Crayola Beginnings Tidy Top

by Crayola

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B001113U1I
• Item model number: 80-8208
• Manufacturer recommended age: 18 months and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,986 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #3 in Toys & Games > Arts & Crafts > Aprons & Smocks
  • #16 in Toys & Games > Preschool > Toddler Toys > Art & Creativity
  • #79 in Toys & Games > Arts & Crafts > Drawing & Painting Supplies
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)

Product Description

18 - 36 months. This durable, long-sleeved art smock gives young children the freedom to be creative without ruining their clothing. Lightweight for comfort with hook and loop closure. Fits children up to 37 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Art Apron!, September 26, 2009

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MAIOSH (Alaska) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

We have tried various types of art aprons. Most of them claim that you can wash them because they are durable but they usually end up falling apart. Other art aprons are plastic and uncomfortable and usually slide around on the child's clothes. This "Beginnings Tidy Top" is soft, it feels more like a fabric but it keeps the paints and glue off their clothes. It has long sleeves with elastic around the wrists and a velcro closure in the back. It doesn't slide around on their clothes and my three year old doesn't cry when I put it on her. I agree with the first review that it could be worn for a child up to the age of five. We have washed our tidy top multiple times and it comes out looking new every time. Even glitter comes off of this apron unlike other aprons where it just continues to stick to the plastic and sheds off on the child every time they wear it. If your child loves doing crafts, this is the one to buy!

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars NOT Waterproof OR Paint Proof, June 13, 2010

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Susan M. Cunningham "Nathan's Mommy" (Fort Worth, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Crayola Beginnings Tidy Top (Toy)

I would disagree with the other reviewers that claim the Crayola Tidy Top is waterproof and keeps paint off clothes. The fabric is comfy for wearing, but it is thin and very permeable, and wet paint (and anything else liquid) goes right through to clothes. I found this out the hard way with RED paint. Thankfully, it was washable, but I am very disappointed. I had also been using ours as a bib for my 3-year-old, because it is long-sleeved and covers his clothes better than other bibs. However, his white polo now has lasagna stains all over it because the sauce (which wasn't even that liquidy) went right through the fabric of the "tidy top" and onto his clothing. I think if you were using the Crayola Tidy Top for glue or other messy crafts, it would be great. But don't expect it to keep wet paint and other liquids off your kids' clothes.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Art Apron!, June 3, 2009

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C. Studer-Houp - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This art apron is great! It has long sleeves with elastic on the bottom of the sleeves. This is great because I don't have to worry about paint getting on long sleeves. It is also very easy to clean paint off of it. It states that it's for 18 months to 3 year olds but I think that you could use up to age 5.