Crayola Beginnings Creativity Central Review

I bought the Crayola Beginnings Creativity Central for five dollars at Michaels thinking that it may be something fun for my eighteen-month-old.  I am very glad I only wasted five dollars!  The "mess free finger paint" is essentially like filling a ziploc bag with finger paint and then (trying to) drawing on it.  Even I can't really get an image to stay without it just filling in again with paint.  And i think if any sort of pointy object were introduced to the plastic covering, you're going to have blue fingerpaint oozing all over carpet.  The other side is a drawing surface that is activated by water.  While neat if used correctly, by daughter doesn't understand the need for the water and has scratched up the surface while scribbling with a dry wand.  On a positive note, she loves the little shape makers and has a blast taking them out and trying to put them back in the right shape hole.  Summary: don't waste your money.