EZ Shape is a pigmented wax base modeling medium that has a smooth consistency and a bright range of colors. It remains permanently pliable and will never harden; it is self adhering and non-toxic.

Educators agree that art materials spur creativity, hand-eye coordination, gross and fine motor skills and preschoolers benefit from playing with art materials

Kinderart.com suggests that every child should have access to modeling materials.

"For the child who's anxious or tends to fidget, having something to occupy the hands, like modeling clay, can increase the ability to listen," says Dr. Sherry Vinson, assistant professor of pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas.