Fun Express Rainbow Putty Balls (1 Dozen) Putty & Slime Toys, Party Favors

When I saw the name of this product, I thought it was going to be an off-brand silly putty meaning it has the same or similar consistency but it's cheaper. When I saw the product picture, I then thought that it was going to be more like a gooey, almost liquid slime. As it turns out, this isn't like either of those. If you remember Gak from the 90's, it's pretty much exactly like that. The texture, the way it acts, even the way it smells, all reminds me of Gak. It even pop like Gak. If you don't know or don't remember Gak, it's like silly putty in that if you leave it alone it will kind of "melt" out and get liquid looking and if you pull on it fast it snaps apart instead of stretching as it does when you pull it slowly. The main difference is in how it feels in the hand how it smells. It's hard to explain the difference in how it feels, but it's cooler to the touch and feels almost wet. I can only think to compare the smell of it to cheap hair gel. Like the kind that comes in the big tub. It's not quite so intense though.The color was another thing I wasn't sure about. In the picture, it looks like the putty is a metallic gold color and when you crack it open it reveals this metallic swirl of colors that is somehow hidden inside this gold putty if you see it at the right angle or something. Like an oil slick. At least that was the impression I got. Turns out, it's very nearly the opposite. The putty balls I received were all swirled with different colors initially and not gold. After playing with the putty for just a few seconds I could tell that it is the swirl of a few different colored puttys and if you continue to knead it, the colors will blend together into a golden color. I attached pictures to show the color swirl of the putty and what it looks like after only a couple of minutes of playing with it lightly.Another thing to note is that this will dry out if not kept sealed. It will become stiff and break apart and not be pliable anymore. So don't expect the putty to last a long time. Also, I did receive 12 balls, I took the picture of the bag after I took one out to play with.I bought these putty balls as cheap, fun stocking stuffers. I was originally going to get silly putty but these were a quarter of the price, so I figured I'd take a chance on these despite the mixed reviews. I wasn't sure what I wasn't going to get, but the quality was actually better than I expected. All in all, the product may not have matched my expectations, but my standards were low.

I bought this expecting it to be just like Silly Putty, but I was duped with a ghetto cheap version instead.My physical therapist uses Silly Putty exercises to aid my wrist injury, so I thought I'd buy my own. Instead of the gross pink Silly Putty color, I wanted to buy one in a different color, so I found these via Amazon.Indeed, the colors are bright and illuminous, and the smell is really nice. Once you play with it, the colors will blend into lavender, but it still holds its shimmer.I call it ghetto because there is no elasticity. It breaks and crumbles ridiculously easy. All you can really do is squeeze it... and even that, you have to do it softly.I broke it up in many segments, quickly squeezed it into a ball, and pegged it at the wall to see what would happen, and it bounced back and broke up into the segments. Then I suddenly remembered I owned something like this when I was really young; this thing will not age well, it'll dry up to the point where if you break it up it will not mend together, and it'll catch a lot of hair.If you leave it resting pieces on a surface, it will morph whole again (If it's fairly new).No, it does not damager surfaces, but it will ruin your clothes. It fell on my sock, and I tried to peel it away. It left a gross film of muck on my sock. I had to rub it off really hard to get most of the muck. If you don't get it off, it'll harden, and the only way to fully remove it is will soap and water.BUY THIS if you've got kids, and you want to temporarily entertain them.DO NOT BUY if you want something durable, sturdy, and long lasting. Just get the Silly Putty, despite the puke salmon color.

I thought this was a winner but after about 10 or 15 minutes the kids were done and haven't been back to play with the "putty" more than once or twice in the last month. They are really pretty even after the rainbow of colors blends into one still iridescent color and they don't smell as weird as some of the others but they do smell and so do your hands. The "putty" isn't good for much of anything more than squishing. You can stretch it if you go slowly or let it warm up but it breaks easily. It didn't make much sound which was a let down to some of the kids who were expecting some sort of noise from squishing it. You can't shape it or pick up words with it though it will keep faint indentations when pressed on something. It is oddly cooler temp-wise which is momentarily fun and it stays slightly wet. You can bounce it but not more than a few inches. It isn't even as fun to squish as other putties or even cornstarch in a balloon. I guess you could roll it. I wouldn't buy it again nor would I have bought it if I had played with it first.

I'm an adult, just like having squishy putty to play with while reading or watching tv. I've been looking for a quality product for a while, and this isn't it. The colors and initial cool, wet texture are nice. The color understandably runs together after a few minutes of kneading and becomes a sort of lilac/lavender. Not very stretchy either--snaps off if you don't stretch very slowly.My main problem is how quickly this dries up, even if you put it right back in the plastic ball after using. After a couple of days' use it shrinks and loses elasticity. Adding water doesn't help, just makes the surface feel slimy. In fact, after spraying some with water and replacing it in the plastic ball, I found the surface grown over with blue and white mold.This might be a fun prize for a birthday party, but don't expect it to last beyond a couple of days. Hopefully there's something more durable out there.