My tip of the week!: Do you have a little artist on your hands? Buy this and thank me later!

Do you have memories of getting caught (and scolded) over drawing on the walls?

With new Color Wonder products by Crayola, parents (and kids) no longer need to worry about messy ink ending up in the wrong place. The special Color Wonder markers only work on the Color Wonder drawing pads. The ink is invisible until it hits Color Wonder paper. It's just like magic but even better!

Dora Color Wonder Colouring Pad

Disney Cars Color Wonder Colouring Pad and Markers

Color Wonder On the Farm Mini Colouring Pad and Markers

Disney Princess Color Wonder Colouring Pad and Markers

Color Wonder Mini Markers

They recommend these products for 3 years and up but my son started using these before his 2nd birthday.

We have the "On the Farm" Mini Coloring Pad and Markers. It comes with 3 markers and a mini pad in a easy to reuse box. I carry it with me whenever we go out to restaurants and such. It keeps him busy without the mess of real markers. I'd say this is definitely a must have and at under $5 quite a deal!

These products can be found at Walmart and ToysRus.

Hello Monday! Children's Easel on the go

This weekend my son (who is not even a year old!) had two birthday parties, both for a two year old.  Both kids have big families so I knew they would receive a ton of gifts.  For that reason I found it challenging trying to find a great and unique gift, especially because I was very last minute in my search (ooops!).  So I asked a few friends of mine to send me a list of gifts they love for their own kids, and one of my friends said she loves the Portable easel set at DesSerres.

Via DeSerres

She said she leaves the set in her car sometimes, this way her girls always have an activity wherever they go.  Because the set comes in a suitcase, it is easy to lug around and easy to store in a car.  So I made my way to  DeSerres and made the purchase.   It was my first time in the store and on their website, and I fell in love!  I am sure I will be writing more about how great this store is for arts and crafts for all ages.

The gift was a hit!  Both mother's said the kids had nothing like it and both mother's were happy that the easel can be used also with the kids' older siblings. Success!