Arts Reviews

Great company - Terrible toy. My daughter got this toy for Christmas and waited all day for daddy to bring home the 4 C batteries which were not included. She was excited until we turned it on. 1) the frame is not secure and will open when you reach into the middle to change the picture disk. 2) the light is not very bright and will not work in mid-day light. 3) the image is quite small - only takes up the middle 3 inches of the paper - not even close to what is pictured on the box. 4) the clamps that hold the paper are not easy for tiny fingers to use. 5) because the small picture is in the middle of the page and the clamps are on the far edges, you can't shift the paper to re-use the paper. You get one tiny picture in the middle of standard size piece of paper and its a waste.

The chalk board was fine - but the whole piece slides across the table when you push to draw. Big disappointment.

Get some washable markers and some tracing paper and don't waste your money on this suprisingly junky toy.

My 3 year old daughter is a huge fan of Paz and she really likes to draw, so I figured this was a no brainer. She does enjoy using it, but there are some drawbacks. The light from the projector is not very bright. If you try to use regular printer paper it is hard to see the object being illuminated. I haven't tried it yet, but I'm hoping tracing paper will work better. The other major drawback is that it collapses easily. In order to use it, you must lean the two sections together. Unfortunately they don't lock into each other, they just sort of balance on each other. So if you try to move it or push on it a little too hard it will collapse. Even so, she loves to draw with the markers, calling herself "the artist". The chalkboard side is a hit too. Overall I would suggest this toy.

The little metal balls and the tips of the colored pieces have all turned color (black spots). It feels gross!! I hope it doesn't have lead in it.