Arts Reviews

This puzzle was and still is a winner. Some things never change and this one is still great. I've givin an extra star for the nostalgic "retro" attention to detail.

This Art set looks very fun to play with to make your own horse with any colour you want it is educat. beacuse it shows the artist how their models should look like when they paint their horses.

I got this kit on christmas day, and I can't wait to start on it. There is a product leaflet/book and also an instruction booklet, containing all the colours you can paint the model horse with the acrylics provided.

The toy is a good idea, but it needs to be more user friendly, instructions are hard to follow, even for adults,maybe not quite so much activities at one time, could simplify some for younger players.

Easy to plug into TV and easy to play. Draw and paint. There are even pictures you can color. Shake the cartridge to start over. My almost three year old has no trouble using the cartridge.

The basket is pretty, the the wooden needles were damaged, and we had to go to the library for better basic instructions for my daughter to understand.

My daughter was pleased as punch. She got 900 feet (that's a lot for child sized mittens and scarves!) of yarn and a pretty basket to keep the things neat. The needles were just fine. A few other kits at our local shop were going for twice this and didn't have as much yarn and the "baskets" were cheap plastic tubs. If something is damaged I know we usually exchange the item to the store or call the manufacturer and they're more than happy to replace items. Also my daughter is seven years old and just entered 1st grade and she had no problems understanding the instructions with a little help from me.

We got this as an 11th birthday present for one of my daughter's friends. It was the hit of the birthday party -- all the girls went home with new yarn belts, and my daughter, who can already knit a little, asked if she could have one, too. The colors of yarn are bright and the texture is easy to work with. For our purposes, this was a great birthday present.

This is a fun toy and lots of fun for my 3 year old twins. My major complaint is that the the shape magnets fall out all of the time and we spend a lot of time trying to find all of the pieces. Why couldn't they make a storage compartment or made where the shapes are suppose to rest magnetic so they would stick on? I have made up an accessory to attach to the handle to hold their pieces while not in use.

My daughter is nearly [...] and she loves her magna doodle. She likes drawing, but whenever we got the crayons out she'd spend more time trying to eat them and breaking them, than actually coloring with them. Plus, she's still learning how to press down hard enough when she draws to make her crayons really show up. Of course, she's only capable of scribbles now, but the magna doodle is great for that. We've got the mini version, that has no stamps to loose, and it can actually be clipped onto her diaper bag so we have it wherever we go. Most of all, we enjoy having her sit on our laps as she watches us draw simple pictures, and then we ask her what the picture is (kitty, kite, flower, house, etc.), and then we just swipe and draw a new one. We've even started using it to teach letters, numbers and shapes. She really seems to enjoy it.

Our magna doodle is aged 3 and up, and I imagine it is because of the string that keeps the pen attached. It could be a strangulation hazard, so we always supervise our daughter with her magna doodle. And we have to make sure she never steps on it or damages the screen in any way. Occassionally, the screen needs several swipes before it clears up, but that is no big deal.

I was surprised to find Doodle Pros everywhere and no Magna Doodles in stores, so I thought, why not, I'll get a Doodle Pro. I promptly returned it. Obviously they do not use high quality magnets in the Doodle Pro as they do in the Magna Doodle because the lines are not nearly as dark or as satisfying to make. The stamps are equally disappointing and leave only faint marks. The eraser bar is also very hard to drag across and does not fully erase unless you drag it back and forth. I love my Magna Doodle it is obviously a much higher quality of toy, dark rich lines, easy erasure. My only complaint is that the stamps fall out, but we always manage to find them. I would also mention that the age range seems too high to me. My two year old loves this and I love it because it is a good way to practice scribbling without mess.

I found that this book contained the same type of materials that my son was learning in forth grade. It was very helpful.
This learning toy is kept in our car, which makes it handy on trips.

Smart guide fourth grade is fun I learn spelling rules and parts of speech and the reading comrehension was tough for me the first time and knowing who what where when and why and underling the keywords is very helpful for me and I just learn to double digit mutiplication comparig fractions decimals and geometry it was a little hard the first time about triangles angels perimeter and area and it took me a while to know congrunent and not congruent and now i know them and I learn a few facts about the animals guess who game was east and the beat the clock game was a little hard but its going to take me a while and the circulatory and respitoy systems I always like to learn about the parts of the heart and it was very easy and learn parts of the respitory system Graphy data is pretty hard for but im getting there and getting to know your government is kind of easy and fun cause you get to know the laws that we have bill of rights declaration of independence and the three branches and it help me alot and the united states is fun too and the glossary is hard sometimes and this is going to help me get smarter everyday

I searched for a really long time the other night to see if the Quantum books work on the Leap Pad and Pro systems. I never found the answer. I almost ordered the Quantum for my 9-year-old granddaughter but decided to wait. In a discount store I saw the books, and it clearly states on the book that it will work in all Leap Pad systems except My First Leap Pad. What a relief. Saved me $40.

The birdhouse is sturdy and well-built, but there is NO information about the paints included. The (cheap) brush cleaned with water, but this smells like latex paint, so once dry, it will be permanent on clothes or other surfaces. There is also no information on whether to seal the birdhouse after it is painted. In fact, there are no directions and no warnings at all except that this is not for children under 5.

We had a lot of trouble getting one that wasn't broken where the paper slot is on the table top. (They sent us 3 before we got a good one.) Works great now. Haven't had any problems at all. It has been used A LOT for over 6 months now. The customer service at the manufaturer was great while we were dealing with the broken table tops.

All in all it was well worth it.

My two little girls , 2 and 3 years old, love this table and use every day. I bought it about a month ago and it is still their favourite toy. They love it so much they want to eat their meals at it also.

It was expensive but well worth the money. I love the fact that there is enough space on the benches that their friends can sit and create. The table is also large enough that each child has their own drawing space.

I've seen this table in quite a few magazines and tossed the idea aside because of the price. I found the exact table, same brand and everything in Costco for $49.99. So of course I bought it and am glad I did. My kids love to do all of their projects on this table. It is durable and has plenty of room for my 3 kids to sit at.