Little Tikes Double Easel
by Little Tikes
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Toys and Games Reviews of Little Tikes Double Easel
Customer Review: Nice Easel
Summary: 4 Stars
My almost 3 year old really enjoys this since it makes it very easy for him to draw when he wants. Everything is right there and ready. The easel itself seems pretty sturdy. Puting it together went fairly well because I had help. It's much better with 2 people. (that seems to be a theme with Little Tykes products). Anyways, lucky for me it arrived with all the right parts and holes were actually drilled in the proper spots. I was expecting another assembly disaster due to previous quality control issues with other products. (another theme for them) It came with chalk, paper, and an eraser. The blackboard is a little funky but works. The trays that hold the supplies can be removed for cleaning. One thing I'm not too happy with is that the clip that holds the paper isn't as strong as it could be. It has trouble holding a whole pad of paper so I usually tear a few sheets off at a time. The easel can be folded up for storage, but it's almost pointless since it's on the bulky side no matter what. But overall, I'm happy with it. It seems very kid friendly.Customer Review: Disappointment
Summary: 1 Stars
How can you review something that is missing parts and you can't use? After trying to pick out the perfect easel for our grandson who just turned 3 - we picked this one because of the reviews it received. You cannot imagine how upset we were the evening before we were to travel to Richmond to give it to him, already put together when we were missing major parts. Too late to call the store to correct the mistake and we are leaving very early in the morning before the stores will be open again. You would think that when you purchase something that all the parts would be in place - especially something for a child. So, we head to Richmond tomorrow morning - with a new broken birthday present for our grandson. This is not acceptable - and will be last item I purchase from Little Tikes. I've called Little Tikes and left a message for them, but this won't fix the face that I will see in the morning when I tell him his birthday present isn't ready yet and he can't play with it. Come on people - if you have a job - at least do it right!Customer Review: Great Purchase!
Summary: 4 Stars
The Good
I am glad we went with the plastic easel over the wooden ones. Very durable. My 18 month old likes to push it to different locations in the house and I do not have to worry about it tipping over. The trays are removable and very easy to clean. My daughter is short for her age (18 mos) but has no trouble reaching the paper/chalkboard to draw, even without something to stand on. The chalk writes great on the chalkboard and it erases well without any trouble. I have not had to buy any extra paper for it yet (one package was included with the easel) but I checked my local teacher supply store and they have plenty in stock of the right size.
The Bad
This was not easy to put together. There were no pre-drilled holes to attach the chalkboard or on the side where the yellow piece keeps the easel standing upright. We had to drill our own. Overall, not too big of a deal, but this is not the first time we have had such problems with Little Tike assembly. For some reason there were extra parts included in our box.
Customer Review: A fun toy
Summary: 5 Stars
Everyone knows that easels are a great toy for children, they encourage creativity and give them a reason to turn off the tv... My son has this easel, and it is really nice, I just wish that when they constructed it they would have bothered to put holes in the wide trays so when water or paint is spilled in them, it can drain out. As it is, I have to invert the entire easel to drain the trays. (Yes, this is an outdoor toy.) The only other major drawback to this easel is that the pad of paper that is provided is quickly used up, and I don't know where to find replacement pads. My son (who is a young 4) loves to draw on the plastic chalkboard side with his sidewalk chalks, and enjoys painting when I can find paper to use with it. Assembly was not as easy as we'd hoped, my husband is a real Mr. Fix-it and this gave him a little trouble. It was also missing a small part. BUT all these things aside, I would reccomend this to a friend, and I think your child would have fun with it also.Customer Review: Creativity at it's best
Summary: 5 Stars
We actually got one of these for free in a different color brand new and I will say it is the most wonderful gift I think my child has received in a long time that is actually educational. I will say this though... if you are the one nominated to put it together it's not too bad BUT the instructions have no words, and only small pictures and make sure that when you put the rods through the easel for the clips that you make sure they are on the correct way BEFORE putting the caps on the other end. I didn't the 1st time and had to spend 10 minutes trying to get the caps back off. Luckily there were extra parts just for this reason I will assume. Anyway, right now this is set up in a corner of my living room and my daughter will spend hours drawing on her chalk board or on the paper and she's only 3. To sum it all up if you have the space to put this and you are considering buying it.. GO FOR IT! It's worth every penny.