Magna Doodle

Pros: erasable drawing surface, portable, no mess, easy to draw on, FUN!
Cons: "pre-treating?", can't save pictures, 6 shape magnets fall out

My son received the Magna Doodle from Fisher-Price for his second birthday. At his party he was literally showered with gifts from friends, immediate family and his three sets of grandparents. Out of all his gifts, few are put to daily use...

Pros: fun, educational/creative uses, frame durable/sturdy, no mess, no noise
Cons: screen/eraser not as durable/sturdy

How we came to own this and some basic toy info I believe it was for my child's fourth bir ...

Pros: Learn shapes, re-useable - draw and erase
Cons: Cost, wonderful pictures can't be saved

Zack fell in love with the Magna Doodle when his teacher brought one last year for him to pla ...

Pros: no-mess doodling, portable, great for trips, imaginations soar
Cons: magnets stray, surface can become "engraved", can't keep pictures

Magna Doodle and What It Means to Me and My Children

The Magna Doodle has taken the status of "household member" for 2 years as of this writing. It is the toy that never dies (in theory, anyway!) and no matter how...

Pros: Makes drawing portable.
Cons: Stylus is on the wrong side. Accessory magnets don’t stay in the holders.

She only did it once: used crayons to “decorate” the nursery wall. Then she stood crying as I held her hand with a water-only rag and made wiping motions on the matte-paint wall. In my other hand was the hot, Comet-soaked rag that was actually ...

Pros: Fun and enhances your child's creativity.
Cons: Durable but CAN NOT take a beating.

The best way to doodle is MagnaDoodle

I think out of all the Christmas gifts my children received this year, I had the most fun with this one. When we first opened it up on Christmas morning, my poor little toddler sat there in...

Pros: Fun, easy to use, portable...I could go on.
Cons: Can't save drawings, writing utensil favors those who are right handed.

My son apparently has magical powers. All he has to do is bat his big blue eyes and his grandparents are under his spell. My mother came and spent a week with us recently and it seemed like all Jake had to do was want something, and it was his. (Boy,...

Pros: No batteries needed, save papers
Cons: Magnetic pen is kind of big.

There are times that I will get bored after a long while of stay when I visited some friends, or relatives of mine. Dinner is not started or we cannot get out. There seems to have nothing to do. Ah huh... kids!! When I see the kids, my eyes shift to...

Pros: Fun for the kids
Cons: Nothing yet

As some of you know from my past reviews, I baby sit a lot for my grand children. Usually twice a week I watch my four year old grand daughter, and then in the afternoon the other 2 grand daughters. I also have to get my 9 year old grand son off to...

Pros: Perfect toy for preschoolers!
Cons: None

I had no idea what a Magna Doodle was when my son, then four, received it for his birthday. No, I had not been living under a rock.

When I saw it for the first time, I honestly didn’t think my son would play with it. To me, it just didn’t...

Pros: Portable, easy to use, no messy clean up
Cons: lost one pen, string tangles, pieces lost

I have quite a few Magna Doodle's that we have purchased at Toys "R" Us and K-mart. The very first one we purchased within a few times using it, we lost the pen and the string broke. At that time my children were around the age of 2 and...

Pros: quiet, non-messy
Cons: can't save your child's masterpieces

I have a secret. Don’t tell anyone. I like to play with my son’s toys. I really like this new toy he got for Christmas, the Fisher Price Magna Doodle. Sometimes I play with it when he’s not looking and especially after he goes to bed. I like to...

Pros: Great for developing gross motor control and QUIET too!
Cons: Even with the built in handle, somewhat bulky in size

Even I can draw! That’s high praise for any toy, since I am the world’s worst drawer in the world. But with the Fisher-Price Magna Doodle, I can make doodles that actually look like something,

Tonight was my great-niece’s birthday. She turned...

Pros: enhances creativity, sturdy, lightweight
Cons: harder for lefties!

For this Epinion I have literally had to sneak around to research the product! My son received this newly designed Magna Doodle for his 2nd birthday and I am not allowed to touch it! There are very few toys my son absolutely will not share...

Pros: holds attention well, saves paper, pen stays attached, not messy
Cons: magnets can be lost, portions of screen can be difficult or impossible to erase

My husband and I purchased two of these magna doodles, one for each of our boys, ages 3 1/2 and 1 1/2 years old. After first purchasing the travel size Magna Doodles and seeing how much our boys loved those, we knew this would be a wise purchase. ...