Melissa & Doug Magnetic Chalk Dry Erase Board

by Melissa & Doug

Product Features

• Double sided board
• Dry-erase board on one side and magnetic chalk board on the other side
• Includes three sticks of colored chalk and a dry-erase marker
• Also Includes 36 magnetic letters and numbers
• Recommended age range from 3 years and above

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 16 x 12 x 1.1 inches ; 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000GKES4S
• Item model number: 145
• Manufacturer recommended age: 4 - 8 years
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,846 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)

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• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Double your fun! This combo chalk/dry erase board comes equipped with everything necessary to keep a child busy drawing; doodling; and spelling for hours! Features multi-colored chalk; eraser; dry-erase marker and 36 magnetic wooden letters and numbers.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

65 of 66 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Poor Design, September 21, 2004

By	scducharme (Concord, MA USA) - See all my reviews

I'm not a big fan of this toy, and usually I love the Melissa and Doug toys.
Problem #1: there are only 26 letters, so you can't spell words that have more than one letter (or names, for example "Sara")

Problem #2: the whiteboard marker is bound to be used on placed other than the whiteboard, and of course, it stains.

Problem #3: There is no place to hold the chalk or marker.

I am going with the larger set of letters for the fridge and will use the blackboard part of this for just drawing with chalk.

55 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good for preschoolers - but has limitations!, March 5, 2005

By	Kicking back in New England - See all my reviews

Looks like an ideal gift for preschoolers, but after purchasing this for my niece, I realize it has significant limitations.

First - the good: It's a chalkboard, a whiteboard, and has magnetic alphabet letters - what more would you want for your 3 or 4 year old? Plenty here to keep your child occupied doing all kinds of different, creative things.

Now, the bad: First, there isn't a place to put the marker and the chalk when not in use. Not too bad if your kiddo is sitting on the kitchen floor, but can be a disaster if he or she is sitting on the carpet. The natural inclination of children is to set everything down (even if the marker top is off - which it usually is). This also becomes a problem if your artist has just drawn a wonderful picture on the whiteboard side and flips it over to draw with chalk on the other side (whiteboard side face down on carpet - you get the picture). Yikes!

Second, the age range mentioned above is for 3 - 6 year olds - which I think is stretching it by a few years. Most 5 and 6 year olds are already in school and aren't satisfied with just playing with the magnetic letters. They are much more interested in making words to show mom and dad, and find it frustrating when they only have one of each letter. The letters also disappear all over the house, showing up on many magnetic surfaces - significantly reducing the ability to make any words at all.

Another note of caution - don't expect to use this in the car. Seems like a great idea, but it is a little large for that, and as there isn't a storage space for the accesssories - they all end up going between the car seats - argh!

I know this review seemed mostly negative which wasn't what I really intended - but I felt parents should be aware of some of the negatives, as well as the positives, before purchasing!

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Only magnetic on one side, September 8, 2004

By	Lee (Berkeley, CA) - See all my reviews

This is a nice idea, but too small to do anything but cram all the letters on at once, and is only magnetic on the blackboard side (letters won't stick to the white board). Also, my 10 month old daughter immediately put one of the pretty, colorful letters in her mouth and that is how I discovered that the colors are from shiney paper stuck to the wood instead of durable paint - she sucked the color off of the edges within 2 minutes. All that said, you are getting a lot of stuff for $10, and the letters look nice on the fridge (just don't eat them!).