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May I recommend Tomy Aquadraw mats?

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spicemonster · 25/02/2009 20:15

If you have under 5s, these are brilliant, particularly if you're out and about. There are 4 mats in a box, and a water pen thing. They are like those magic pictures where when you paint on the water, the picture magically appears. But when the water dries, the picture fades and you can use them again and again and again! Well worth a fiver

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tattycoram · 25/02/2009 20:20

Yes, we've got the Thomas ones for long journeys. Very good.

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spicemonster · 25/02/2009 20:22

They make good presents too - particularly if you need to post as they're very light.

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DanJARMouse · 25/02/2009 20:24

preaching to the converted!

got the dora and peppa pig ones for xmas.... fabbo!

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spicemonster · 25/02/2009 20:30

Bah! Surely I am not the only person to have only discovered these in the last few weeks?

You're all at ELC every weekend aren't you, scanning the new toys shelves ...

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samsonara · 25/02/2009 20:34

We've got a large teletubbies one, which comes with a pen and a noo noo that fills with water and then makes splat marks. I've seen the mini ones they do look good for journeys in the car.

pebbles79 · 25/02/2009 22:35

I had one of the large ones for my DS when he was younger and he loved it. Only bad thing was when I was busy and didn't fill the pen with water in time for him he just decided to pee on it !

nicolamumof3 · 26/02/2009 21:38

lol pebbles thats what i call initiative.

tinkislittlemissshopping · 27/02/2009 18:42

they are fab.
we have the small mats x4 in a box.
the huge mats are best have the one that just does blue and the rainbow one with stampers fantastic!!

Lizzzombie · 27/02/2009 18:47

A fiver?! You were lucky! Mine were £7.something from Boots!
Very great...but....does anyone know where you can get replacement aquadraw pens from? (I know you can use a paintbrush & water when at home but not out and about)

alardi · 27/02/2009 22:10

Aquadraw mats were pretty useless here. Maybe because we don't do long car journeys. I tend to get electronic noisy toys out for those anyway (noisy beepy things don't bother me).

All the Aquadraw mats, the DC soon learnt that they could just spill big cups of water all over them. They had no intrest in 'drawing' on them with the pens. Once the mat was all green/coloured in, they lost all interest until it dried out. Pretty useless toy.

IN FACT, I found an Aquadraw pen the other day, if anyone wants one I will post it to you (I'll even pay for postage, shame to waste it). Just leave email addy here.

alardi · 27/02/2009 22:11

Ooh, I hadn't read Lizzombie's post, anyway, put your email addy down, why doncha?

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