 Great! |
| Review Date: January 21, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Staci Hauk, AZ |
| Came on time and my 1 year old loves it! The perfect birthday gift for any beginner with coloring! |
Good creative toy for the young one
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| Review Date: January 6, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Alan Kelley, Boston, MA |
| Our 15 month old daughter really likes these markers. She has mild success drawing with them only because she tends to hold them upside down, and doesn't apply enough pressure for the marker to write fully. The ink washes away from hands and clothes no problem. The singing and talking is nice but I am not sure how much education value they have cause we have only had it one week so far. I am happy with this toy and would recommend. |
Fun for the kids - but be prepared for clean-up!
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| Review Date: November 25, 2008 |
| Reviewer: SAHM Gwyn, Lenexa, KS |
| My daughter got this for her 2 year old birthday. She and her older sister (4 years old) have fun playing with it - however i do not like the design. My kids were constantly grabbing at the markers to where the paint tip was in their palm & then they would flip it over so their hands got so messy. (Look at the picture of the product - how else is a kid supposed to pick up the marker?) Also the paint is very wet & mixes a lot on the paper so that the tips of the "markers" end up all being the same shade of dark brown/black when you are done playing with them. the nice thing is that you can clean them by rubbing them on a clean sheet of paper when you are done until the color comes back. However - i'm less likely to pull out this toy due to the amout of clean-up required (paint all over toy, clothes, hands, etc.). I'm sure of the educational value - it "sings" when you put a marker in the center spot & talks about the color that is in that spot (so if you put the green in that spot, it sings a song about green) it also will randomly select a "way" to draw (squiggles, dots, etc.) Maybe if you played this toy with an adult & a child (vs two children) it would be more educational (you could reinforce the song, etc.) - however my kids wouldn't really pay attention when it was singing - they thought the tunes were catchy but they weren't listening to "dots" vs "squiggles", etc. so i'm not sure that aspect of the toy is utilized. I also thought it might help my 2 year old with her colors but i'm not sure it's doing that. Overall - not a toy i would recommend to friends. |
Frustrating for toddlers
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| Review Date: February 5, 2009 |
| Reviewer: C. Barth, |
I was excited when my 22 month old son received this for Christmas. I had seen the commercials, and thought it was a cute idea and would be fun for my son.
Like other reviewers said, it is SOOO messy. Which, I would be willing to overlook if it was a lot of fun.... but my son would try to color with the marker, and since only the very top "tip" of it colors, he would end up trying to color with the sides, and would just be rubbing the plastic on the paper. He would get so upset, and I would try to help him and show him how to get the tip of it on the paper, but it's just too complicated for little kids to get the hang of. He LOVES to color with crayons, and I think I will stick with that. This was a waste of money... a good idea, but just not well designed. Maybe if they made the same type of unit with crayons, it would be easier for the kids, less messy, and more enjoyable for everyone. |
What a mess!
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| Review Date: December 26, 2008 |
| Reviewer: G. Montoya, Rio Rancho, NM United States |
The markers sit in the holder ink side up, so when a child grabs a marker they get a hand full of ink. The ink gets everywhere. And there is lots of ink. It saturates the paper. The paper remains wet and the ink is then transferred to arms, clothes, and everywhere else. I love a good messy art project, but this is too much.
The educational value is dubious at best. It names the color of the marker when a marker is placed in the yellow cradle and it sings a song. An adult saying "would you like the blue marker?" would have more value.
I would not suggest this toy to anyone. I'd rather give my toddler a handful of uncapped permanent markers than this toy. |
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US $43.98
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