On the Go Water Wow! Fairy Tale Activity Pad Toy

My 3.5 year old absolutely loves this. It is fun discovering the colors as they develop through the water painting, and being able to go back to pages he has completed and seeing that the water has evaporated and being able to do the pages again. He wants me to do them with him, which is fun. He will ask me to do the wheels, or the cloud and we will guess what color we think it will be. It’s a lot of fun and something we can do together. He feels successful in that it is something he can do and not be frustrated with while he is learning dexterity skills.

These Water Wow activity books by Melissa & Doug are the best! They're for my kids, of course, but I love them myself.It's just a lot of fun coloring with the water and bringing out the colors of the picture. Then wait for it to dry and start all over!It entertains for hours! And it's a great "church" book. Keeps kids quiet with no mess!We actually received our first of these water books as a gift ... from another maker. We LOVED that book so much that I started looking for more. That's when I found these by Melissa & Doug. They are the same as the other only they have improved the brush. The Melissa & Doug brush is more like a paint brush that is flexible back and forth. The water also flows out at a better rate, which keeps it from coming out too much at a time, so the water is contained in the brush and does not get all over the book. They are also easier for kids to fill up on their own, without adult help. And they hold more water! For the brush alone, I am partial to the Melissa & Doug books. (However, there are more designs available by other brands.) (The price is pretty good when bundled, but alone can get a bit pricey. I wouldn't pay more than $4.99.)

Good travel toy. Keeps young kids occupied for a while.

My kids LOVE these! Mess free and toddler friendly- I change up the application and sometimes give them a paint brush and tell them they are painting. Just watch the marker… my toddler bit the tip off but I blame the toddler and not the product. I love these so much, I’ve even given them as gifts

Really cute and easy to take on the go. Also easy to bring on a plane for a vacation, since it doesnt hold much water. It did come apart a bit easier than I would have liked for a child's toy designed to get wet though.

I can’t say enough good things about the Melissa & Doug Water Wow books! These are a total lifesaver for car rides, restaurants, or quiet play at home. My toddlers absolutely love watching the colors appear like magic when they “paints” with the water pen.I love that they’re completely mess-free—no worrying about spills, markers on the walls, or stained clothes. The pages dry quickly, so they can reuse them over and over again. The pen is easy for little hands to hold, and everything is compact enough to toss in my bag for on-the-go entertainment.We’ve purchased several different versions (animals, vehicles, dinosaurs), and they enjoy them all. Great value, educational, and fun—highly recommend for toddlers and preschoolers!

Love these for mess-free coloring on the go! Perfect to add to a birthday gift as well.

Could there be a better travel product to entertain a late toddler? I have yet to discover one so universally loved and engaging as the Water Wow colouring books series. We own four of these things and my son just can't get enough of them. He squeals with excitement when we bring out the simple plastic reservoir pen and his book.The vehicles book is just as good as the rest. The concept is fundamentally simple: run the water-infused brush over the page for colours to appear. It's that simple. No fuss, no ink, no special activity required. Even the brush is simple by design, a twist-off plastic grip to fill with water and a white brush part. My little guy mashed ours flat within minutes with his heavy handed approach, but it still works more or less fine.Heavy cardboard pages stand up to little hands squishing and pressing from all angles to make the truck turn red or the sports car appear blue. Never fear! Even dumping all the water on this, as little ones figure out how to unscrew the brush, won't cause much of a mess. It really is just water.This product is simple genius, it really is. As a parent I appreciate how portable it is. We stand our book up on its side with the pages separated to speed up the drying process. The only drawback is the plastic pouch holding onto the pen. It's not very durable or easy to open on some packages, and more than once I've popped it out accidentally. That design could be better.Hint: Buy more than one of these if you have a long car trip or flight ahead because the pages take a bit to dry. Rotating between the same two can entertain a kid for up to an hour or more, and you can appreciate how powerful and delightful that is for child and parent.