My daughter loves this set. I got away with not showing her the icing was a marker until recently her cousin showed her. I had to put them away because the marker was getting everywhere. It goes on the cupcakes nicely but then immediately smears all over (hands, clothes, etc). The cupcake holders are also a huge let down. They are paper and clearly not going to hold up with a 3 yr old. They were flattened, bent, ripped, etc after playing with them a couple times.  I ended up trashing them all. Silicone or felt wrappers would be better.