The Bottom Line
- One of the most innovative products of the year
- Lots of different activities possible from one product with two modes to play
- Three position, height adjustable, dry-erase easel easily converts to a creativity table
- Providing a good value at the MSRP of $80
- The minimum height of 38” is a couple of inches too high for shorter kids
Description
- Three position, height adjustable, dry-easel easily converts to a creativity table with lots of room for accessory storage
- Contains the following:
- 6 dry-erase markers
- 2 double-sided, dry-erase scene starter backgrounds
- 5 color-by-sound activity pages
- 12 magic-sound magnets
- 2 magic-sound 3D models
- Eraser
- Dry-erase, magnetic drawing surface approx. 20” W X 12-1/2
- Additional Spark Art accessory kits are available in a variety of fun themes
Guide Review - Fisher Price Spark Art Creativity System
The full-sized easel, with its giant dry-erase canvas, is especially designed for interactive play - to take children beyond just doodling and introduce them to the basics of drawing. Its magical technology gets kids' creative juices flowing and keeps them going with audio prompts that inspire with colors, sounds, objects and letters to help further their artistic expression.
Using the unique Spark Art Pod with the tethered optical reader or "pen", simply touch the icons for the creative prompts to become active. For example, you can touch the monkey magnet to hear monkey sounds - does it inspire you to draw a tree, or a banana? Or, you can touch the color icon for suggestions on what colors to use. Or, touch the dry-erase activity sheets to reveal fun facts and sounds that prompt creativity and really bring the drawing to life.
The Spark Art Easel incorporates more than 600 word combinations and 175 sound effects which little artists will love. All this content is housed in a portable Spark Art Pod, so kids can take the fun with them wherever they go. The easel features two height positions to grow with the child and it converts easily into a creativity table. It retails for approximately $79.99; is appropriate for ages 3 and up.
