Product review (4 stars): great fun, pricey refills
This is wonderful alternative to perler beads. My kids love perler beads, but I hate fusing them. So, alternative. First, we tried a Beados with round "gems" that stick together with water. They did not work out very good for us, since the creations are not very durable. Now, come Quixels. First of all, they look kind of Minecraft, and kids now all about it. Second, the beads are square in shape, so they stick together much better than Beados, because the surface area where the they attach is so much bigger. So, when kids make something with Qixels, it stays. Well, they still able to break it if they really want to do it, but the square beads do not fall apart from you looking funny on them.

To make a design, you use a plastic tray with pins, put a template over it (don't skip this part, even if your kids make up their own design), stick beads on the little pegs (they stick on firmly, unlike perler and Beados, so it is perfectly safe to move the tray and even put it away until next time without fear that the design will be messed up). Then you spray the creation with water, and wait. Note, that the adhesive that is activated by water has something to do with vinegar, because it smells like vinegar for quite some time even after drying.

The dryer works by spinning the design, expelling any extra surface water and it does not use any batteries - kids have to pump it to spin, which is fun by itself. This cuts drying time quite a lot. Then you pull on the template and it lifts the design off the pegs. Without the template, it would be much harder to do without breaking the design apart. I wish they had included clear template in the set.

There is not many beads included, and the refills are all mini starter sets, so you end up paying for extra trays and spray bottles, with quite a small amount of actual beads in each refill set. I wish they were selling bigger refills with just beads, like perler does. Anyway, we are hooked up, and I already bought a new refill set, it is just too much fun to resist.