Wonderful experience! Emerson took plenty of time to help us understand what we were doing and was patient when we made mistakes. The end result was fabulous and now I'll have a fun skill to use for all beach trips in the future. My 12 yo, 9 yo, and 6 yo all had a ton of fun carving their towers. My 3 yo didn't really have the attention span for it, so fortunately grandma was along to keep him company. He did love the end result! 100% worth it.