Crayola Tadoodles Scribble and Sing Art Station

by Crayola

Product Features

• Recognizes color and character names.
• Plays music and playful guidance to inspire first marks.
• Five age appropriate creative activities.
• Encourages hands-on exploration.
• Helps in developing fine motor skills.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 12.8 x 6 x 11.8 inches ; 3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0018Z2RCK
• Item model number: 80-8250
• Manufacturer recommended age: 18 months - 3 years
• Batteries: 3 AA batteries required.
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,102 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #22 in Toys & Games > Arts & Crafts > Drawing & Painting Supplies > Colored Pencils
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Crayola TaDoodles Scribble and Sing Art Station

Product Description

TaDoodles Scribble and Sing Art Station includes five first markers and one art station that recognizes color and character names. Plays music and playful guidance to inspire first marks. Features five age-appropriate creative activities with one giant activity sheet. Measures 11.75"L x 12.75"W x 6"H.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fun for the kids - but be prepared for clean-up!, November 24, 2008

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SAHM Gwyn (Lenexa, KS) - See all my reviews

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Crayola Tadoodles Scribble and Sing Art Station (Toy)

My daughter got this for her 2 year old birthday. She and her older sister (4 years old) have fun playing with it - however i do not like the design. My kids were constantly grabbing at the markers to where the paint tip was in their palm & then they would flip it over so their hands got so messy. (Look at the picture of the product - how else is a kid supposed to pick up the marker?) Also the paint is very wet & mixes a lot on the paper so that the tips of the "markers" end up all being the same shade of dark brown/black when you are done playing with them. the nice thing is that you can clean them by rubbing them on a clean sheet of paper when you are done until the color comes back. However - i'm less likely to pull out this toy due to the amout of clean-up required (paint all over toy, clothes, hands, etc.). I'm sure of the educational value - it "sings" when you put a marker in the center spot & talks about the color that is in that spot (so if you put the green in that spot, it sings a song about green) it also will randomly select a "way" to draw (squiggles, dots, etc.) Maybe if you played this toy with an adult & a child (vs two children) it would be more educational (you could reinforce the song, etc.) - however my kids wouldn't really pay attention when it was singing - they thought the tunes were catchy but they weren't listening to "dots" vs "squiggles", etc. so i'm not sure that aspect of the toy is utilized. I also thought it might help my 2 year old with her colors but i'm not sure it's doing that. Overall - not a toy i would recommend to friends.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars What a mess!, December 25, 2008

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G. Montoya "mom" (Rio Rancho, NM United States) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Crayola Tadoodles Scribble and Sing Art Station (Toy)

The markers sit in the holder ink side up, so when a child grabs a marker they get a hand full of ink. The ink gets everywhere. And there is lots of ink. It saturates the paper. The paper remains wet and the ink is then transferred to arms, clothes, and everywhere else. I love a good messy art project, but this is too much.

The educational value is dubious at best. It names the color of the marker when a marker is placed in the yellow cradle and it sings a song. An adult saying "would you like the blue marker?" would have more value.

I would not suggest this toy to anyone. I'd rather give my toddler a handful of uncapped permanent markers than this toy.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not for toddlers, December 6, 2008

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Wendi Zimmerman "retasindy" (Indianapolis, IN) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Crayola Tadoodles Scribble and Sing Art Station (Toy)

My daughter also got this for her 2nd birthday. Although it says that it is age appropriate, it really is not. The markers don't have caps and sit with the marker point up. Which means that my daughter would constantly grab it by the marker part which gets messy. Also, while the markers do sit in a holder that tells you the color and such, the way to make it talk is to push it down. The most natural way for a 2 year old to push something down is to push it down on the top (where the marker ink is) with the palm of their hand. She ended up with ink all over her. It does clean up easy however, not a sit by yourself and color while I make dinner kind of toy due to the mess factor. I returned mine. Maybe more appropriate for an older child.