Product Review: Crayola Digital Light Designer and Crayola Marker Airbrush

Now that the holidays are over I thought I would provide a review of two of my kids favorite gifts: Crayola Digital Light Designer and the Crayola Marker Airbrush.

I gave the Crayola Digital Light Designer to my 5 year old daughter.  I initially thought she may be too young for this.  It does say 6+ on the package.  But from the moment we put batteries in it, she had a blast.  She didn't care about the bells and whistles it had but loved just seeing the colors when she touched it with the pen.  She played with this for hours and still does.  Isn't that the true test of a good holiday toy??  It is so much fun when we turn off all the lights and she just makes the craziest drawings.

Are you curious about this yet?  I hope so.  Here is how it works. The Digital Light Designer uses LED technology as the medium to bring kids’ colorful ideas to life on a 360-degree domed drawing surface.  There are three different modes of play, including draw, animate, and play.  To draw - using the digital light stylus, kids can select colors and line width to begin free-drawing anywhere on the domed surface, switching between eight different colors. To animate – kids can activate their creations with amazing special effects, making them spin, change colors, melt, or even mix up the drawings. And to play – with 8 different interactive games and activity apps, kids can spend hours creating or just doodling with Rainbow Draw, magically duplicate their creations with Mirror Draw, create funny animated faces, play interactive mazes, and more.  The Digital Light Designer includes the 360-degree domed drawing surface, digital light stylus, and easy-to-follow instructions. 

I gave the Crayola Marker Airbrush to my 9 year old son.  I dont' think he waited 2 minutes to try this out.  He ran down to our furnace room / workshop and made some great art.  He started with paper.  I actually didn't see him use it because he was too quick trying it out and I had guests that I didn't want to abandon but he brought up each and every creation.  He wrote a note to Santa (we open non-Santa gifts on the 24th) and made some other great picture scenes.  I asked him if it was easy to use and he said "yea, real easy".  This is coming from a 9 year old.  This is also for 6+ but he was very excited about it.  I can't wait for it to warm up outside and see what we can do with t-shirts.

So what about this one...curious?  Kids can create amazing airbrush effects on paper, fabrics, and windows.  The Marker Airbrush is kid-powered and works with a simple hand pump, and can be used with any of Crayola’s Classic Washable Broadline Markers, Washable Broadline Window Markers, or new Bright Fabric Broadline Markers.  Simply attach a Crayola Broadline Marker, pump it up, and spray – no batteries required!  Kids can use the Marker Airbrush to create free-hand airbrushed drawings or use the stencil sheets to create professional –looking masterpieces.  The Marker Airbrush includes the Airbrush Sprayer, 8 washable markers, 4 bright fabric markers, 20 sheets of paper, and 4 stencil sheets.

Do you want to try these?  Crayola is offering one Living Changerously reader a gift pack that will include both the Crayola Digital Light Designer and Crayola Marker Airbrush.

How can you win one?

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*Disclaimer: this product, gift pack and information were provided to me by Crayola.  All opinions expressed in this post are my own.