Customer Reviews

Doodle Bear Large Bear: Penny (Pink)

5 star:		(17)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

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!

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.

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!

I have 4 daughters ages 7,5,2,and 1. They all have a doodlebear and they love them. It's amazing to see each of them, at such different ages, enjoying the same toy. Especially since it is a QUIET toy!

daughter loves it, but i think it is a bit annoying to have to wash it and dry it each time you want to start the drawing over... and my daughter keeps asking.. IS IT DONE YET?? wish they could come up with a better way to wash it.

My markers wore out after only a few days. The only way to get more is to buy another bear. I think that is wrong. Whoever made this product should make a supply of markers available.

While observing how my daughter liked drawing on it, and appeared to have some fun, she quickly tired of it within a week or so. Washing the bear is all it says, the marker really does come out. So no problems there.

The doodle bear now just sits on her bed. Not all children will react the same with this bear, but just had to add my 2 cents.

Good price also. Would've hated it if it costed more with 'our results' on this toy. All in all, I'd give it a shot and see how your child likes it. Especially if he/she likes to draw.
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My daughter loves this. It washed well and all doodles came off. I am glad we purchased it.

My 3-year-old had been seeing this commercial and since she had some b-day money, she got a Doodle Bear. She picked out the pink one! They are all very cute in color. Have just gotten it, but have to say love the idea of doodling on this bear! She loves to draw and is quite the little artist! Great pasttime and is fun for me too because I get to draw with her. Not sure on durability as this little bear is getting her first trip to the washer tomorrow!! My only complaint so far is the markers. Only comes with 2 colors for the markers (green & purple with ours) and 2 stamp ends (orange sun and blue star), which are very faint and hard to see. The lids on the markers are very hard for my 3-year-old to remove by herself or to put on by herself, as they snap very tightly. Very frustrating for her to do by herself, as she tries to be independent a little too much!! I see from some others though that the company has said that other washable markers will work on the bear, so will have to try this out. Still think an assortment of colors with the markers would be more helpful and to make the quality of the stamps better and brighter, especially for the price range of these bears $15-$17. But all in all a great bear for lots of fun, especially if your child loves to draw and create!

We just got the bear yesterday in the mail and my daughter LOVES IT! I had to wash it already last night! We had to go to the Dr. this morning and the bear kept her very entertained in the car and while we waited in the office. Now that is GOOD since she is 3 yrs and very active. I also went and bought washable markers because like another person said it only comes w/2 markers. Other than that its a pretty good toy!