Travel 'N Doodle Mat

by Spin Master

Product Features

• Ages 2+

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2 x 12 x 12 inches ; 11.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• ASIN: B000P3E9EA
• Item model number: 6007996
• Manufacturer recommended age: 24 months and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #190,449 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

Product Description

Now you can take the fun of Aquadoodle anywhere with the convenient Travel Doodle. Simply fill your doodle pen with water and let your creativity flow. The special drawing mat changes color with moisture, and changes back as it dries, so you can use it again and again. There's no mess, no markers or paper to buy and no end to the good, clean fun. Aquadoodle, drawing, no mess. Travel Doodle Mat opens for double the doodle space. Includes Doodle Mat and Doodle Pen. Measures 9" x 11".

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Attach the pen!, August 23, 2007

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S. C. Ulrich (Lancaster County, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Travel 'N Doodle Mat (Toy)

This is a neat travel toy for my son. He is only 16 months, but can still hold and draw on it pretty well! If only they would have attached the pen! Probably not a problem for an older child, but you know the little ones, when they are done with something it just gets dropped. Plus, for anyone using it, the pen holder, which is in middle of the fold, is too loose. Every time we put it away in his backpack it would fall through. We lost it lots of times during the course of our trip.

4.0 out of 5 stars My 20 month old loves it! Replacement pens are fatter but still work., July 31, 2009

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L. Cheng (Fremont, CA) - 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: Travel 'N Doodle Mat (Toy)

My 20 month old looooves this! It's encouraging him to draw more, and since it "writes" with just water, I don't worry about him drawing on the wall or putting it in his mouth. It also kept him very happy and occupied on our road trip. I am definitely bringing this on our next plane trip. Just remember to put the pen in your 4oz or less zip top baggy when you go through security...

Ours came with a skinny pen, and when ours got lost (on just the 2nd day - you know how kids are!) I could only find fatter replacement pens online from Aquadoodle (almost marker-sized). These fatter pens fit a little too snugly into the elastic pen holder, but they also don't get lost as easily, and hold more water. I haven't had problems with either pen drying out.

Unlike some of the other reviewers, I like the fact that what you draw fades quickly. Maybe it's because my kid is younger, so he doesn't need to see his drawings last for more than a few seconds. And since we started using the fatter replacement pen, our drawings need a little more time to dry since the pen "bleeds" more water onto the drawing pad - so some users may like this.

One downside is on the 2nd day, my drawing pad already showed some permanent dark blue marks that won't fade anymore. It's like the look of an old speckled chalkboard. The marks are small, so the drawing pad is still very usable.

I just wished I shopped around at Tar-jet and bought this for cheaper. $23 is a bit steep, but still worth it.

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun in the Car!, April 7, 2009

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Hoosier Mama (Indiana) - See all my reviews

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

This review is from: Travel 'N Doodle Mat (Toy)

We bought this for my little guy to use on a road trip that we'll be taking soon. He'll be 18 months old when we go, and we wanted some new toys to keep him busy in the car. I'm glad we got it, as he already had fun with it when I opened the package to test it.

It's very slim & portable, which makes it perfect for travel. I can see how the pen could slide out of the loop as the elastic loosens a bit over time. I can also understand why people talk about the pen drying out quickly. We'll have water bottles in the car, but it will take some careful pouring to refill in the car without making a mess. It might be worth it to have an extra pen in case one is empty or lost.

The pictures don't last very long, but it's long enough to keep a little one occupied. Even I had fun with it for about 10 minutes, and I'm 32 years old! ;)

Provided it holds up well, this is a toy that we'll reserve for car travel for years to come. No melting crayons or dried-up markers, no mess, and no scrambling to find more sheets of paper.

By the way, I bought it at a local store for $14, so do a little price-hunting before you buy.