Aquabeads Deluxe Trunk: DIY Art Kit with Instructions for Ages 4+
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$24.99
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WARNING: choking hazard - small parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.
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The Aquabeads Deluxe Trunk offers a creative outlet for children, featuring a wide variety of colorful beads and templates that inspire imaginative play. While many guests appreciate the organization and ease of use, some have noted challenges with the bead pen and instructions. Overall, this set provides hours of fun and is perfect for kids looking to explore their artistic side, making it a great gift for birthdays or holidays.
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4.3 out of 5 stars with 190 reviews
quality: 2.79 out of 5
value: 2.83 out of 5
41% would recommend
29 recommendations
1 out of 5 stars
Thumbs down graphic, would not recommend
10 January, 2026
Do not buy
How is this getting good reviews? My 5 and 7 year old struggles placing the beads in the lumpy grid. Small movements disrupt the beads and the work gets messed up. Kids get unhappy and frustrated. We sprayed with water and waited 2hrs they fell apart. Tears ensued. 0 stars.
4 out of 5 stars
3 January, 2026Verified purchase
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My kids are enjoying it though it takes about 2 hours to get dry before they can pick up without beads falling off we usually just leave it over night, other than that my kids enjoy it
1 out of 5 stars
Thumbs down graphic, would not recommend
27 December, 2025Verified purchase
disappointed
barely any beads come with it, the picture shows a full tote and in reality there are enough to maybe fill 3 or 4 slots all together
2 out of 5 stars
23 October, 2025Verified purchase
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I bought this for my 6 year old and was rather disappointed. The instructions were not clear and we had a hard time getting the beads to stick together. The pen was not really helpful and we ended up just placing the beads by hand which was not easy with some of the more complicated designs. Any little bump and all of the beads get messed up. It was a frustrating activity for me as an adult, not sure it's really appropriate for most kids under 8/9 years old. With that being said, my kids did love the final results for the ones we were able to get to stick.
2 out of 5 stars
Thumbs down graphic, would not recommend
16 October, 2025Verified purchase
No written instructions, needed YouTube
The instructions are in pictures not in words. I'm a reader, I don't mind pictures but I need words to go with it. I ended up watching some YouTube videos to make sure I understood what to do. I bought this for my daughter who gets frustrated very easily. Written instructions are a must for every craft I buy her. This is the first one that we both struggled with which is odd because the concept is so simple. Also, the picture templates aren't as visible through the grate as they need to be so a lot of her creations are improvised. The grabber pen for the beads isn't well designed either, it actually messes with the design. I saw YouTube videos where they were using tweezers and now I understand why they did that. Overall, cool concept, bad execution.
1 out of 5 stars
Thumbs down graphic, would not recommend
8 August, 2025
poor quality
the beads to not stick together to keep a form.
1 out of 5 stars
Thumbs down graphic, would not recommend
1 August, 2025Verified purchase
Disappointing and anticlimatic
I always wanted to try this with my daughter, finally bought the deluxe one thinking it was going to be cool. The pen is nice to have until it doesn’t work- you try to extract a bead or move things around and it ruins everything. It’s impossible to reload, one by one. I wanted my 6 year old to do a craft on her own since the perler beads have to use an iron, I thought the water would be fun and safe. After using lots of water it took overnight for the beads to fuse. The blue tint where you put the photo, my daughter complained it’s hard to see. Cute concept and designs, but it’s just not as fun as I thought it would be for her. Also the deluxe kit even though it’s big.. only one person can do it at a time. Other kids can’t do it since there’s only one grid. Also they give you only enough beads for that design, no extra ones to free play. Definitely disappointed and back to perler beads.
5 out of 5 stars
Thumbs up graphic, would recommend
30 March, 2025Verified purchase
Aqua Beads Activity.
Granddaughter really liked putting together objects.
5 out of 5 stars
Thumbs up graphic, would recommend
18 January, 2025Verified purchase
It was a hit!
My 8 year brought this to a local brewery that was outside and all the kids swarmed the table to play with it. It was a hit! It was my go to birthday gift after that.
1 out of 5 stars
Thumbs down graphic, would not recommend
10 January, 2025Verified purchase
Go with offbrand beads instead
My 14 year old daughter wanted to revisit a craft from her childhood. She quickly learned that something about Aquabeads had changed over the past 7 years and they were no longer easy to use. Don't waste your time or money on Aquabeads. Go with the offbrand beads on Amazon. They work way better!
5 out of 5 stars
Thumbs up graphic, would recommend
8 July, 2024Verified purchase
Aquabeads
Good value for money- my daughter loves it
2 out of 5 stars
Thumbs down graphic, would not recommend
14 February, 2024Verified purchase
Disappointing
Would not buy again. The box itself is just okay. It’s very disappointing the amount of aquabeads for this box. Look at Amazon for non aqua bead brand items with way more beads, tools and are way better functionality.
1 out of 5 stars
Thumbs down graphic, would not recommend
26 December, 2023Verified purchase
Dont waste your money.
Definitely not for 4 year olds like stated. My daughter is 5 and this (even for myself) is very frustrating. The pictures don’t line up with the slots for the balls, the balls constantly get bumped causing you to restart, they always fall out of the pen, you spray them and wait 10 seconds like it says and flip just for them to all fall apart and beads go everywhere. Disaster. waste of money.
1 out of 5 stars
Thumbs down graphic, would not recommend
13 December, 2023Verified purchase
Don't bother
Terrible. Frustrating at best. I guess we will keep the organizer for organizing trinkets but as a creative toy it just doesn’t work most of the time as the creations break easily. I was hoping this would be something the kids could do one their own but it was too frustrating with poor directions and difficult to pick up the beads. The kids don’t want to touch it at this point. Better off getting Perler beads. Waste of money.
5 out of 5 stars
Thumbs up graphic, would recommend
5 December, 2023Verified purchase
Kid approved- elementary aged
Perfect for elementary aged child. Perfect for independent creative play time. A child can us this kit to create and design different things without the help of an adult. Our daughter made gifts for people from things she made with this kit and was so proud. Kid approved!
4 out of 5 stars
Thumbs up graphic, would recommend
13 November, 2023Verified purchase
Fun activity, requires patience
The set is beautifully packaged. I like that it comes with an assortment of bead shapes and colors. The instructions are clear, but the tools they provide are not very user friendly for small hands. I found myself making the art for my daughter. Also wish the template was more visible under the grid. The art pieces are fragile after, but cute to make.
4 out of 5 stars
Thumbs up graphic, would recommend
3 November, 2023Verified purchase
Great! But problem with drying....
This item came with many different shapes and colors of beads along with diagram of pictures, a bead pen and water bottle. All items fit very nicely in the tote! The only downside to this item? The instructions indicate that once you have finished your project and spray with water, it should be ready in 10 minutes, when it actually took overnight. But once they finally did dry, they turned out awesome!
4 out of 5 stars
24 July, 2023
originally posted on shop.epocheverlastingplay.com
Cute
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Fun activity for the kids! I love how this allows for little one’s creativity to work and just take hold! This is a great rainy day inside activity! I’d definitely recommend product! Super cute and so much fun!
5 out of 5 stars
28 June, 2023
originally posted on shop.epocheverlastingplay.com
Lots of fun
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My kids and I loved this Aquabeads Deluxe Trunk. We had hours of fun makings aquabead figures and animals. I love how mess free it is and all you need is water to make the beads stick. I recommend this to other moms so that their kids can have fun too.
5 out of 5 stars
5 June, 2023
originally posted on shop.epocheverlastingplay.com
Great product
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I absolutely love this trunk for organizing and storing the beads. It makes it so easy to categorize the beads how you want them but also makes it easy to use them as well. I also love all the different things you can make out of the beads as well. I also love how easy it is to use as well. I highly recommend trying this out you will not be disappointed.