Marvins Magic Drawing Board

Pros: Includes a Bonus set of pens.
Cons: Hard to Use, Costly, AVOID!

Originally one of those as seen on TV stints, now as common as grandma at bingo, the Marvin's Magic Drawing Board was one of the presents that my girls requested a couple years ago. Christmas comes but once a year, and grandma likes...

Pros: Easy to store in closet
Cons: Does not work

I saw the commercial on television and also the board was on one of the covers of Harriet Carter's catalogs. My mother called the number and ordered the board to be shipped to us on the west coast and it was out of stock first, and then it did finally...

Pros: Has pretty colors
Cons: EVERYTHING !

Being the "Baba" that I am...I usually always try to buy educational toys for the grand-angles.

This past Christmas...I bought 3 of these "Marvin's Magic Drawing Board". And...now I am here to tell everyone not to waste their money!!...

Pros: glow-in-the-dark background provides a few minutes of fascination for toddlers
Cons: doesn't provide clear, sharp pictures; need paper towels to erase markers; not as advertised

This reminds me of elementary art class. We had some randomly colored paper that was covered in black wax, and we took sharp instruments and scratched a picture into it, revealing different colors as we went. We ended up with a multicolored 'sketch' on ...

Pros: absolutely none
Cons: complete waste of money

I'm mad. I'm plain, flat-out, outright mad. People can get away with messing with me. I'm pretty much a pushover. But don’t mess with my husband, and especially don't mess with my kids.

My son Adam is 6 years old. He's bright,...

Pros: It's not messy
Cons: It doesn't work

Okay, so I like to play with artistic toys now and then. Marvin's Magic Drawing Board looked so easy and creative when I saw it presented last year on QVC.

How do those guys do it? What is different about the Magic Drawing Board...

Pros: None
Cons: Poor Quality, No Fun

Yesterday afternoon my Venice job got even more complicated...children. An alumn arrived with three children in tow, desperate for some quiet time with his wife, and begged me to babysit the kids for a couple of hours. Being the good person I am, and...

Pros: none
Cons: waste of money, didnt work at all

I'm sorry. The commercials were not just misleading. They out and out LIED to my child.

Do you remember in grade school - covering a piece of paper with patches of color in crayon and then covering the entire thing with a thick layer of...

Pros: She likes the Free Markers
Cons: False Advertising

I must have sucker written on my forehead! My 3 year old has been begging for one of these for months! Every time the TV Commercial came one, She would ask for the Magic Board. I am really weary of ordering anything from Television, so I said NO.
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Pros: Creates great pictures, easy to clean, no mess, non toxic.
Cons: To hard for most children and/or adults to erase.

I remember doing art similar to this in school. It was a bit harder though. First you take a bunch of different colors. I always chose blue, yellow, green, red and orange. You randomly color a whole sheet of white paper, pressing firmly with each...

Pros: comes with cool color-changing markers, hasn't leaked black goop yet, 4-year old finds it entertaining (and it WAS a gift to HIM, anyway)
Cons: doesn't perform as advertised, isn't worth the price

My son got Marvin's Magic Drawing Board as a Christmas gift.

Cute idea, but very poor execution

As described, it's a plastic frame, a psychedelic-colored background, and a layer of transparent material filled with...

Pros: NONE
Cons: Not at all magical!

This drawing board looked so cool on TV. I had seen the commercial on television several times when I found it at a major retail store. I was even able to get it for four dollars less than what it was advertised on television for and would also save...

Pros: works good as a coaster
Cons: doesnt work for anything else!

This little board seemed to be a dream come true! No paper needed, draw pictures forever in a sea of rainbow colored background, all so simple to use and only for $20.00! I ordered this for my six year old for christmas and I must say, it was a huge...

Pros: Nothing
Cons: complete and utter junk

I was browsing through some of the online profiles when I saw this toy listed under someone's dislikes. I had forgotten all about this ridiculous toy until then.

Basically, this toy is simply a board with a plastic film over it. The board...

Pros: Good Concept.
Cons: Product doesn't work; Kids can't use it. I can't even use it.

This product has ruined my kids' morning. My 5-year-old son and 6-year-old daughter received Marvin's Magic Drawing Board as a birthday gift from a relative. She had it shipped to our house from QVC. It sat, correct side up, in the QVC box ...