This was a huge hit with my daughter. She was fascinated the first time she dipped the spoon into the water and watched her little drawing float away. Since then she’s been making animals, faces and all sorts of random designs. It’s simple but somehow keeps her entertained for ages.
Bought this for my two kids and they spent most of the afternoon making different pictures and seeing which ones would float. They loved experimenting with all the different colours and designs. I also like that you can just wipe the spoon clean and start again instead of going through heaps of paper.
On the first try, the cousins used the spoon without much help. The water trick made ordinary doodles more exciting, and everyone wanted to try a different design.
The cousins kept changing the marker colours during craft time. The reset between drawings was straightforward, which made it a good screen-free activity.
My sister's kids combined several marker colours on a rainy afternoon, then the floating picture looked surprisingly convincing. And it turned into a little drawing competition.
At the kitchen table, the birthday boy drew names and little symbols. The floating effect got an instant reaction, so the novelty lasted beyond the first try.
The wipe-clean setup kept the activity moving while my brother's kids kept testing what would float during a playdate; and the kids kept coming back to it.
On Sunday morning, our youngest experimented with thicker and thinner lines; the different colours encouraged more experimenting and the finished effect looked better than expected.
My nephew kept testing what would float on Sunday morning, then the floating picture looked surprisingly convincing. And the first reveal got plenty of laughs.
At the kitchen table, the birthday boy used the spoon without much help; the different colours encouraged more experimenting and the first reveal got plenty of laughs.