Arts Reviews

Got this toy for my daughter for Christmas. Both she and my son loved it, but it only comes with 8 or so pieces of cardboard and you go through them quickly. I bought refills, which were hard to find locally and they also last about 5 minutes. As other reviewers have said, get your own cardboard, any neon color works well, and use one of the original pieces as a stencil to cut them out. It's much cheaper than buying the refills if you don't mind a little bit of extra work. I bought regular cardboard which curled up after they came off the toy, but we can put a book on them when they are dry to flatten them out. Cleaning isn't too bad either. Just a couple of papertowels and voila! It's clean and ready to be used again.

My duaghter who is 3 1/2 years old got this toy from her grandmother. I was a little hesitant at first. I remember something similar when I was child and it made for massive clean up when done.
So I have been putting it off getting out for my daughter. Who has asked me non stop for the last two months. I kept saying it was special toy for a special day. Her not knowing I just didn't want to deal with the hassel of the whole thing.

Well I got it out today. It's humid and raining and I thought I can't put it off forever. THis toy is great. It was so much fun and really there was hardly any mess. I instructed her less is more on a project like this but I don't think it made a difference. With each paper change I did wipe it down with a wet paper towel and that was it. They think it's super cool because you use it with all the lights off. It's also nice because it comes with the batteries.

This is a real winner. I highly recommend this toy and don't put off playing with it either like I did.

I bought this toy for my daughters birthday (3) and everyone in the family loves it, her father had to make a picture of his own while the both of them argued over whose turn it was!

When I was using the hair beader, I did a few beads in my hair and then on the last bead I was going to put in, it broke. My mom pushed and pushed but the beads wouldn't go on my hair. I was so disappointed. I am six.

My daughter got this for Christmas and we picked out beads to match her outfit. It worked great for the first 3 strands, but something snapped on the forth strand and that was it. She was terribly disappointed. I doubt the clips would have stayed in very long as they seemed loose. We exchanged for a similar product from a different company and have been much happier.
Don't waste your money on this one!

My name is Gianna and I am 11 years old currently living in Canada. I have been reading about this item and there are many reviews that are negative. I was shopping for another item until I saw this item for sale. I bought the item and tried it by myself without parent supervision. It made my hair look great. At first, I was afraid that this item would be bad as some people say but I opened it and took a chance. Some people say it sucks because they handle it wrong. You have to go slowly.....or maybe this was just luck!

My husband calls Zingo "crack for kids." My [...] is a total addict, and we've turned on at least 10 other preschoolers (and their parents) to this game. Highly recommended!

This kept my twins busy for years and saved many a playdate as everyone has fun! It's great that there is an easy and harder side to the cards while using the same chips, so the game can grow with the child.

I bought this game for my five year old child and the entire family enjoys it. He is constantly asking someone to play with him and we are always willing. We have not gotten tired of this one yet. Very easy for a young child to use. Highly recommend.

Its a pretty damn cool figure of another Spawn, being a gunslinger.
Pretty much the detail of it is great,and its reallt 13.5 inches tall, not 12. balance can be hard to configure at first, but great figure. Doesn't deserve a 5 because Flying Spawn 12 inch still outperforms the quality of this one. Also because his hands comes out very soft, yet for no reason since he cant hold the guns

No wonder--if you are a spawn action figure collector, you have to get this Gunslinger to put on your shelf, and the details in this 12" one is much better than the small figure

IF you're a fan of MacFarlane figures, you're already going to have the "normal" sized version of this Gunslinger Spawn. That shouldn't stop you from acquiring this one for your collection. Like the previous Mandarin Spawn, BIGGER only means BETTER. We're living in an era when "toys" are approaching the level of art objects, and this particular one is a beauty. Attention to detail is superb, and it makes a spectacular addition to the growing line of mega-figures being produced.

the 3 dimensional horses were freezes (i.e., only 1 side of the animal was there) rather than full 3 dimensional items, but otherwise it was quite nice. They were easy to paint and everything came with the item.

Another fun game for those who can't read or who can't read English. The youngest likes to put the pegs in. It is good practice setting up the games from the cards. The little frogs can get lost, but the neat box the game makes into helps with that. And, you don't need all the frogs to play most of the set ups.

This is a great toy to develop your child's strategic thinking. The game is relatively simple. Organize your frogs as per the cards, jump one frog over the other and remove the jumped-over frog. The objective is to leave just one frog. You can only jump `adjacent' frogs along the lines (see picture).

The recommended age is 8 but younger children (supervised!) are just as enthralled. I had to improvise on the instructions, but I've taught the concepts to two 3 year olds - my buddy's son and my own. You will be amazed that they get it!

It is the greatest travel game. My son got this when he was 3 years old, and 4 years later it is still his first choice when we ask him to pick some toys for a trip........and he has a GameBoy!!

It is very durable, constructed very well and has seen no wear in 4 years of regular use. This is one of the toys that'll, literally, last you a life-time.

This is definitely a precursor for any parent looking to teach their kids Chess. Solving each situation requires you to think a few steps ahead.

This is probably the least expensive way to develop a new dimension in your child's brain.

VARIATIONS:
This toy also comes with a single "Red Frog". The objective is to leave the red frog standing.

OTHER SIMILAR TOYS:
FlipIT - This toy made by the same company, is a more difficult version of Hoppers. It is a 4X4 grid with Turtles instead of Frogs. The turtles can be placed on their bellies (green side up) or can be turned-turtle (orange side up).
One jumps over the turtles but the turtles do not come off the board - they just flip over. They flip over each time they're jumped over - green to orange and orange to green. The objective is to turn all turtles the right (green) side up.

My friend got Hoppers as a birthday present and we all played it. It was really fun and it got more challenging as we went on. What you do is: You pick a card and place the frogs on the pgs of what the picture shows on the card. Then you take one frog and jump it over one. The one that it jumped over, take it off the peg. The object it to have 1 frog remaining. It is very educational because you have to think when you play it. It is very durable because there is a pull out drawer under it that you store the frogs and the cards in. It's a great game that you can play in the car, especially for long vacations. Hoppers is hours of fun for everyone!

The beads are fun, and nice colors are available, with good selection and quantity. They are a bit small, so hard to use for some one like myself with little hand/eye coordination. The product came with a good variety of strings and I was able to create quite a few diferent items.

I purchased two of these for holiday gifts for a three year old girl and a seven year old boy. Both children continue to thoroughly enjoy the gift and I see smiles and cooperative, creative play whenever the big re-closeable boxes of delights are pulled out.

This is a wonderful kid friendly way for kids to be able to unleash their creativity. The box contains a good variety of great products... more than enough to satisfy most kids on most days. It is also a great chance to sample lots of cool crayola offerings without having to commit hefty sums of money to buy each one separately.

Excellent for independent clean-up because everything fits easily right back into the big see-through box. All that, plus you get the fun of seeing all the beautiful ideas the kids will come up with.

I will be buying many of these for birthday gifts in the future.

I got this toy for christmas and the moment i got it i loved it,i think every kid should get one

I got this set (along with the Super Art Craft Chest) for my daughter for Christmas. This set had more than was shown/expected and far exceeded my expectations. While my set DID NOT have the modeling clay as shown, it did have 3 different boxes of crayons including classic, neon or flourescent, and construction paper crayons, at least 2 sets of markers, colored pencils, sidewalk chalk, a coloring book, paint, and the plastic crayon/marker holder (which as a different color than shown). The only weak part of the set is the coloring book, but the supplies inside the tub are outstanding and inspiring for young artists. By all means, if your child likes to draw, paint, and color, then your child will LOVE this kit and get plenty of use out of it! By the way, I prefer this set to the Craft set, but both are wonderful! The tote itself will be bigger than you are expecting and you can add any existing supplies you have to it!

Crayons, pencils, etc. better purchased on their own. The enclosed paper is too small for any projects. The case is a plastic tub with a cheap latch and the coloring utensils fall out of the flimsy inset when you try to close the case. My 4 and 5 year olds hate this toy!

I bought this for my 2-year-old and he likes it a lot (I keep the markers in a safe place, though....markers and 2-year-olds are a dangerous combination). I especially like the reverse side of the workspace; you can put paper over it and lightly rub the crayon to see images come through. I like it as much as he does. I think it will be used for a long time.

The only thing I don't like is the price....I got it on clearance. I don't think it's worth the full price.