Crayola Color Explosion Twin Pack Black
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: Binney & SmithBrand: Binney & Smith
Release Date: 2007-01-01
Model: 74-1690
Product features:
- Innovative and exciting way for kids to create artwork; can be used to draw wild and colorful images
- Special black paper magically bursts into color when drawn on with color-revealing markers
- Paper is 8.5 x 11 inches; offers plenty of room for doodling
- Comes with two 20-page black tablets, 5 color-revealing markers, 3 stencil sheets, and resealable storage bag
- Recommended for ages 6-9
Toys and Games Reviews of Crayola Color Explosion Twin Pack Black
Customer Review: An incredibly disappointing product that should've never left R&D...
Summary: 1 Stars
I teach a science class in after-school program at a local elementary school, through a neighborhood non-profit. They got a box of samples of Crayola's "new and exciting" products/toys and handed them out to us in case we would find any off the stuff useful for our classes. I was planning to do something on how diffusion and dissolution work, and this seemed liked a good thing to start with. I almost went out and bought a couple packs- the sample only had two small 2x5" pieces and I have a class of 10 kids- but thought better of it and tried it out first. As far as I can tell, it's just a colorful piece of tagboard covered with some water-soluble black coating. The "magic pen's" ink seems to be composed solely of water. I figured it'd be some other solvent, something that would provide quick, dramatic results. Instead, it's very messy and hard to get the results you want.
I tried it out with my wife and the neighbor kids, an they just got sick of waiting. Because it's water, it takes a fair amount of time to evaporate and dry, so writing/drawing something even remotely like you want is a chore, especially because it involves doing the drawing, waiting 5 minutes, being disappointed at how much of the black surface went away, and then drawing over your faint (if any) original lines. I often wasn't able to do a good job of it, and making anything with even semi-sharp edges is impossible.
Because it takes so long to dry/dissolve, it's really easy to mess up your work with a brush of the finger. Then, you have a mess and your drawing is wrecked. If you get any water on the board, that also manages to be another messy way to ruin your drawing.
Another incredibly annoying thing is that you can't really see what you're drawing as you do it, unless you contrive to be at some angle where you can catch some glare off of the water you're waiting to evaporate. At home, I was holding the card at a 45 degree angle in an attempt to write a simple message on the card, and even then still goofing up.
I'm seriously debating doing a video review of this just to show everyone how crappy it is.
The Bottom Line: Avoid this like the plague. It'd be worth trying for free, maybe inside a cereal box or from the dollar store.
Description of Crayola Color Explosion Twin Pack Black
Crayola Color Explosion lets you create wild multicolored effects with a single color-reveal marker. The unique clear-ink marker works only with black Color Explosion paper, revealing hidden colors for amazing designs. Activity set includes two 20-page black tablets (one Neon and one Rainbow Color) measuring 8.5" x 11", five Color Reveal Markers, three stencil sheets and resealable storage bag.The Crayola Color Explosion Twin Pack offers an innovative and exciting way for kids to create and display artwork. Young artists will have a blast using this unpredictable artistic tool as they draw wild and colorful images. This pack contains two color explosion tablets and five color-revealing markers. The tablets may seem to contain only plain black paper at first, but when drawn on with the color-revealing marker, bursts of vibrant color magically appear.
 Children can draw wild and colorful images with this unpredictable artistic tool. View larger. |
Included in this kit are two 20-page black tablets, five color-revealing markers, three stencil sheets, and a resealable storage bag. The two tablets contain two different kinds of color explosion paper -- rainbow and neon -- giving kids even more possibilities to work with as they doodle. The paper is 8.5 by 11 inches, which allows the artist plenty of room to draw. In addition, the spiral-bound tablets make it easy to leaf past artwork and tug out pages to display. On top of all this, the included storage bag ensures a mess-free artistic experience.
Drawing with Color-Reveal
Kids will be enthralled by the fact that one pen can create so many colors. Rocket ships, underwater scenes, animals and critters -- children will be able to draw all of these in a way that they never have before. The markers have medium tips, which can paint thickly but also offer the ability to draw finer images. The included stencils will also help spark kids' imagination and give them ideas for other projects. This product is recommended for children ages 6 through 9.
About Crayola
Crayola first began developing its world-famous crayons in 1903, with eight original colors. The company is now the world's most popular manufacturer of children's art supplies and it produces more than 120 different crayon colors. Crayola recently celebrated its 100th anniversary and continues to innovate in the field of children's art.
What's in the Box
2 20-page black tablets, 5 color-revealing markers, 3 stencil sheets, and a resealable storage bag.
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