAS GIFTED TO THE REVIEWER FOR THE PURPOSES OF WRITING THE REVIEW. ALL THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS ARE THE REVIEWER’S OWN.
Reviewed by Mel Randle
When I told my daughter (8) she had to help me review Gabby’s Dollhouse Mystery Cat Box Slime she was giddy with excitement. Just that sentence contains three of her favour words – cats, slime, and mystery!! Like many children her age, she is forever watching people ‘unbox’ things on YouTube so to do her own was a dream come true!
The item comes in a lovely compact parcel, which to be fair doesn’t make it look a lot on first glance. The contents of the kit are neatly packed into a cat-shaped 4 inch square storage box with a cardboard sleeve around it. So for anyone concerned about excess package, this definitely ticks all the right boxes! The storage box itself is a lovely little keepsake for any cat lovers.
The kit contains the ‘ingredients’ to make and decorate a slime shake. So you receive a shaker, mixing tool, 2 different coloured slime powders, 2 bags of confetti decoration, some stickers and a merkat charm. All are very aesthetically pleasing to the eye!
Now my first, and probably my only real negative about this product (which made no difference to my daughter) is that is quite clearly called ‘Mystery Cat Box’ but given the fact the outer sleeve shows the content, I’m not entirely sure what the mystery is!
A suitable craft area is definitely a must for this product. Don’t buy from a shop and let the kids open in the back of the car on the way home else you’ll be finding the confetti decoration forever more. We did it at the kitchen table on a wipe-clean cloth with easy to hoover lino floor. Younger children will require some help in the preparation. There are water measurements to take and a timer is required. My daughter wanted to be independent and do it all herself so I guided rather than did it for her. Also advisable to open the slime and decoration bags yourself to save any mishaps.
The kit contains really clear and precise instructions. Once the initial mixing of the slime was done, I was able to leave my daughter to her own devices and get creative. They can decorate the shaker with the stickers, blend the slimes together to make two-toned slime, add the confetti and blend them in to the mix. Add the merkat charm and make it look all pretty. As a 40something year old adult, I don’t really see the appeal of sitting pulling and stretching a piece of slime and adding sparkly decorations, but my daughter could do this for hours and get a lot of pleasure from it. On the first sitting with this set, it kept her amused for approximately an hour and half, time for me to get on with some jobs around the house.
What I did like about the slime was that it wasn’t messy! She’s had some before that was more like gloop, sticking to anything and everything and we’ve spent hours trying to clean her hands. This particular slime was clean.
Overall, given the presentation, the contents, and the enjoyment factor for my daughter, I thought this was a really great little product and would especially make a cute gift for someone. The reusable storage box is a nice little extra and assuming the slime is kept in an airtight container, it can be poked and prodded again and again!
Rating: 5/5
Gabby’s Dollhouse Mystery Cat Box Slime is available from Very for £9.99. Recommended age 4+
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