Ta-Doodle away with these (Crayola Tadoodles First Marks)

Member Name: sam_k

Product:	Crayola Tadoodles First Marks
Date:	01/11/08 (128 review reads)
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Advantages: bright, easy to hold, no lids, ink easily washable

Disadvantages: price

These are part of the Crayola Beginnings range, recommended for children aged 18months+.

They are available in many shops such as Toys'r'us, Woolworths, The Entertainer as well as online such as amazon. They are priced at £4.99 on amazon and at £4.16 on the crayola store. There are 3 markers in each set.

These little characters are basically markers aimed at little hands. They are just the right size and shape to fit nicely in the palm of a small child, making it easy for them to hold and draw with. They are chunky but round and each colour is a different animal - green frog, orange bear, brown dog, purple hippo, yellow chick and pink pig.

When placed on the table they wobble around (a bit like a weeble!!) but they don't tip over. They don't have lids but they don't dry out as they are designed to be activated at each use by a few dabs on the paper.

The ink is non-toxic and easily washable from both skin and clothes.

My son loves crayons (but he chews them), pencils (but he bites the leads) and biros (but they aren't washable) so when my husband saw these in a shop he decided to buy them.

Although my little boy is only 14months he is able to use these markers easily, once they have been activated for him. He finds it easy to hold them and make them draw on the paper. They make wide lines so it is easy for him to see that he has actually drawn something, even if he's just stabbed at the paper.

Generally these will be attractive to young children due to the bold colours and characters of each marker. We have found they are easy to use and the ink is as easy to wash off everything as it states on the packs!!

They are quite expensive and there is currently only 6 colours available, although at that age I guess they don't really need lot's of shades/colours!

Summary: My son likes them!