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Crayola Color Wonder – brighten your road trips!

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We went on a little roadtrip this past weekend, and all I took to entertain the girls in the car was a variety of Crayola Color Wonder products. No music, no DVDs, no iPad, or even an Etch-a-Sketch. Just some snacks and their creativity!

The products we tried out in the car and at the hotel:

  • Crayola Color Wonder Stow & Go Studio, which has a solid, compact drawing surface with stay-put clips that can secure a single piece of paper or an entire Color Wonder activity book.
  • Crayola Color Wonder Lap Desk, which provides a large, hard-top surface for kids to create on the go. The desk is sturdy and has a built-in handle and a soft detachable pillow that can be used as a storage unit for Color Wonder markers and paper.
  • Crayola Color Wonder Story Stampers, comes with markers, a stamp pad, 6 sea creature stamps, and an 18-page coloring pad with undersea backgrounds. Especially fun if you’re going to the beach!
  • Crayola Color Wonder Fingerpaints, a set that includes clear, fast-drying gels in a hand-shaped storage container, a built-in finger cleaning sponge and 12 extra-wide sheets of Color Wonder paper.


Color Wonder lap desk!Maura, who’s almost 3 years old, just likes to scribble on paper so she loved it all, especially the pad of plain paper and mini-markers. She not afraid to get messy, and got right into the finger paints. It’s neat the way the paint is clear on her fingers, but appears magically in color on the paper! And I did say messy. Just because it’s Color Wonder doesn’t mean it doesn’t need clean up! It’s great that the paint doesn’t stain, though.

Maya, at almost 6 years old, is much more refined. Finger paints aren’t her thing. “You expect me to get my fingers dirty, mom?” Okay, nevermind then. 🙂 She prides herself on coloring inside the lines, draws much more involved pictures, and really enjoyed using the stampers. There’s an element of surprise on some of the coloring pages, with subtle patterns that appear when you color the pictures. It’s a lot of fun. Try out the online demo to see what I mean.

I loved the Lap Desk and Stow & Go Studio, as both products let the girls draw from the comfort of their car seats. If we had to choose one over the other… hmm. The Stow & Go is smaller and more portable, but the lap desk has a larger drawing surface, and also doubled as a pillow for Maya, so… probably the lap desk!

I’m looking forward to taking some of these products on the plane with us when we fly to Texas next week!

Speaking of traveling, Crayola wants you to show them the wonders of America using Color Wonder as you travel this summer. If you show off the Color Wonder artwork your little ones created of the landmark or special spot they enjoyed most on your trip, the photo of your family and a link to your blog post may have the chance to be featured on the “Crayola Color Wonder Wonders Across America” splash page on Crayola.com! Just share the photo on your blog and post it to Crayola’s Facebook page, too!

In addition, you can download a printable coupon for $1.00 off a Crayola Color Wonder product! I like that I can find this stuff pretty much anywhere – Toys “R” Us, Target, Walmart, etc. – for whenever we need to buy a new pad or some more paint.

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I have a Crayola Color Wonder “Summer Travel Imagination” pack just like ours, to give away to a lucky reader! It includes a Color Wonder Lap Desk, Color Wonder Finger Paint & Paper, Color Wonder Markers and Paper, Color Wonder Stow & Go Studio and Color Wonder Story Stampers that you can take on your family vacation. Isn’t that a fabulous prize pack?! To enter, please leave a comment telling me what you like best about Color Wonder products.

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The Crayola Color Wonder products featured above, information, and giveaway were all provided by Crayola through MyBlogSpark. Contest ends July 31st, 2010 11:59 pm EST. US entries only, one person per household. Leave a separate comment per entry & a valid email address. Winner, chosen at random, has 3 days to claim their prize.

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    • The paint is definitely better for older kids. 4-6 years old or so. Toddlers are more likely to wipe their hands on their clothes, the car window, etc. 😉 It’s kind of greasy, but easy to clean otherwise. I still prefer the markers, though! Thanks for entering the giveaway!

  35. I love that they keep my son busy!!! I like how the markers only work on the special paper.

  37. What I like about them is they give a kid a chance to express themselves either with color or drawings lots of fun

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  43. I like that these type of toys inspire imagination in kids. They can use their imagination to create works of art.

  45. I love the lack of staining. We’re going on a roadtrip this summer so it may be a great thing for my son, although he is a bit on the young side for this (19 months old).

  47. I’ve wanted to try these for a long time…I love that they are less messy than regular markers etc!

  52. I really love their products. My grandkids will play for hours and I can join in the fun for some good quality fun!

  58. The best thing about Color Wonder products, of course, is that they are mess-free!!
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  75. They are not messy! That’s a big plus when traveling in the car with our grandkids. Also that they are made by Crayola so I can trust that it is a quality product.
    Thanks for the chance to win!

  80. I love the ease of use of the Color Wonder products. My daughter can use them with no help from me (she’s 5) and I don’t have to worry about the leftover mess!

    Thanks

  84. I like colorwonder because it is a learning activity for the young children to use art and their imaginations.

  94. We LOVE LOVE LOVE Colorwonder products because they are virtually mess free and great for restaurants, church, etc.

  96. My favorite thing about Crayola Color Wonder products is that they don’t stain 🙂

  105. I love the look on my sons face when the colors show up on the paper…he’s still trying to figure out how that works when it’s not colored on his hands!
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  111. I love the fact that my kids get to be creative and express themselves. With all of the tv and video games it’s getting harder and harder for kids to be creative.

  116. Fingerpaint, markers and the two of them together while traveling turn me into a real bear. Crayola has made creating while traveling a treat! There is no mess and my daughter can go seamlessly from one project to the next with no parental help!
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  120. I love the fact that I no longer have to worry about neon green paint on the carpet!!!!!!

  122. I like the fact that I no longer have paint fingerprints all over the bathroom sink after an art projects.

  125. I like that the color wonder products encourage children to use their imaginations and it keeps them busy without noise. I also like that none of these products are toxic. Crayola rocks.

  131. I love the Color Wonder products – no mess. My kids are amazed how it looks white and then turns to color on the paper. They think it’s really cool!

  133. I love that the Color Wonder products are pigment rich. I was used to adult art supplies, which are high quality. Most kids art products are low in pigments or don’t flow well on paper. Crayola is the only brand that truly has quality kids’ arts and crafts supplies. Love them!
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  134. They are very good at letting children express themselves in any way they choose!

  135. I love the idea of clear fingerpaint that shows up in color on the paper! Thanks!

  136. I like that my kids can use them in the car without me worrying about melting crayons or marker on my seats. Thanks!

  137. I love that I can leave the Color Wonder supplies out without worrying that my daughter is going to color the walls and floors!

  138. I like that it is mess free and no serious clean up or stains!!! That is great!

  141. I like that the products are such great quality and I know they will keep my kids entertained.

  143. I love the no mess products. I don’t have to worry about markers on the walls and floors. Or the furniture. I’ve spent far too much time trying to remover them.

  147. My favourite thing about Crayola products is that they offer an insane amount of shades of colours to choose from!

  153. I’ve never actually used these products before, but I’m just dying to see how these paints and markers work! I like the fact that Color Wonder paint doesn’t stain, like you said. I think it’s neat that it only shows up colored on the paper. =] Cool!

  157. I like that they actually keep my kids entertained for more than a few minutes!
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  165. I love that they foster creativity and that I don’t have to worry about cleaning up any big messes or the furniture being ruined.

  167. I like that the kids can’t color anywhere but on the paper! No mess!
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  169. I like that the pillow can be used as a storage unit – no more chasing everything under the seats to find it!

  173. What I like best is a combination of 2 things, one – the kids love it and can create freely and two – clean up! I like the stain fee and washable products! Yay – we are all happy!

  179. I used to hate letting my kids paint because of the clean up. These products eliminate that headache!

  183. I like the fact that there are so many choices for the kids. They never get bored with their crayola.

  186. I like that they have so much varity of items and it keeps my grandkids occuppied for hours

  187. I love the no mess feature. I don’t tolerate messes too well so these save my sanity. lol Thank you!

  192. I like the no stain feature means this can even go on long car rides.

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  198. What I like best is that there is no need to worry about my walls , furniture , car interior or children’s clothing with these Crayola items. It makes them all about the fun.

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  200. I love that with these products you don’t have to worry about them ruining the furniture, their clothes, the flooring, etc. I hate having to fuss over kids when they are just trying to play and be creative and with these, I don’t have to because I know nothing will be ruined.

  204. I like that the Crayola paint stays on the paper and doesn’t go all over the place

  211. i love that the paint only works on the special paper no more coloring the whole room LOL

  212. I like that I don’t have to worry about my furniture or my son’s clothes getting ruined with marker.

  216. I love Color Wonder products because they don’t get all over my table/floors/walls etc.!

  219. What I like best is the colors appear only on the special Color Wonder paper, so no mess 😀

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  221. I love that there is no mess, my son loves to color on the walls, and these help sooo much!
    Thanks!

  225. I love the markers. You can take them easily anywhere and t’t hey don’t leave marks on anything other than the paper.

  226. I love the markers. You can take them with u anywhere and they don’t leave marks on anything but the paper.

  230. i like that my 3 yr old can have a good time&no mess!
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  233. I love that it is mess-less! A huge factor in my life! My kids really love Color Wonder and ask for it all the time!

  234. I love they keep my kids busy for hours and spark them to be creative they get so excited to make something and hang it up

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