Customer Reviews

Spinmaster Aquadoodle Mini Mats, Thomas and Friends

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I bought this for my 3 1/2 year old son, and since he LOVES anything Thomas he was very excited about it at first. He started "coloring" with the water-filled pen, but he didn't hold the pen straight up and down and it left scratches on the picture that didn't come off when it dried.

Next, to call this product a coloring "mat" gives the wrong impression. I think that a more appropriate name would be "Aqua Doodle Coloring Cardstock (heavy paper)". The "mat" itself is very thin and flimsy and I had to attach the "mat" to a clipboard in order for him to color it.

Last, there is not much difference after the picture is "colored". Sure, the colors look slightly darker, but the picture looks about the same as before he started coloring it. He seemed confused as to what part of the experience was supposed to be fun.

He played with it the first day I bought it and hasn't touched it since. (I should also point out that my son is a kid who will sit and study pictures of Thomas & Friends and carry the advertising pamphlets around with him so that he can sit and look at pictures of Thomas while he's in the car, eating lunch, etc. but he could care less about these coloring mats)

I would really encourage other parents of Thomas-loving-kids to put your money toward something more worthwhile, because this product was a big disappointment.

My son's babysitter got this for him for Christmas and he loves it. I was really impressed with how well it worked and how easy it was too use. The 3 mats are a bit flimsy, but made of a strong material that it doesn't seem like it will tear. My son really likes these. You can barely see the picture before it is colored; the colors are pretty vivid and bold where he colors. It's easy for him (and me) to see where he has colored. By the time he is done with the 3rd picture, the 1st one is dry and ready to go. This is the first Aqua Doodle product we have, and will look at buying others.

My two girls (5 and 3 1/2) love this. They immediately figured out how to 'draw' with the pen. It's a real nice size too for slipping into a little toy backpack for trips to restaurants and such. Am now looking at purchasing the larger Thomas mat for the girls.

This was a gift for my nephew and he loves thomas. He is the only child in the family that likes thomas but due to the fact that everyone buys thomas toys for him it's hard to find something that he doens't already have.The mats are perfect for travel and there is no mess to clean so this was a gift both he and his mom loved.