Characters are great .. sand... not so much.

My little guy LOVES paw patrol..and was super excited to receive this package. He loves the characters and the other toys that came with it. However the sand was extremely disappointing. It was hard as rock. So his little hands were struggling. I tried to knead it to soften it up... That did not work. So he lost interest pretty fast. While the toy itself is great and the usual wonderful quality that paw patrol characters have been in. The past. The whole point of this kit was to dig and cut and pile the sand.
He will definitely use the characters in our real sand but to purchase because of the kinetic sand ... Not worth it.