Obuby Water Drawing Mat Kids 47x35 Inches Doodle Gifts Color Draw Board No Mess Coloring Painting Writing Educational Toys for Boys Girls Age 3-12 Years Old Toddler

I think this is a great mat overall, but I don't like that the company is offering to pay for reviews (positive only). This is a bad and misleading practice and undermines the review scores people use to make purchase decisions. Most people rely on reviews these days to decide where and how to spend their money and if everyone was paying for them like this it would make it much more difficult to shop online.Pros:This is a nice mat. It has water markers of 3 different thicknesses. The thicker ones are particularly nice and fun to use. The letter shapes on the mat are fun to fill in and good for learning. The stamps and roller are also great as long as you don't put too much water on them - I would recommend moistening them with a damp paper towel rather than a dish of water. It's great how quickly it dries and how clean everything is since there is not actual ink or coloring use.Cons:Stencils are almost useless because the water always bleeds past the boundaries. They are a good selling point, but again do not actually work well. Also the green color isn't that great - it is too light and hard to see. Finally, would be nice if there were number stencils as well.

This Aqua May is perfect for my 16 month old daughter who is learning how to color and draw, but always wants to color on things she shouldn’t! The set up is super easy and the instructions are very clear. Just add water! Absolutely no mess and hours of fun! There is even a booklet included with step by step instructions on how to draw different pictures and a carrying bag to store everything once you are done. The “drawings” fade away in about 5-10 mins. Stencils and foam outlines included as well. Super fast shipping and great value for the cost!

The best part is ... This really captured my kids attention!Also, I loved that there is no mess! With lots of little people, this is a big deal! They can be creative and have something that engages them, without making a mess :lIt's also a big area, so more than one kid can do it at once -- my kids of multiple ages all liked it.My patio and carpet are happy ;)Also, it's a good way for kids to practice letters / numbers in a fun way.Furthermore, I love that there is a bag to keep all the pieces together -- it seems we'll thought out!I actually want to take this with us, next time we go to the airport!I also thought it would be a good gift in the future :) since I haven't seen too many of them :)

This Aqua Magic Doodle Mat has been non-stop fun for my toddler since it arrived. She has completely saturated it and, because it dries so quickly, she can continue to draw new things. It includes a ton of little "extras," like stencils, stamps, a roller, etc. I think the best part is that it includes 4 water pens and 2 water brushes. That's the thing that always seems to go missing, thanks to toddler chaos, and other brands usually only include 1 marker.There are suction cups included so you can stick it to a shower wall, a big window, wood floors, etc. It does have a waterproof back on it, so it prevents leakage on the other side. It is such easy cleanup because it's just water. Let everything air dry and voilà! It's all clean.The mat itself is fun for learning as well. It has all of the letters of the alphabet, so I can wet the outer edge of the mat, show my daughter a letter, and ask her to draw it in the middle of the mat. It has a rainbow of colors in the back drop, which makes it that much more visually appealing.Overall, it is a worthwhile buy. Especially during these times of stay at home orders, it'll keep your kids busy and help you maintain a little bit of sanity!

This drawing product is pretty dang cool. We get the best of both world as parents: something the kids love to do, drawing...and easy peezy clean-up, just wait for the canvas to dry up in minutes and you have a clean drawing pad to start over. This thing uses water inside the pens and brushes and when the water dries, the canvas is blank again. No mess.The pens and brushes: I've read in some posts that people are having a hard time unscrewing them to put water inside. I had no problem. The bigger white and blue pen even has the turning directions on them. The tips wick the water from the body so you just need to wet them to get them started before drawing on the canvas. Just submerge the whole tip in water for a minute then screw it back on and you're ready to go.The canvas has slits at each corner for the included suction cups to fit in. We have a metal backed chalk board for the kids that we use to hang the canvas on. Now they have a chalk board on one side and the water canvas on the other. Ideally the canvas is better suited to have on the floor to use, because the pens/brushes will have a constant flow of water to the tips as the kids draw. If you have it up like we do, you have to remind the kids to tip the pen down every once in a while to keep the tip wet.