Crayola Color Wonder
Have you tried the Crayola Color Wonder products yet? We don’t have too many around our house, because they are a bit pricey. But, in the right circumstances, they are worth the extra pennies (or dollars).
The selling point of these products, if you didn’t already know, is that the markers (or fingerpaints) don’t show up on any surfaces besides the special Color Wonder papers for which they’re made. So, no markers on the furniture, no paint on the walls, etc.
Now, I really just try to keep my kids from writing on the furniture. But, when that doesn’t work (which is really quite often), I’m just thankful for hand-me-down/college days furniture. However, on our recent trip to Georgia, in May/June, when it’s stinkin’ hot and things tend to melt, I thought these markers might be a good idea. No need to come out to the van to find crayons melted over every surface.
So, I dished out about $7 each for the two oldest kids. My daughter got the Cinderella Coloring Set, while her brother colored all over Blues Clues themed pages. And it kept them entertained for at least an hour of the 12 hour drive down.
Fair warning, though, about the fingerpaint. It is really cool because there aren’t colors all over everywhere. However, the paint is the color and consistency of Vaseline, and so still should be used carefully and with supervision. Unless you like Vaseline all over your walls. Then, never mind. :)
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8 opinions for Crayola Color Wonder
Bald Man
Jul 25, 2006 at 7:27 am
(You had to know this was coming. ;) )
I know girl
who makes great toast.
She don’t use jelly
or any of those.
She uses Vaa-aa-aa-seline!
Deb L
Jul 25, 2006 at 7:58 am
I love the markers. My kids love them for about 5 minutes, and then they’re bored. So while the theory that they’d work out great for a super long car trip was a sound one, it ended up just being a theory.
Still, there’s no saying that regular crayons would have interested them for coloring longer than the markers. They probably would have enjoyed coloring the seats and windows and each other with the crayons though.
Hsien-Hsien Lei
Jul 25, 2006 at 10:12 am
We got a set of the markers too but the colors weren’t strong enough and the fact that the tips of the markers are white was really bizarre. And for the coloring books, only the area within the design would change colors. Anything outside the lines wouldn’t so we could do impromptu sketching or writing.
We tried it when S was younger so maybe he’ll enjoy it later but I think it’s probably easier and cheaper just to get washable crayons and pencils.
Kerri Aldrich
Jul 25, 2006 at 10:23 am
Bald Man: Thanks. I’d actually forgotten. :)
Deb and Hsien: Agreed on the drawbacks of this product. Like I said, we don’t rely on them daily. And there is also the fact that a 2 or 3 year old is not going to understand that some markers can write on non-paper surfaces, but others can’t. But for no melted wax in the van, they were useful!
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Darlene Garis
Jul 18, 2007 at 4:26 pm
I purchased the Color Wonder set for my 2 yr. old granddaughter. Since it stated on the box that it colored only on the color wonder paper, I thought it would be great not having to worry about stains getting on anything. My daughter sat her at my brand new custom made maple dining table to have some coloring fun. She inadvertantly colored off the paper and onto the table. Imagine my disappointment when I saw that yellow and red colored lines appeared on my table. No matter what I tried, they would not come off. Unfortunately, on light maple they are very noticeable. So, now what do I do to remove them from my brand new table or is it ruined forever? Needless to say, I will not purchase this product again and will highly discourage anyone else from buying them.
Jana King
Oct 29, 2007 at 12:49 pm
This comment is a follow up on darlene Garis - did you ever found anything that worked on removing the stain? I just ran into the same problem with my 19-months old son - we have new cream colored furniture and because the ads for this product say that they do not color anywhere else, I was feeling pretty calm when he started to play on the white table with them. I had quite a different reaction when I came down today morning to find a red-marker pattern on the table. For next users - read the warning on the back side carefully.
Darlene Garis
Oct 29, 2007 at 3:06 pm
In reply to the question: No, nothing took the marks off of my table. Crayola sent me a kit and I followed their instructions, but it did not work. The store where I bought the table from said to try WD40 but that did not work either. I think the marks are there for life as a reminder to always read the fine print.
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