Arts Reviews

There's little to criticize about Play Doh as far as a fun, squooshy and classic toy to spark imaginative playtime for youngsters; however, this pretend kitchen leaves much to be improved upon. First off, the table on the side does not stay put. The leg is constantly tipping over with the slightest movements, making it frustrating to set up. The cookie press is fun to create various shapes, but the receptacle doesn't hold much dough, so after about half an inch of squeezing out the design, you need to clean it out and refill. The recipe cards offer creative and fun to make dishes, and the utencils are cute, but I doubt most children can really enjoy hours with this toy.

My daughter got this for x-mas and she really likes it a lot. She doesn't use the table because it doesn't stay on very well. And to tell you the truth we had a hard time putting the table on. DUH!!!
The press to make shapes does not work well at all. More play doh comes out of the sides then comes out in shapes. For the price kids will like it. But don't expect to much.

I got this for my 3 year old nephew at Christmas time and he still plays with this for hours. This is the one creative toy for a kid that will keep them entertained for a long time.

These paints are more soap than paint. When your fingers are wet the paints slide right off them, so it's extremely difficult to a: get them on your fingers to begin with and b: apply them to any surface at all. They have barely any pigment and don't stick to the side of the tub. Don't waste your money.

This product is nothing more than colored soap that does not adhere well to tile or tub. My two year old son loved this stuff for about 30 seconds. Do not buy this!

I bought this for my 2+ year old daughter and it has been her favorite bath toy. When the paints ran out we used the plastic hand as a palette for fingerpaints or to hold other crafty things. We tried other bath paints that were less expensive but the texture and color choices were significantly inferior.

I expected more of this product. Assembly to be done should have and could have already been done by manufacturer. The clip for the paper is terrible - there should be two. The paper falls to easy. The side bars are too easy for the kids to lift.

I purchased this for my two year old twin nieces. It was almost perfect, it only had a clamp to hold drawing paper on one side so I took a clamp from a clipboard and installed it on the other side. The children love it.

My daycare kids enjoy this.
I love it because it is the right height

The chalkboard is very difficult to erase. I actually had to wash the chalk off and dry it for my grandson to use again. Any help would be appreciated. My grandson loves this and I would hate to have to return it.

I bought this for my then 2 and 4 year old. It is the perfect size for our narrow sunroom and the kids love it. Great hit at playgroups too. Easy to clean, I just use babywipes. The organizer tray is quite practical and does not pop out easily. I put non-skid pads on the bottom so that the easel does not move around while the kids are drawing.

I purchased this for my 3 year old's birthday. It arrived 2 weeks earlier than estimated, I was impressed. This easel is wonderful, even came with dry erase markers and chalk and an eraser. Right away she used the markers on the chalk side, we panicked. The marker washed right off! WOW! Don't hesitate to buy this. Easy to clean!

My son and I just finished making this car. It was a fun project!

I ordered this for my young cousin, but was disappointed with it and actually returned it. I thought it would make a nice gift because it is creative and active, and unlike some other bead jewelry sets for kids, the relatively large wooden beads made it appropriate for younger children. Unfortunately, upon arrival I noticed the colors were ugly and also the box had a very strong smell of paint fumes. The colors were dark in tone-- dark goldenrod instead of bright cherry yellow, mossy green instead of bright green--and I didn't think they looked very pretty. And if that wasn't discouraging enough, the overpowering smell bothered me enough to send it back.

I was excited to find a way of introducing my 3 year old son to yoga and thought I had found the answer after reading the reviews of this DVD. However, there isn't much real yoga here. He tends to have a lot of excess energy and I was hoping that yoga would help him focus a little better (as much as possible for one his age), but there isn't a good flow to the poses and the "silly" part is just too silly. There is also too much down time between the poses. All this distracts him from learning the actual poses. He is very interested in learning about yoga, but this DVD just didn't capture his attention.

We bought YogaKids2 first and loved it so much that I went back to buy this version. While it is still amusing and fun to do, there are a lot of visual cutaways from the kids which tends to distract from the yoga itself. As another reviewer said, there is a lack of transition from one move to the next. I also thought there could be more of the calming time near the end. Unfortunately, you get through the calming time and then when the credits roll they show the kids being silly again, which kind of defeats the purpose. Generally, though, this is a good introduction to yoga for kids - the kids are cute and entertaining and the poses basic enough to try.

I have done this DVD with my two children several times before bedtime. It really does calm both of them down and get them ready for bed. Some of the poses are a little difficult for my youngest child (age 2 1/2 ) but my 4 1/2 year old is very capable of them.

This is an excellent collection of easy-to-use art supplies for children. It includes the drawing "tools" my daughters like to use most. This collection empowers children to be creative.

I suggest you buy this Crayola set, a case of cheap paper, a couple rolls of invisible tape, a pencil sharpener, a bottle of Elmer's school glue, and a stapler (for sure). Then give your child frequent access to the supplies to draw pictures and design things. Your child's creativity will emerge on its own.

Highly recommended!