A yucky, greasy mess…. I bought this for my daughter who is three. She loves to finger paint, and I thought that this would minimize the mess. Wrong!!! coloring book was just as bad, if not worse, since the colors don’t show up–cleaning is no easy task. As other readers said, it’s like painting with Vaseline. We had to SCRUB my daughter to get this stuff off, and wash and rewash her hair (she scratched with icky, greasy fingers). The kitchen table was a greasy mess, and the paint box was a greasy mess. The colors on paper were pretty, but after leaving them to dry out for a day, which they didn’t, the counter was a greasy mess too.
I’m very disappointed, as I do like Crayola’s products, but this should be taken OFF of the market.
Parents beware. A warning for all parents: The Color Wonder coloring book caused skill lost in our child.
We didn’t see the harm….until we went back to using crayons and markers.
Before using Color Wonder, our daughter at 2 years old was extremely detail oriented in her work. She colored inside the lines and took great pleasure and pride in doing so. After one to two months of using color wonder exclusively, that attention to detail, along with her pride in doing so is completely gone. She smears color across the page with a focus now on speed instead of detail. Although I am certain this is a temporary setback, the amount of skill loss still disturbs me enough to never use any of the Color Wonder products again. Her attention to detail was something that was a part of her (my first child was never that way) and it is sad to me that that piece of her is now missing in her work.
Please note that we were using the coloring book s, not the blank pages. For those of you that are not familiar with the product, chemicals on the paper react to chemicals in the marker and produce color. However, in the coloring book s (not the blank page sets), only portions of the page have reactive areas so the picture always looks good because there is no ability to color outside the lines. Although this may seem rewarding to a very small child, the negative skills impact definitely outweighs the fun.
I wish I could give negative points on educational value.
I will never buy color wonder again. The loss of detailed skill in my child was too great a price to pay for the convenience it offered.
Mess-free?? Are they kidding???. Using the Color Wonder Finger Paints is basically like dipping your hand in Vaseline. It’s greasy, hard to wash off, and stains. I would never buy coloring book again nor for anyone else. I strongly urge against purchasing coloring book product. Crayola, shame on you!
