My almost 2 year old’s vocabulary is growing more and more everyday but one word that has been around since the beginning of her talking is “color color” which means she wants to color. When she says color it does not matter what she needs to color with she just wants a piece of paper and some type of coloring utensil and she will be busy for hours scribbling away.
My favorite brand for my daughter’s coloring needs is Crayola. They seem to have everything these days for coloring and crafts for children.
Some of the products in the picture above are their My First Crayola products. These products are specifically geared towards toddlers who are just starting out with using crayons and markers and doing crafts. I really love that they have these products because my daughter can sometimes get frustrated with using coloring utensils made for older children, so with crayons that are bigger and easier for her to hold and see what she is doing she gets less frustrated and is able to have more fun.
Another group of products that I especially love for toddlers is their Color Wonder products. These products are great for toddlers because they are all mess free, they only work on special Color Wonder paper. This is especially great for starting toddlers out on markers or paint because you won’t have to worry about anything getting stained especially carpets or walls. Without using Color Wonder markers or paint on Color Wonder paper the color will not show up!
I actually got to try out one of the Crayola Color Wonder products recently and it was great. The product I got to try out was the Mess Free Airbrush.
When you open the box for the mess free airbrush you find inside the airbrush, 3 sheets of stencils(you will need to pop out their centers), 6 color wonder markers and a color wonder drawing pad. You will need to buy 4 C batteries because they are not included with the airbrush.
The three stencils that come with the airbrush are pictured above, you have to punch out the middle of the stencils after opening the box and I would recommend a parent do this because I could easily see a child ripping the stencil while trying to pop the middle of the stencil out. There is an outer space set, a safari set and an underwater set. These stencils are great for the airbrush and will also work great if your child just wants to color them in with a marker by hand or even use it with crayons or colored pencils.
In the stand for the airbrush is 6 holders for the markers and a holder for the airbrush. Because of these stands the airbrush is easy to store away and also easy to use since there won’t be any markers rolling around.
After putting the batteries in and inserting a marker into the airbrush I turned the airbrush on. It only took a few seconds to start working but it did. The colors were vibrant and came out in a good speed and they only showed up on the color wonder paper. When using the airbrush make sure not to bend the tube, I did this at first on accident, didn’t really notice I was doing it, and the color was spurting out in little bursts. As soon as I noticed that I was bending the tube I straightened it and the airbrush started working a lot smoother, faster and I was able to use it more accurately. One thing I was a little surprised about the airbrush was that it was very loud. I tried it out while my daughter was down for a nap because I thought it would have been quiet. Lucky for me though she was not sleeping yet so I did not wake up any sleeping babies and now I will know for the next time that I use it.
Above is a picture of the coloring that I did with the airbrush. The blotch at the bottom was the first one I did, without a stencil and right after I had turned the airbrush on. The red flower is what I did next and then the blue moon. The purple planet is what I colored after I realized I was bending the tube and in the picture it looks a lot better than the other colors, cleaner and brighter.
Besides the airbrush being louder than I expected I think my daughter will love this when she gets it in December for Christmas and I will love that it will not make a big mess. I also love that she can use the drawing pad with any of the other color wonder products she will be getting like the Color Wonder Fingerpaints.
All the products listed in the first picture have a price ranged between $2.49-$24.99, those seem like pretty decent prices to me especially for some fun stocking stuffers!
Because I love Crayola so much I wanted to share some of the products I got with our readers in a fun little giveaway!
The winner of the giveaway will win Ninja Turtles Color Wonder with Metallic Colors and 2 sets, 4 different colors, of the My First Crayola Washable Markers.
To enter the giveaway fill out at least one of the entries in the rafflecopter below. The giveaway is open to those who are 18+ and in the US only. The giveaway ends 11/10 at 11:59 pm EST and the winner will be contacted by email and will have 24 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. Good luck!
Congrats to our winner Kristin Goodson! Kristin, you have been emailed and have 24 hours to reply or a new winner will be chosen!
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*I received samples of the products mentioned above for free to facilitate this post. All opinions are mine.
I grew up with the big 64 crayon box and love them.
Great prize
its a great way to get the kids to like quiet time
Great way to entertain the kids for a short period of time
Crayola is a trusted brand, and they have so many excellent choices. My grandson would love this TMNT set!
I love that they make things that are washable!
I grew up with Crayola and loved getting a new box of crayons with coloring books every school year! Now I get to introduce my two year old to Crayola! 🙂
Because my girl loves art and to make things and the crayons are the best. We love the washable markers too
I love that they are non-toxic!
Crayola makes quality products. I love anything Crayola.
I loved them when I was a child and now I have gotten to have fun playing with them with my children and now my grandchildren, all 8 of them 🙂 we love to color and marker and pencil 🙂 Thanks Crayola and Thanks to you for hosting 🙂
I love the non toxic bright colors in the finger paints and crayons.
I love that Crayola is non-toxic and washable. My toddler boys love the bright colors of the crayons and finger paints.
I love Crayola because it allows my children to be creative and have fun.
I love Crayola because they have many options that are washable!!
I love Crayola because they have many options that are washable!
I love the many options that are washable.
great, kid friendly products
Crayola’s crayons are my family’s favorite. They are the best! Whenever I try a cheaper competitor’s product I am usually disappointed. Also, Crayola has many cool products and fun activities for kids.
We have always had a big box of crayons and plenty of paper for the creative people we are.
I love crayola because they always come up with the best products for kids! They have fun products that we can use in all of our art projects
I love how it’s still around and my son can grow up with it but with even more products that are pretty cool.
I love that I can give my daughter any Crayola product and it buys me a few minutes of quiet time
I grew up with Crayola and they have great products and a great variety of products. Washable and Non-toxic is huge too 🙂
I love how it allows the kids to be creative.
Crayola is top quality a great brand that has been in business for years
I love crayola, it keeps my kids busy and mess free for hours
I love Crayola the smell at the beginning of the school year takes me back to my childhood.
Great way to keep kids entertained
Crayola has always been a Trustworthy Brand for us!
Crayola has stood the test of time for a reason–it is a fun thing to do. Kids love to create and Crayola has many different products that appeal to children of all ages.
Crayola products simply perform better so my kids prefer to use them over so many other brands!
I love that they make great quality products, and have so many different colors!
I love Crayola because they have quality products that are washable & they last!
I love everything made by crayola!
They have superior quality.
Great quality and has so many options to let my kids be creative in endless ways.
Crayons is the best!!! The color wonder stuff is amazing!!!
My favorite item is Broad Line Fabric Markers, 8 ct.
I love Crayola because they sell a huge variety of age appropriate arts & crafts products for my grandsons to use their creativity skills with. I also love that a lot of their products are mess free and washable.
I love the quality of Crayola — you always know the color is going to be strong and easy to apply to your paper.
hello, im a mother of a colouring mad boy who is 3 he loves drawing and this would make his day as he loves t.m.n.t tooo! Why do you love Crayola – Crayola are great! there art sets are great from young age to old. with different things to do and make and right size markers ect for each age! lovely sets out there. fingers crossed good luck everyone xx
The quality of the product.
its SO classic, they are the BEST crayons, I mean cmon my MOM grew up with Crayola..
they are the best of the best.
Crayola has great quality products that allows kids to be creative.
i love it because i love coloring
I love that they encourage creativity and most of their products are washable!
Crayola is the only brand that I buy for my kids’ art supplies. The quality is truly unbeatable, but I think it’s the nostalgia that keeps me coming back. I grew up with Crayola.
Growing up, we knew the difference between Crayola and the other brands because Crayola was superior quality and continues to be today. I buy my son a lot of Crayola products because he deserves only the best.
I love the huge selection of fun toys
I like Crayola product because when they say washable it truly is washable.
I love color wonder for my itty so she doesn’t draw on the wrong surface!
I love color wonder for my itty so she doesn’t draw on the wrong surface! Crayola has so many ither products that keep kids entertained too.
I love color wonder for my itty so she doesn’t draw on the wrong surface. Crayola has so many other products that keep kids entertained too.
WASHABLE!!! LOLOLOL =) #momproblems
i love crayola because i dont have to scrub it off of everything. i love that its washable.
I heart Crayola for their variety and encourages you to be artistic
Cool products, great review-love Crayola!
I love that Crayola has all kinds of products for all ages. Would love to win this for my grandson.