Brighten your road trips with Crayola Color Wonder!
We went on a little roadtrip this past weekend, and all I took to entertain the girls in the car was a variety of Crayola Color Wonder products. No music, no DVDs, no iPad, or even an Etch-a-Sketch. Just some snacks and their creativity!
The products we tried out in the car and at the hotel:
- Crayola Color Wonder Stow & Go Studio, which has a solid, compact drawing surface with stay-put clips that can secure a single piece of paper or an entire Color Wonder activity book.
- Crayola Color Wonder Lap Desk, which provides a large, hard-top surface for kids to create on the go. The desk is sturdy and has a built-in handle and a soft detachable pillow that can be used as a storage unit for Color Wonder markers and paper.
- Crayola Color Wonder Story Stampers, comes with markers, a stamp pad, 6 sea creature stamps, and an 18-page coloring pad with undersea backgrounds. Especially fun if you’re going to the beach!
- Crayola Color Wonder Fingerpaints, a set that includes clear, fast-drying gels in a hand-shaped storage container, a built-in finger cleaning sponge and 12 extra-wide sheets of Color Wonder paper.
Maura, who’s almost 3 years old, just likes to scribble on paper so she loved it all, especially the pad of plain paper and mini-markers. She not afraid to get messy, and got right into the finger paints. It’s neat the way the paint is clear on her fingers, but appears magically in color on the paper! And I did say messy. Just because it’s Color Wonder doesn’t mean it doesn’t need clean up! It’s great that the paint doesn’t stain, though.
Maya, at almost 6 years old, is much more refined. Finger paints aren’t her thing. “You expect me to get my fingers dirty, mom?” Okay, nevermind then. 
She prides herself on coloring inside the lines, draws much more involved pictures, and really enjoyed using the stampers. There’s an element of surprise on some of the coloring pages, with subtle patterns that appear when you color the pictures. It’s a lot of fun. Try out the online demo to see what I mean.
I loved the Lap Desk and Stow & Go Studio, as both products let the girls draw from the comfort of their car seats. If we had to choose one over the other… hmm. The Stow & Go is smaller and more portable, but the lap desk has a larger drawing surface, and also doubled as a pillow for Maya, so… probably the lap desk!
I’m looking forward to taking some of these products on the plane with us when we fly to Texas next week!
Speaking of traveling, Crayola wants you to show them the wonders of America using Color Wonder as you travel this summer. If you show off the Color Wonder artwork your little ones created of the landmark or special spot they enjoyed most on your trip, the photo of your family and a link to your blog post may have the chance to be featured on the “Crayola Color Wonder Wonders Across America” splash page on Crayola.com! Just share the photo on your blog and post it to Crayola’s Facebook page, too!
In addition, you can download a printable coupon for $1.00 off a Crayola Color Wonder product! I like that I can find this stuff pretty much anywhere – Toys “R” Us, Target, Walmart, etc. – for whenever we need to buy a new pad or some more paint.
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I have a Crayola Color Wonder “Summer Travel Imagination” pack just like ours, to give away to a lucky reader! It includes a Color Wonder Lap Desk, Color Wonder Finger Paint & Paper, Color Wonder Markers and Paper, Color Wonder Stow & Go Studio and Color Wonder Story Stampers that you can take on your family vacation. Isn’t that a fabulous prize pack?! To enter, please leave a comment telling me what you like best about Color Wonder products.
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I love the Clear fingerprint paint so cool.
I love that my daughter can’t draw on the walls!
I’ve never actually used these products before, but I’m just dying to see how these paints and markers work! I like the fact that Color Wonder paint doesn’t stain, like you said. I think it’s neat that it only shows up colored on the paper. =] Cool!
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I love the clear paints! All the fun of painting, none of the mess!
I like that they actually keep my kids entertained for more than a few minutes!
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I love that they are mess free …
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My almost 21 month old LOVES to draw and this would help keep her busy in the car – we’ve tried coloring pages on clipboards… This would be better
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Best thing about the color wonder products is not destroying walls… like I did when I was a kid. oops
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i love the fact that we could take this with all the boys and i would not have to worry and freak out that they would make a mess..
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I love that they foster creativity and that I don’t have to worry about cleaning up any big messes or the furniture being ruined.
I love that there is no staining!
I love that they provide fun with no mess! Of course messes are fun too
I like that the kids can’t color anywhere but on the paper! No mess!
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I like that the pillow can be used as a storage unit – no more chasing everything under the seats to find it!
I love the easy clean up! Thanks for the chance to win the great prize pack.
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What I like best is a combination of 2 things, one – the kids love it and can create freely and two – clean up! I like the stain fee and washable products! Yay – we are all happy!
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i love the products because it keeps my kids busy:)
I used to hate letting my kids paint because of the clean up. These products eliminate that headache!
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i love that they only work on the supplied papers and pads
I like that it provided something creative to do that doesn’t involve tv.
I like the fact that there are so many choices for the kids. They never get bored with their crayola.
I love how it’s perfect for kids of any age & will NEVER leave a mess!
I like that they are fun for all ages. My older grandchildren love them just as much as my younger.
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I like that they have so much varity of items and it keeps my grandkids occuppied for hours
I love the no mess feature. I don’t tolerate messes too well so these save my sanity. lol Thank you!
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i like that they are washable!!
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I like the no stain feature means this can even go on long car rides.
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I like the potential for creativity.
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The clear paints seem like fine.
I like that you can take them on a roadtrip and not worry about the messes.
I like that they only work on the special paper – not fabric, skin, or walls!
What I like best is that there is no need to worry about my walls , furniture , car interior or children’s clothing with these Crayola items. It makes them all about the fun.
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I love that with these products you don’t have to worry about them ruining the furniture, their clothes, the flooring, etc. I hate having to fuss over kids when they are just trying to play and be creative and with these, I don’t have to because I know nothing will be ruined.