TOMY AQUADRAW.........LOOKS BRILLIANT!

[mrsforgetful]

Just saw this advertised on t.v.......it's a larch 'drrawing mat' which you use special water filled pens or just wet hands- to make pictures- then magically (!) they disapear as the mat dries- i will get 1 as alex is always wanting to paint- and i cannot stand the planning i have to do to do such a simple thing spontaneously!!!!! Also all 3 of mine still love Megasketchers- so this seems a similar thing!

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How many pens do you get with it? Do you know how much the pens are to buy if and when you need more?

It sounds really good

Does it roll up? Need a toy to take to Spain with us on Thursday and this looks just the job if it's fairly portable.

Its got 2 pens and Yes it rolls up - very portable.

You get two pens with it.

Fantastic! Think I'm going to go out and get one tomorrow!!

You can get spare ones from the tomy website Follow the customer care link and you can then search for spare parts... they're £2.50 for a pack of two, I assume P&P free because there's no mention

Bought one today and both dd's (6 and 4) haven't been able to put it down. Only frustration is waiting for it to dry! But what when the inevitable happens and you (ie they lose the pens?

This will sound a silly question now!!!!!!!!

You have said there is no mess, but do they get wet? It's just with the message below mine saying that it is frustrating waiting for it to dry, how wet is it?

The pens are filled with quite a small amount of water, so even if they were opened, it would only create a smallish blob of water. The material becomes damp, not wet. The waiting for it to dry is more to do with waiting for the blue colour (material turns from white to blue when wet)to fade back to white so you can do some more drawing!

Something to think about; this kind of colour-change stuff is commonly used to teach writing in China and Japan. My local Japanese stationery store, along with 500 calendars with distorted pictures of dogs, several thousand kinds of pens, and erasers shaped like sushi, sells a 4-pack of A4 sheets of the stuff in 4 different colours for something like $10.00. Since they're meant for teaching brush-writing, they don't come with the pens, but they might make an interesting addition once you had the pens, particularly if you have several kids and/or want to travel with them. If there's a Chinatown or Japantown near you, you might want to check it out.

My kids love them... Used from tiny tots right up to a fun way to practise school spellings etc.

And... The Tomy Aquadraw Team are truly lovely people.

I emailed them a few years ago asking if there was a way to buy pens in bulk, as I wanted to do a group activity (12 kids) in my SLT group. They sent a big brown parcel to my very door, with 12 free pens inside, and a brand new mat as well. Totally free, and arrived within 24 hours.

I have never been more gobsmacked, how nice are they!!!!