Doodle Bear Large Bear: Penny (Pink)

Product Features

• A cool activity toy disguised as a teddy bear
• Create oodles of doodles, then wash the bear clean and start all over again
• huggable bear comes with 2 washable markers
• For ages 3 yrs. and up

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0006FKK6S
• Manufacturer recommended age: 36 months - 7 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #145,937 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)

Product Description

Editorial Review

Imagine your child’s surprise turning into delight when you tell her that this is one toy that she can draw on. Using the four included markers, girls can decorate this plush bear with sketches, tattoos, patterns, words, or whatever strikes their fancy. Penny the bear won’t have to live with her scribbles forever as the markers and Penny are both machine-washable. Just toss Penny in the washing machine and she comes out clean, unmarked, and ready for another round of drawings. Penny comes with two double-ended markers that provide both color and stamps and a handy carrying bag for the markers thrown over one shoulder. A poster listing tons of design ideas is also packaged with this unique stuffed animal. --Cristina Vaamonde

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, a toy that delivers..., August 28, 2005

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Kristina K. Davis "kdavis30" - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Doodle Bear Large Bear: Penny (Pink) (Toy)

My seven year old got this for her birthday and the first day she played with it, she stayed in our windowless powder room just about all day it seemed playing with it. It washes well. She's had the most fun with it I have just about seen her have with any toy to date. For girls who love to color and love stuffed animals, it is great! For parents, it's nice to have a toy that delivers what it promises and that is easy to take care of and maintain. We are extremely pleased!

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally a Toy Kids Can Scribble On, June 18, 2005

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Leigh Egan (Atlanta) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Doodle Bear Large Bear: Penny (Pink) (Toy)

Penny is an adorable 1 pound stuffed bear that stands about 16 inches. Penny is a soft and plush, and comes in a light pink color. She wears cute faded blue jeans with a rainbow striped belt (attached to the jeans). She also carries a matching blue jean bag with a rainbow striped strap and pretty pink flowers in the corner. This bag can be used to put 2 washable markers in, which are also included with Penny (our markers were purple and orange, however if may be possible that the marker colors vary). Penny also has a blue and pink flowered head band on her head that makes her look like the perfect hippie/flower bear. She has a blue belly button and an adorable little faces with arched eyebrows and blue eyes. She also has a cute upside down triangle nose that is the same shade of blue color as her jeans, head band, and bag. Penny's legs are bendable, so if she leaned against a wall she can sit by herself.

As I said before, Penny comes with two washable markers. These markers can be used to draw all over Penny wherever and whenever you want. Whenever Penny is ready to be cleaned, simply toss her into the washer on low. After drying on low also (this is not a must, she also dries pretty fast by herself), Penny is then all cleaned up and ready to be colored on again.

Our Experience with Penny the Enchanted Flower Bear Doodle Bear

As soon as Penny and her friend were opened, my daughter's attention was on the two bears for hours. She was so delighted that she was able to scribble and color on dolls and not get reprimanded for it. I tried the markers myself and noticed they went on the bear without any problems. The markers are easy enough for my 4 year old to grasp, however this product shouldn't be used by children under the age of three because of choking hazards (the top of the markers are removable and are small). Penny had markings all over . There did not seem to be one inch of her that was not colored or doodled on. I really did not think that all the markings would be removed. But, to my surprise, Penny came right out of the washing machine with not even one mark on her. My daughter was extremely pleased with this, but within minutes poor Penny was drenched in kid doodle again. Over the course of two weeks, Penny has been washed several times. Through out all the washings, she has not fallen apart and she still looks new. After every wash, no markings have ever been left on her.

The only complaint I can think of about Penny is the markers. Yes, they are safe and they wash off easily. However, I have a child that presses down hard when she colors and the orange marker was not working as well only a week after we bought Penny. A few days later the orange marker could not be used at all. I searched online and in stores for replacement markers but I have not been able to locate any at all for these particular bears. I would not recommend trying other washable markers for the doodle bears. For $15.99, I would hate to see the bears get marks on them that do not clean off like their original markers do. For the time being, we are using Markie's markers for Penny as well, and waiting for a new marker to shipped to us. The manufacturers were extremely pleasant (Play Along) and did not have a problem replacing anything.

Final Recommendation

If you have a doodler, please bring Penny home. This little bear is cuddly and delightful and seems to be a sturdy bear as well. After multiple washings, Penny still looks as new as can be. I realize Penny is probably a girl bear, but there are lots of these bears out there. There are others that would suit a boy's taste better than Penny would.

All in all, despite the minor marker problem, my daughter loves her doodle bears. If they were not so expensive, she would have already had more than 2. For now though, we are happy with Penny and Markie.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Markers, March 8, 2005

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ginny "ginny" (lancaster, ohio) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Doodle Bear Large Bear: Penny (Pink) (Toy)

I emailed the company about the marker issue and they informed me that any of the washable markers on the market will work on the bears. I hope that helps someone make their decision. It sure helped me. The company replied to my email within hours. Very good customer service!