Spinmaster Aquadoodle Rainbow Colors Mat :: Education by Design Store

Customer Reviews

bought this as a gift

2008-07-30
This thing is very cool. As an adult I may have been more interested in it than the 3-year olds, but it's fun. And not getting marker or paint on any other surfaces is a big plus!

Fun for all ages

2008-03-31
This is a lot of fun, even for adults! We spent time drawing on the floor with our goddaughter and we laughed and had fun the whole time with her!

Good fun, but sprayer needs frequent refills.

2008-03-09
We just bought this today for my 2 1/2 year old daughter. She loves it. She has the original aqua doodle as well. We purchased this one because of the colors and the sprayer marker which looked fun. It is for my daughter but not for us. It runs out of water very quickly and needs refilling. It also can become a little frustrating for my daughter because all she likes to do is spray with it and the frequent refills interrupt her playing time. The plus side is that is does not make a permanent mess anywhere and it can be used over and over again.

Big hit with my three year old daughter

2008-02-14
This was a gift for my 3.5yr old. She tries very hard to keep up with her older siblings, so I am pleased the she enjoys the aquadoodle. Undortunately she did discover if she dumped a glass of water on it, the whole thing changes colors, so that became her main goal for a while.

Lots of fun for toddlers.

2008-02-14
Bought this for my 3 yr old daughter for Christmas. She really enjoys playing with it. Overall I'd say it's a great toy. The only down side is that when she uses it as a sprayer the water needs to be refilled often. Great for toddlers.

Spinmaster Aquadoole

2008-02-08
The same great Aquadoodle experience is now in rainbow color; includes 1 mat, 1 mister/pen and 1 stencil with 5 shapes. Fill up the dual-purpose pen and mister to doodle in rainbow colors; learn all the colors of the rainbow and make them too. Use the new mister feature on the pen with the rainbow stencils to create 5 cool rainbow shapes. The images magically appear and disappear for hours of doodle fun; no ink, no mess, no washing. Measures approximately 36" by 24".

2 year olds love this....

2008-01-22
I have a 2 y/o niece who wants to do everything my 8 y/o daughter does. It's a little frustrating for the baby to color w/ crayons but we've noticed she is very passionate about it. I bought her the aqua doodle for Christmas, and SHE LOVES IT!!! She is amazed with the colors, and shapes that she can create, and it's so easy to use!! NO MESS! YEA FOR MOMMY!!! I would recommend this for any child under 5. My 8y/o wasn't really interested in it. The one I ordered was larger than I thought it would be...another unexpected plus. Great buy, you won't be disappointed, neither will your little one(s)...Happy Doodling!!!

drying time not included...

2008-01-21
This is ok overall, but really, we had to break out the hair dryer to dry it faster, it seemed to take so long. Other than the drying time, it's kind cool to play with at any age.

A good artistic toy

2008-01-17
This is a good toy. We gave this to my 3 year old for her birthday. She likes the colors on the rainbow mat. I agree with some of the other reviewers, the mister is a complete waste. The stencils just seem to make a big blob, too. Overall, though this is a fun toy. My husband and I had fun with it too!

Coloring for toddlers

2008-01-16
My daughter loves to play with her aquadoodle. The rainbow mat is a little large for her table(but great for the floor), so we got a travel mat for there (so she can "color" while my husband and I finish eating). I would like the pens to have a better tip where the water comes out. My daughter likes to chew on the pen tip(on the first use) and that makes the water run out a little to fast. I know that the pen was not designed for chewing on, but I would think that this would be something that the designers would take into account when made for toddlers. It great for learning to hold a pen/pencil/crayon and not making a mess all over the place.

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