STYLE 4 EVER Stationery Maker Review
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Reviewed by Shetho
The Style 4 Ever stationery maker is a kit of goodies which can be used to create personalised mini pencils, notebooks and water pens. Style 4 Ever is a trade mark of Canal Toys, based in York in the U.K. some of the other brands supplied by Canal Toys are So Slime, Airbrush Art and Gabby’s Dollhouse.
The Style 4 Ever stationery kit comes packaged in an attractively coloured box which is predominantly lilac, turquoise and pink and is sure to be attractive to children of a certain age. The guidance is that it is suitable for children 6+ and not suitable for children aged 3 and under. The box contains:
1 Stationery machine
2 Water pens
1 Notebook
1 sheet of stickers
2 Erasers
1 Ruler
2 Pencils
4 Charms
2 Rolls of decorative sticky tape
6 bags of beads and glitter
1 Instruction leaflet
Everything about this kit is in miniature, so little ones will love the size of the pens, pencils, and notebooks and the stickers, beads etc.
My 5 year old granddaughter absolutely loves doing anything crafty so was very excited to try the style 4 Ever Stationery Maker out. We started by unpacking all the items and my granddaughter was particularly keen to explore the beads and glittery sequin packs, in-fact it was hard to tear her away from them. Next we assembled the Stationery Machine, and added the stock, which was a bit fiddly mainly due to the size of the items, however, the included information leaflet was very helpful in guiding us through the setting up process and my junior tester was soon ready to make some stationery.
The kit enables the creation of bespoke stationery items. She started by decorating one of the pencils with the tape. The machine has a tape dispenser which she found helpful. At this point we discovered that having scissors at hand to cut the tape was useful. Following the tape she was then able to add one of the cute erasers to finish her creation which she was very pleased with. She them moved on to decorating a pen. This was a little bit more tricky for her though. Perhaps because she is just 5 and older children would probably find it much easier. Between her, her mum and myself we managed to work out how to disassemble the pen so that decorations could be added by using the machine’s funnel.
She particularly enjoyed adding sparkles to the water compartment and viewing her handy-work. Following this she was able to add beads and charms and she loved the finished item. My granddaughter loves stickers, was in her element adding the stickers to the notebook and proudly showing us all the fruits of her labours. If there was a disappointment it was that the included letters were limited so there wasn’t an initial letter for every name, so items could not be personalised in that way.
Designed/ created for children who enjoy being creative and crafts this is a fun kit offering a range of items to keep them inspired and occupied for hours making items they can continue to use in the future.
Ratings: 4/5
RRP: £12.99
Available to buy from www.very.co.uk