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Even though they aren’t all exactly to scale, my 9 year old daughter and I do these together for her Barbie collection. We watched a TON of videos on YouTube by NerdECrafter, and she repeatedly states to use gloves and a UV light (although she doesn’t use gloves herself.) Alcohol swabs are the best thing for quick cleanups, although larger spills may require the use of a bottle, we’ve just never had to. We also use a silicon mat so that we can cure any loose drips of resin and easily throw them out. We got toothpicks to help direct the flow of the resin, or placement of items. It may sound like a lot of extra equipment, but if it’s something you see yourself doing as a hobby, the low investment of $35 (UV light, mat, toothpicks, gloves, alcohol swabs) is worthwhile. We have an absolute blast with these and it’s a great bonding experience. We do limit ourselves to doing 3 at a time though so the fumes don’t get to us.

Oh my goodness, child me would have loved this, and adult me is losing her mind! The detail, care and thought put into these is amazing to me! Tiny fruit, ice, even sprinkles! I just love tiny things, and seeing that they went all the way to even making the packaging like the real item, made tiny is marvelous. I appreciate extras being included too, so you can make the kit, but still enjoy tiny items on their own. That resin though. Oh dear. It's very on trend right now,I get why they've jumped on it, but for children it is not, for all the reasons you've found. Too big or not, Lena's kitchen is well stocked with treats now, though!

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The good thing about the miniverse kitchen is that you can use any old bits of wallpaper to slide in and decorate the back wall, I used the packaging and have black and white tiles behind my sink. I also used four of the miniverse table / cake stands and hot glued them large end up to the base of the kitchen unit giving it a retro feel and now it's high enough for Barbie

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☆☆During Christmas I bought six Multiverse Kitchens with Oven mitts and projects. They were approximately $39.99.-$52. per set depending on were I purchased them. The ovens were a hit until we started playing with it . Then it was disappointing. They UV oven light did not work well. The kitchen storage was cute but the main reason to buy it was the oven. (I purchased a UV light at *Five Below for $4.00. Which made a Huge Difference with the projects.) If you are going to continue making these ***the oven needs fixed)Also purchased was (7) Miniverse sets with the 5 projects. Cost per set was $23. -$25.00. One of these sets were for me, Iam 55. I enjoyed the projects. The resin is sticky and the age limit says 8+. I would think that children would absolutely need adult supervision. (Resin is toxic.) I bought these for ages 8-11. I think these are for children older than age 8.

Thanks for the extensive review! I've been curious about the scale of the Miniverse kitchen. Guess I'm striking it from my potential wishlist. Such a bummer it didn't even work though!I bought three miniverse balls from the same display in a local toy store (two right next to each other and one further away) and pulled... three identical orange soda floats. Left me absolutely speechless! I was able to customize one of the drinks by adding a bit of acrylic paint to the resin, but still, not a happy experience.

I had fun with one of these, but as you say-the couple other surprise balls I bought for the mini ingredients rather than the project. Scale can be frustrating for collectors, especially when something is too small for American Girl sized dolls but too large for Barbie sized ones! Luckily I sometimes collect minis just to collect them, such as Rement. Loved the review, hope you had fun! -Micah

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I was thinking this too, a more cartoony doll shape might match the mini food better. Great review, the Better Off Dead screenshot had me laughing. I agree the resin looks best when the food is supposed to be translucent in real life. Thanks for the review.

The French on the coco-berry packaging translates to coconut. I agree, the concept is cool, but the process might be unwieldy for some families, which is disappointing.

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This was really fun! I have to say that huge sundae isn't that unbelievably out-of-scale to me; there's an old-fashioned ice cream parlor my mom loves that serves ice cream sodas in huge stout glass cups, so this reminds me of those. Have you ever seen Kitchen Littles stuff? It came out in the late 90's (at least that's when I got mine) and there was a really neat kitchen, refrigerator and stove, and tons of sets you could get of food and dishes. It looked pretty realistic (with actual brand names on the packaging in some cases) and I think it was scaled for Barbie size dolls. Lena might want to look into that! Becky'sTwinn

I’m an adult and I’ve made quite a few of these! The drinks do look better with Rainbow High dolls since they have more cartoon-like proportions. These kits are really messy! I love the miniatures and they’re really fun, but the resin is just so difficult to deal with! The clear glue idea sounds a lot better, even if the drying time is extended. I would only let a careful teen make this solo. The odor and stickiness is too much for a younger child, and the resin has a lot of potential to damage furniture or clothing because it’s so difficult to clean. I would not be happy if I found my 6 or 7 year old with this! Plus, the tiny pieces are a choking hazard, and I couldn’t trust an elementary age child to keep it away from younger siblings. So I really do like these kits, but I definitely agree that they should be in the craft aisle. And perhaps, to lean into the more mature age range, they should switch up their packaging!

Way back in the first Tea With Lena post, Ryleigh left a comment that mentioned MGA's Miniverse food. The Miniverse toys are primarily little surprise ball kits that include everything you need to make a tiny fake food dish.  I was immediately excited about Ryleigh's suggestion, but of course it took me almost nine months to act on it.

I've always loved miniature food, and have gotten even more interested in this type of thing since Lena moved into the Rainbow High House and started her own series of reviews: Tea With Lena.  After all, if Lena is going to be inviting guests over to her place for a chat and a snack, she's going to need a well-stocked kitchen, right?

> Do people really put orange cheese (or Swiss cheese?) on pizza? Yes, yes they do. Our local pizza place makes a Philly Cheese pizza that's even better leftover than it is fresh, and it's mind-blowing hot out of the box.

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I feel like the scaling on these might work better with Rainbow High or Bratz dolls - they're shorter than Barbie so the kitchen won't look as small, and the bigger heads might make the drinks seem more in proportion...? Just a guess, though. This was a really fun review!

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Interesting review! I'd never heard of these sets, nor seen them.I agree these could be a big problem for kids who aren't provided supervision. :/That one cafe set with the little milk carton reminds me of a Liv doll breakfast set I loved so much, I could never bring myself to take it out of the package.As for that one oft-appearing strange line in the nutrition labels: I kept reading it in an almost meme-speak tone, yet with a faint hint of the Russian reversal, a'la, "In Soviet Russia, car drives you!"So, "Daily Value is based on how much; it's tiny quotient!"Of course, I had to add a semicolon and take away the possessiveness of 'its' to give the line a somewhat clearer sense of humor. Otherwise, I can't understand it, either, LOL. I do like the toy kitchen. The yellow background with the cat is pleasing. I'd buy this on clearance for a Bratz Boyz to bake cereal. I'm sorry the oven didn't work. That definitely zaps the fun out of it.

So annoying that the UV light in the kitchen doesn't work. It might be worth trying to contact MGA customer service?Like others mentioned, MyFroggyStuff and also PoppyseedMini used alternatives to resin when assembling the food, as well.as showing how to craft some similar items. Definitely the route I would take.I wonder if the weird phrase is meant to mean tininess quotient, as in how small of a scale it is?

I'm happy that I was so slow in pulling this review together, though, because MGA has released several new Miniverse products during the last few months.  The most interesting thing to me is the Make It Mini Kitchen.  I love kitchen-themed toys, and I suspect this particular one will be popular during the holidays.  So, today I'll explore several of the Miniverse options that are currently available, including the kitchen set, and I'll keep my eye on how useful each item might be to Lena and her 1:6 friends.

These kits remind me of ReMent blind box minis. They are Japanese mini, not to scale (must fit into box scale), that have a lot of mini food as well as other items. Back when I collected them, 2000’s, I think they were $4-5 a box. So the prices on these toys seems kinda reasonable with inflation, maybe.

My sister (31) and I (25) love making these sets! I can definitely see mess being an issue especially with kids, though. The UV light not working is wicked disappointing. If you do decide to keep doing more sets for fun, I would recommend investing in a nail lamp! I already had one and it's perfect for curing small resin items like these, and they can be bought for cheap on Amazon, especially if you get a small one.

As a momma, I would NOT want my 8 year old doing this. I can see my 12 year old being interested -- but I'd still want it to be a parent monitored process. So I'd be happier with these in the craft store and/or with a higher age on it. (When aunts and uncles buy presents, they really look at those age levels to decide what is appropriate)

The youtube channel Myfroggystuff made some of these resin foods, but used mod podge mixed with paint, instead of resin, and it worked pretty ok.

that pink sundae turned out looking incredible, and the waffles, too. I like that they give a lot of extra ingredients so you can keep them; the tiny labels are adorable. a shame there's so much repetition. :(

I have respiratory problems, so I follow a resin-free approach that includes clear drying glue and various colors and concentrations of paint for tint and opacity. (I got the hint from MyFroggyStuff on YouTube). Of course, I am not doing reviews but I loved the idea of these sets and looked for a way to avoid the resin. Another bonus is that I can let a sample dry and see how it will look before I use it on my kit and the glue is water soluble.