Crayola Tadoodles Crayon Buddies Review

These are simply awful.  My girlfriend gave them to me when her two-year-old just used them to mark on herself and had graduated to crayons.  My kids (almost 3 and almost 1 1/2 yrs old) also use crayons but my son LOVED the new singing colorful noises on the tadoodle packaging (which I found annoying) and I thought they might be helpful for my daughter (15 mos) who likes to eat crayons instead of color with them.  Boy, was I wrong!  While my son (almost 3) did love them, they made a HUGE mess and were very hard to clean up.  I think I'll likely let him play with them again... but outside and with minimal clothes!

And my daughter.... where do I begin.  I was excited to try these because they're supposed to be specially designed for first coloring experiences.  My daughter could hardly hold them and, when she did, they immediately went -- ink side first -- in her mouth!  I showed her how to use them on the paper but because they splatter they still go all over her and her clothes.  We will definitely NOT be letting her try them again any time soon. 

I'm glad I didn't spend money on these.  They likely won't be in my house very long!