When it comes to crafts and coloring in our house, it’s a pretty unanimous decision – art rocks! We love to paint, draw, stamp, bead…if they sell it at Michael’s we love it. So when I was offered the chance to review the My First Crayola line of products I jumped at the opportunity.
My First Crayola is the first line from the famed Crayola brand to aim at encouraging growth and develop through their a toddler’s first art experiences. The art supplies and activities are specifically designed for children as young as 12 months and features three inspiring ways through which little hands can create – with art tools, mess-free activities and creative activities that feature dry-erase crayons and music.
Now, Big A and Little A are a tad older than the minimum age requirements on these products, but that still didn’t stop us from having any fun. We loved all of the products, but were especially enthralled with the My First CrayolaTM Mess-Free Finger Painting and My First CrayolaTM Mess-Free Markers And Paper:
First off, whenever we paint we always throw on these old button up pajama shirts. It protects their clothes and saves me from the endless scrubbing of paint stains. But with this finger paint we really didn’t need it. Not only was the paint clear, it was non-sticky which made clean-up a breeze – a quick wipe of the hands and they were off to the next activity.
Aside from what I liked about this product, the girls were AMAZED at the “magic rainbows” that came “out of their fingers.” They loved the design and had a blast revealing the pattern in the special paper.
Our next favorite was the Mess-Free markers and paper, which were met with equal enthusiasm as the finger paint. Even Coach D had to get in on the action:
I loved that this marker and paper were just as entertaining as any other marker, but without the worry of accidents or over-enthusiastic scribbling. Because it is mess-free, the marker will only work on the special paper and not on your clothes, tabletop, wall…. We even tried it just to see, and what do you know? Nothing!
The other products we received were equally as fun and exciting, and boy do I wish they’d come out with these a long time ago. Because of the unique grip on the crayons, markers and stampers you don’t have to worry about a little one breaking them with too much pressure. They can easily hold them in the palms of their hand and make them much easier to grasp and promotes more purposeful and controlled drawing.
All in all I would give these products a big ole’ A+!
My First Crayola products can be found on Amazon.com and at such stores as Target and Walmart. If you’re headed to a brick and mortar store, keep an eye out for specially marked boxes of Cheerios with $5 in My First Crayola coupons to help sweeten your savings 🙂
***The giveaway portion of this post has expired.
And because I couldn’t let y’all go without a chance to try these yourself, Crayola and Cheerios have offered one luck reader the chance to win their very own My First Crayola gift pack which will contain:
- My First CrayolaTM Washable Crayons
- My First CrayolaTM Washable Markers
- My First CrayolaTM Washable Stampers
- My First CrayolaTM Washable Dry-Erase Activity Mat
- One specially marked box of original Cheerios® cereal
The information, products, coupon, video and additional My First CrayolaTM gift pack was provided by Crayola® and Cheerios through MyBlogSpark.