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Monday, October 29, 2012

Where To Buy Melissa & Doug Wooden Tabletop Easel

Melissa & Doug Wooden Tabletop Easel - Melissa & doug tabletop easel convenient and compact, this tabletop easel includes chalk, a dry-erase marker, an eraser, magnetic chalk- and dry-erase boards, plus four magnets! just add imagination!...

This review is from : Melissa & Doug Wooden Tabletop Easel
Good idea....keeps my child busy . The only problem I had this item was the instant I took it out of its plastic wrap and opened it up, the chalkboard fell out of its hinges on the top. A little bit of extra strength super glue fixed it and am hoping the dry erase side doesn't fall out later. Otherwise my 2.5yr old loves writing with the chalk and putting magnetic letters on the other side. Great investment - even if I have chalk dust all over my floor.

Melissa & Doug Wooden Tabletop Easel Reviews
Melissa and Doug magnetic dry erase easel . I like this little easel very much. I teach literacy and I needed something I could put on top of a table. It allows the kids to have a close view of the letters and words. Since painting is not part of my program, I use the holders for my pencils and markers...Perfect! I have to transport it back and forth several times from my literacy program site to my car, so I do wish that it folded without my having to unscrew the wooded pegs each time. However, if you have a permanent spot for this little easel, you will just love it!

Melissa & Doug Wooden Tabletop Easel Opinions
Table top easel . The "dry erase" board is only a white plastic board with plastic over the top; therefore, it is next to impossible to clean. I was very disappointed and would not recommend this to anyone

My daughter loves this toy! . My 8 year old daughter got this for Christmas last year and she loves it. She keeps it on her short dresser which is nice because it doesn't take up floor space. She plays with it all the time. She loves to play school with her little sister and friends. It has been durable, the only issue I had was my daughter wiped the chalkboard side with a wet paper towel a few times and it started to warp the board a little. You can't tell unless you push hard on it in a certain spot. This is definitely one toy we have gotten our moneys worth out of.

Great Idea--Poor Execution . This table-top easel would be a great and useful "toy" if it were made well. We homeschool and have had this easel for a couple of years. It almost immediately fell apart. We have re-glued and re-stapled it several times. All Melissa and Doug painted-wood items we have purchased have not held together. This is because all the individual parts are painted before gluing, and the joints don't hold. As I stare at the pieces of this easel, which has fallen apart YET AGAIN, I would suggest that you search for a better table-top easel.

both received broken...poor product . both were received broken. Glue didn't hold produc together. it fell apart when it was opened. the would was so fragle it cracked in my hand...very disapointed.

Just what I was looking for. . This easle is the perfect size, not to big not to small. Great on top of my daughters little table and chairs. Her brother can use one side and she can use the other at the same time.

Very durable. They dropped it on the floor the other day and I found them riding it like a horse but it was no trouble at all.

The only problem that we are having is that the boards on each side are starting to come loose. I think I'm going to wait until they peel off a little more and then glue them back on. Right now it's not affecting it's use.

easel hunter . My 3year old son loves this easel. I like it because it sits on the table instead of most of them that take up a lot of room on the floor. We have had this easel for a year now and it has been pretty durable, one of the wooden screws will not stay screwed in anymore but it isn't an issue.

Cons Review

Easel(y) a Great Purchase . This is a great easel. The two sides provide a choice between chalk (which is what we're using most with my two year old) or dry erase marker. One of the best features is the magnetic surfaces on BOTH chalkboard and dry erase surfaces. You can play with this easel either on a table top or just on the floor. Educationally, the sky is the limit.

I highly recommend this easel. It' great fun. Easel(y), one of the best purchases we've made for our child.

I have had the same problems with this as others . As soon as I took it out of the plastic and picked it up, the easel fell apart. I was so upset because I was looking forward to opening this item and immediately surprising my child with some quality time and activity.

This is poorly put together, but once you use some glue and let it sit for while to dry it should be fine. My child absolutely loves the easel. Learning ABC's and numbers(education), drawing pictures(creativity), and playing connect the dots with straight lines(dexterity) all keep a child occupied, happy and more importantly interested.

Great idea. Poorly built product that can be fixed with some epoxy. I would have given 5 stars if it didn't immediately fall apart right out of the original packaging.

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Feature Melissa & Doug Wooden Tabletop Easel

Features a colorful paint tray with cup holders
Folds up easily for convenient storage
Generously sized chalkboard and dry-erase boards

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Product Details

EAN : 0000772012843
UPC : 000772012843
MPN : 1284
Brand : Melissa & Doug
Weight : 8 pounds
Height : 4 inches
Length : 19 inches
Width : 16 inches
Binding : Toy
Department : ToysAndShoes
Manufacturer : Melissa & Doug
Manufacturer Maximum Age : 12 years
Manufacturer Minimum Age : 3 years
Model : 1284
Publisher : Melissa & Doug
Release Date : 2006-06-12
Size : One Size
SKU : 3C09D81F
Studio : Melissa & Doug

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Friday, July 13, 2012

Where To Buy Little Partners Learning Tower Art Easel - Ebony Black in USA

Little Partners Learning Tower Art Easel - Ebony Black in USA - Kids love chalk! Now parents can spark their children's creativity and allow them to draw freely using the Learning Tower and the new Art Easel. This accessory set attaches easily to the Learning Tower, and features a dry-erase board on one side with a chalkboard on the other for twice the artistic fun. The dry-erase board includes a magnetic strip to hold art paper, poster board or any other material for coloring or painting. The Art Easel also comes with a handy shelf that attaches at the bottom to hold chalk, brushes, markers, paint pots and more! From abstract squiggles to family portraits, your child can color their own world in the safe environment of the Learning Tower and within the contained space of the Art Easel. The versatile Art Easel is sure to provide hours of creative fun! (Learning Tower sold separately)"

This review is from : Little Partners Learning Tower Art Easel - Ebony Black
Love it! . My hubby and I decided to splurge on the easel. We figure we were going to buy one anyway, why not just get the one that comes with the tower? We are so gald we did! This is a quality chalkboard that works perfectly right out of the box- no 'seasoning' and sillyness like I have seen with others. Even the cheap chalk shows up well! Our little girl is very short, and she can reach it to draw. We have the chalkboard side out, and we placed a cup of Crayola pip squeek markers on the tower platform. When she gets tired of helping moma in the kitchen, she sits down and draws. It is nice that she can still use both sides of the easel. Is comes with a VERY STROMG magnet that sticks to both sides to hold paper. I have not tried it yet, but I can't imagine the paper could possibly slip out! It also came with a kit to hang it on the wall later on- bonus!
My only complaint would be that it did not come with cups to go in the holes. I did find that the little metal pails in the cheapie section at Target fit well, but could not find a color that looked decent. I would buy this again in a heartbeat!

Little Partners Learning Tower Art Easel - Ebony Black Reviews
Good with Some Reservations . I'm glad we got the easel for my 2yr old son to use with his learning tower. We've loved the learning tower and getting the easel only made it better. Overall I think it's great but there are three things about it that I find mildly irritating:

1. There are holes drilled to hold containers for the chalk but it doesn't come with containers to go in those holes. So after we got it I had to try to find cups that would fit those holes for the chalk. It would be nice if toys designed for parents of young children didn't force a shopping expedition for another accessory after they arrived. So far we've found one cup that fit but are still searching for another.

2. There's a white board on the other side of the chalkboard so I also bought markers so we could reverse it. It looks like it should be easy to reverse but I don't think you can do it without a screwdriver to remove and flip the container that holds the chalk or markers. Again, not a deal breaker but disappointing that it isn't as flexible as I thought it was.

3. Finally, it's a minor hazard for a curious little toddler. There's a handle on the top of the easel to make it easy to remove it or turn it (which really isn't necessary because you can't turn it easily anyway as discussed in point 2). This handle is right at the level where my son's hands rest when he's standing in the learning tower so it of course caught his attention. He got his hand stuck in it at first and then we got concerned that he might hurt himself if he moved the wrong way with his hand pinned under this handle. We tried to remove the handle but because of the way it's installed we can't do that. So instead ours is covered over with duct tape. It's also very easy for the easel to get accidentally kicked while standing in learning tower. I've found this leads to some combination of the following three things -- chalk everywhere, fear because it made a loud noise, or more kicking because it made an interesting noise. The kicking hasn't been a major problem but I wish there were an easier way to deal with the handle problem on the top but I guess duct tape works even if it isn't pretty.

Overall I like the easel and would buy it again but it would be great if these problems were fixed because we haven't been using it much for the last several months because of these problems.

Little Partners Learning Tower Art Easel - Ebony Black Opinions
Best Space Saver and overall play toy. . I purchased the art easel for my 2 yr old and she LOVES IT! We put the whiteboard side out and she uses the crayola washable pip squeaks markers on it and they work great. I just use a baby wipe to clean everything, her, the easel and markers off of our wood floor. It also did not take up any extra space in our house since it fits on the learning tower we already had. I definitely did not want to take up more floor space with an art easel.

Great addition to the "learning tower" . I gave this easel Little Partners Natural Art Easel, along with dry eraser markers, to my granddaugher for Christmas this year. She LOVES IT! Now her "learning tower" Little Partners LP00401 Learning Tower, Natural includes opportunities to draw, write, and create in the kitchen with Mommy. What a great idea to further the versatility of learning tower! In a very small space, a child can climb, help Mommy, imagine all kinds of things, and now express themselves through drawings and written words.

Finally found what I was looking for! . My son has cerebral palsy (blanket term for brain injury.) He'll be five soon and is just learning to walk. In order to strengthen his core for walking he needs to spend time knee standing. I've been looking for a long time for an easel that is super stable so that if he were to accidentally lean forward on it while on his knees (he loses his balance a lot) it wouldn't tip over. This easel fits the bill perfectly! The added bonus is that it doesn't take up any more space in my house because we already own The Learning Tower! I was worried about having to use tape to get paper to stay up but it comes with a really strong, long magnet that holds large sheets of paper up perfectly! My other two children (ages two and seven) love this easel as well! I highly recommend the Little Partners Art Easel.

Works for twins! . I am a big fan of the Learning Tower. It is one of the best purchases I have made for my four year twins. When I first saw the Easels, I was curious if we would be able to use two at the same time on one Learning Tower. Let me answer that question right away. TWO Easels WILL fit on one Learning Tower. I couldn't find this info anywhere and was a little peeved that Little Partners never returned my email to answer this question. They easily hang on the side and there is also a hook to secure them on the bottom. They fit well and stay tight.

We got two red easels although our Learning Tower is natural. In retrospect, I would get natural. We have already had a couple of very small scratches in the red (I believe I have heard the same thing about the painted Learning Towers). The ledge at the bottom of the Easel comes off and reattaches to switch from chalk to white board so I feel that more scratches are probably going to happen. For that reason, the natural might hold up better, but I couldn't resist the red. The red is pretty but it is bright, a little brighter than I pictured (not cherry, but fire engine).

The assembly was very quick and easy. My husband didn't even complain and he hates putting stuff together.

Both sides of the easel are magnetic and there is a SUPER strong magnetic strip for hanging paper to use it that way. I didn't see that info mentioned in the item descriptions, and it works great.

Wall mounting hardware is included. Frankly, I don't think my husband would ever let me hang something so heavy on our walls but at least it is an option.

The chalkboard works great. No seasoning needed whatsoever, which is a relief.

The height of the Easel is kind of short. My kids can stand at it now (they are tall for their age), but it will be a little short for them in the next couple years. I think a little stool will work fine though, and I still prefer this over a stand-alone easel since it is using the existing Learning Tower footprint.

Also, keep in mind that the Easel is perpendicular to the floor. There is no "tilt" like a traditional Easel. Not sure how much difference this makes to my kids who haven't ever had an Easel.

It is a little bit of a pain to switch the shelf beneath the Easel from one side to the next. You have to wiggle it out and reinsert on the other side. I wish that they included some kind of cup in the holes, but possibly they were designed for pre-filled paint cups? I have found that a cheap plastic kids cup from a restaurant fits well and can hold water, paint, brushes, or chalk.

Having one Easel on the Learning Tower all the time might work fine, but with two it makes it really heavy. All that means, is that I take them off while we are using the Learning Tower for other things. Plus the ledge poking out would keep it from coming close to the counter. Again, one alone could be kept on the opposite side and might work fine.

Overall, I really like it. For us, it works much better than a full-size easel which would really take up too much space. I think they are well made and very nice looking. I don't think that the Easel is as much of a design and manufacturing wonder as the Learning Tower itself, but I would probably give it a strong four out of five stars.

Great gift for grandkids . We purchased this for our 2 granddaughters, ages 3 & 1. They love it. We also bought the art easel for it. Since they have so much stuff & are hard to buy for, everyone on our side of the family chipped in which made it a very inexpensive gift that would be used.

Well worth the money according to our daughter.

Must-Have Accessory . The easel was almost an afterthought to our Learning Tower purchase, but it was a great choice. At this point we have only used the dry-erase side for its magnetic capabilities, but we know we will use all of the features in the coming months and years.

Awesome Easel . We love our Little Partners Art Easel; it fits perfectly with the Learning Tower and was easy to assemble (it took under 30 mins). I love that the easel tray for paint and holding chalk is easy to attach and detach when switching from dry erase board to chalk board and that the easel comes with a piece that gives you the option to attach the easel to the wall. This art easel was a great choice for us since we are short on space and we like our kids toys to be functional yet public space appropriate.

wonderful product . I have two year old twins and they love this. They love drawing on the chalkboard and dry erase side. As a bonus the dry erase markers have come off the wood so far when they've enthusiastically colored on more than just the board part. That was a pleasant surprise. Good size for them. Nothing bad to say about this product.