The Crayola Color Wonder No Mess Fingerpaints sets come with special paper and 6 “colorless” fingerpaints, which actually look like white globs of wax when they’re in the container.  Kids dip their fingers into the white globs then rub their fingers on the special paper just as they would with normal fingerpaints.  However, the Crayola Color Wonder No Mess Fingerpaints don’t provide the instant gratification that children get from traditional fingerpaints.  Instead, children have to wait for more than a few seconds for the colorless globs that they rub on the special paper to turn into a color.  Children without much patience (which probably accounts for 90% of children) have a hard time waiting for the colors to appear on the special paper.  They keep piling on more and more of the white globs of colorless paint trying to make something appear.  In short, they lose interest in this product very quickly.

I should also mention that my triplets will be 4 in July, so my review is based on a 4-year old’s reaction to the Crayola Color Wonder No Mess Fingerpaints.  It’s quite possible that older children have more patience and will sit quietly and wait for the colors to appear on the special paper without getting frustrated (but I doubt it).  The problem with that theory is that older children know how to use a paint brush and would probably lose interest with Crayola Color Wonder No Mess Fingerpaints very quickly, too.

One final complaint about Crayola Color Wonder No Mess Fingerpaints – the price.  Each set costs $9.99.  There is very little colorless paint provided given that steep price!

Have you tried Crayola Color Wonder No Mess Fingerpaints?  What did you and you children think of them?

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The selling point of these products, if you didn’t already know, is that the markers (or fingerpaints) don’t show up on any surfaces besides the special Color Wonder papers for which they’re made. So, no markers on the furniture, no paint on the walls, etc.

Now, I really just try to keep my kids from writing on the furniture. But, when that doesn’t work (which is really quite often), I’m just thankful for hand-me-down/college days furniture. However, on our recent trip to Georgia, in May/June, when it’s stinkin’ hot and things tend to melt, I thought these markers might be a good idea. No need to come out to the van to find crayons melted over every surface.

So, I dished out about $7 each for the two oldest kids. My daughter got the Cinderella Coloring Set, while her brother colored all over Blues Clues themed pages. And it kept them entertained for at least an hour of the 12 hour drive down.

Fair warning, though, about the fingerpaint. It is really cool because there aren’t colors all over everywhere. However, the paint is the color and consistency of Vaseline, and so still should be used carefully and with supervision. Unless you like Vaseline all over your walls. Then, never mind.

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