I used these for our 3rd and 4th graders at music camp at our church. The kids really enjoyed them.
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March 27, 2024
Cool
These are really cool, and I'm excited to hand them out to my Sunday school kids.
November 13, 2023
Good purchase
Good quality. This is a craft better suited for older kids/teens.
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Quality,Value,Fun
May 08, 2025
Need more pegs
There weren't enough pegs in the kit, and it wasn't easy pushing the pegs into the cross. It was beautiful when it was done.
April 23, 2025
– Sacramento
Black FoAM Cross
This item was difficult to make. The instructions were hard for my high schoolers and junior high. First of all, the stakes did not go in easily, and I had to pre-punch the numbers. The string cord was difficult to cut and glue and follow.
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Quality,Value,Fun
April 11, 2025
Great craft for older younger teens
I purchased these for a group of young teenagers. They absolutely loved them. The foam was very good quality and the string was colorful. The craft was simple enough that instructions were not needed, but intricate enough that it kept them occupied for a good amount of time. I will purchase these again if I ever need something for a group of kids this age again.
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Quality,Value,Fun
August 01, 2023
needs improvement
I was attracted to the colorful string and the ease of inserting plastic pegs into the funofam crosses. My prep for the craft was tedious and consumed too much time. Each portion of string needed to be wrapped around a cardboard "spool" to make the craft usable for 5th through 8th grade kids. Also, the numbers on some of the number patterns were not printed squarely on the crosses, rendering them undesirable as a finished project.
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Quality,Value,Fun
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Oriental Trading
August 08, 2023
Staff
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June 27, 2023
Disaster VBS Craft
I ordered this string art craft for the older children ages 7-13 for VBS at our church. Our 5 volunteers spent 1 hour detangling the string in every packet. There was not 1 string that wasn’t tangled and knotted in many places out of 25 crosses. Each string took about 10-15 minutes to detangle. On top of that the children under the age of 12 had a VERY difficult time making this string art craft. Only 3 children out of 40 ended up completing it. This was a disaster craft!
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Quality,Value,Fun
Oriental Trading
July 18, 2023
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June 17, 2022
VBS Craft
Very difficult to make even for 12-16 year olds. String was knotted when taken out of package.
Oriental Trading
July 01, 2022
Staff
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June 09, 2022
For older kids - and make sure string doesn't tangle
The cross is very pretty once complete, but it can be quite a challenging craft, especially for younger kids and if you are limited on time. I would recommend this craft for 12 years old and up with 30 minutes or more. Some of the kits had string that got very tangled, and it took up lots of time to just unravel it. It can be a little difficult for those under 12 years old, but the teenagers loved it!
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Quality,Value,Fun
April 17, 2022
frustrating!
Too hard and frustrating for kids and for the adults trying to help them. Calls for too much hand coordination.
Also, cord got very tangled.
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Quality,Value,Fun
April 26, 2021
String frustration
Used this for a GNC and at Children's Church. 2 different settings yet still same frustration with the string being all tangled and too confusing to follow directions. Kids didn't want to finish it and gave it back or wanted to throw it out. It looked good just very difficult to make for kids under 10. I anticipated excitement and was disappointed with frustration.
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Quality,Value,Fun
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Quality,Value,Fun
Oriental Trading
May 03, 2021
Staff
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