DIY Candy Magazine

Popin' Cookin' candy kits made with water only — no microwave needed — with a crossed-out microwave icon
Popin' Cookin' Without a Microwave: Every Water-Only Kit

Most people assume every Popin’ Cookin’ kit needs a microwave, and it puts them off buying one for a dorm room, a...

September 04, 2026
Five Popin' Cookin' kit boxes from Kracie — Whipped Cake Shop, Donut, Sushi, Hamburger and Omatsuri-yasan — with the finished candy food around them
How Many Popin' Cookin' Kits Are There? The Full List

There is no official answer to this, which is why it keeps getting asked. Kracie does not publish a master list o...

September 04, 2026
Kracie W Slime Jelly kit: the pink stretchy nobi-nobi slime and the purple moko-moko jelly side by side with star toppings, next to the Japanese retail package
Kracie W Slime Jelly: English Instructions, Step by Step

The W in W Slime Jelly stands for two — two slimes, from one box, made with nothing but powder and water. It is o...

September 03, 2026
Popin' Cookin' Whipped Cake Shop kit: mille-feuille, soft-serve cones and a tart cake with piped strawberry and vanilla cream, next to the Japanese retail box
Popin' Cookin' Whipped Cake Shop: English Instructions, Step by Step

Most kits in this range are a chemistry set — powder plus water, wait, and something happens. The Whipped Cake Sh...

September 03, 2026
Popin' Cookin' Sushi Kit English instructions guide — the finished candy tamago, maguro and ikura sushi we made in our Tokyo shop, next to the Japanese Kracie box.
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Popin' Cookin' Sushi Kit: English Instructions, Step by Step

The Popin' Cookin' Sushi Kit in English: what the four components are, the order that actually works, and where it goes wrong. Written by a shop in Tokyo that has made every kit.

August 31, 2026
Pururun Jewel Jelly kit with translucent coloured jelly gemstones set in moulds, used as the header image for an English step-by-step guide.
Pururun Jewel Jelly: English Instructions, Step by Step

Pururun Jewel Jelly makes gemstones. You mix four colour bases, swirl them together, pour them into faceted moulds...

August 06, 2026
Fushigi Dama grabbable water ball kit with a translucent candy ball held between fingers, used as the header image for an English step-by-step guide.
Fushigi Dama: English Instructions, Step by Step

Fushigi Dama — "mysterious ball" — is the closest thing in this range to a science kit you can eat. You drop a col...

August 06, 2026
Neri Can World kneading candy kit with five colours of candy being shaped by hand, used as the header image for an English step-by-step guide.
Neri Can World: English Instructions, Step by Step

Neri Can World is the kit that behaves like modelling clay. You knead five colours by hand, mix them into new ones...

August 06, 2026
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