Flair Etch A Sketch

Etch A Sketch Remember the Etch A Sketch? I do although I haven't seen them being sold in any toy stores. I just happened to be browsing through the toys category on EBay just before Christmas looking for some stocking fillers for my sons Christmas when I spotted a blast from the past for a fiver. I didn't have to think twice, I had to buy it because my son would love playing with it and so would I because it would remind me of my childhood. At one point or another you have most probably either owned an Etch A sketch or played with one. They have been around since the early 1960's and were one of the most popular toys for kids back in the 1960's and ...  Read the complete review

I can remember when I got my first Etch A Sketch. It was in the late 70's early 80's. I had asked Santa Clause to bring it to me for Christmas. I can really remember it like it was yesterday. I woke up and literally flew down the hall way to the living room. I stopped short just before the living room and looked at the tree. There were millions of presents under the tree. At least that's how it looked to me in my child's Mind. As a child on Christmas morning we had a rule. No presents were to be opened till my parents were up. Needless to say it took me like a nanosecond to turn around and run to there room to wake them and my brother. As soon as ...  Read the complete review

My husband bought one of these for us for Christmas; another of his random ideas! I was really looking forward to trying it and when I had five minutes I ripped open the box and placed my index finger and thumb on the white nobs. After around two seconds I realised that the thing was pretty much impossible, unless I had twenty four hours a day to devote to practising then there was absolutely no chance that I was going to be able to draw anything but a straight line or a very wobbly curve with the thing. What is it? Basically you have a square box that is outlined in red plastic. In the centre of the box is a screen that looks much like a TV screen. On ...  Read the complete review

When I was a child, I had an Etch A Sketch that was the pride and joy of my possessions. I also had a special needs friend called Simon. One day, as Simon was leaving our house, he clung to the Etch A Sketch and his mum asked my mum if he could borrow it; I never saw it again. Twenty years later, I still harbour unforgiveness towards my mum for that, and finally bought one for my wife (and me of course) for Christmas yesterday. What is it? It's a thick grey screen housed in a red plastic case. There are two nobs at the bottom corners. Turning these nobs puts aluminium powder on the back of the screen, therefore 'drawing on it'. The left nob draws left when ...  Read the complete review

It would appear that while having never actually left out shelves, the etch-a-sketch is making something of a come back, with adverts featuring adults who are insanely good at drawing on them. I requested one of these for my birthday, half as a joke, but as luck would have it I got one, and I LOVE it. The product comes in one of those really difficult to open plastic sleeves that require a large amount of scissoring in order to actually get into it, but when they are on the shelf, this packaging allows you to play with the toy a bit. The idea is that by turning two knobs, one for the horizontal lines and another for the vertical lines, you can create ...  Read the complete review