Cra-Z-Art 14608 Retro Magna Doodle

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And they’re not just used as toys, despite being marketed as such. Teachers have used them to encourage their students to read and write – they can practise over and over again without using up resources or leaving that chalk dust covering everything. Team coaches have been known to scribble on them during sports matches, so that they can then hold them up and show the team in action what they want them to do next. The Magna Doodle’s popularity has been huge – over 40 million of them have been sold since it was first produced – and it’s easy to understand why. Unlike drawing with pen and paper there’s no mess, no risk of the tops being left off your pens so that they dry up and if you make a mistake, rather than wasting paper, you just slide the magnetic bar across the screen and hey presto! Your picture disappears and you’re left with a brand new, clean surface to start again on.

Ah, the Etch-a-Sketch. Now, while I admit it can (I say ‘it can’ – I personally am only ever able to draw wonky-looking houses on it) produce some extremely clever pictures, for those who aren’t able to get on with its knob-twiddling technique there arrived its slightly simpler cousin Magna Doodle. These boards can also be taken on car, train, boat, and plane journeys, and they won’t create a mess on grandma’s carpet the way paints might.A pen attached by a string. Ensure the string is long enough to be usable, but not so long as to be dangerous. Whether playing tic-tac-toe, practicing math, learning about shapes, or creating pictures, a magnetic drawing board is a versatile tool for your child.

Note: Make sure you pay attention to the suggested age range as you shop. Some products may be listed as safe for children under the age of 3, but because of their small parts (most of which are magnetic, no less), they could pose a choking hazard. Mr Toys may elect to return the product to the manufacturer's repair agent to determine the nature of the problem. The eraser handle is at the bottom of the Magna Doodle – slide it from one side to the other and a long bar magnet, which fits snugly out of sight behind the screen, pulls the particles away from the top screen, giving you a nice clean surface to draw on again. In " The One With Mac And C.H.E.E.S.E." a plot point is made of how Chandler attempts and fails to leave an important message for Joey in this Magna Doodle.The screen on this magnetic doodle board is 17×13.77 inches, making it a good option for toddlers who may not yet have the fine motor skills to enjoy writing on a smaller board. They can also, amazingly, be used underwater, so to that end they are a great aid to communication between divers. Although it has to be said, they are not made to be waterproof and therefore won’t survive repeated dunkings, so if this is what you have planned for your Magna Doodle you may need to buy a supply of them.

The Magna Doodle was produced by Tyco until 1998 when most of Tyco's toys were sold to Fisher-Price. The Magna Doodle is currently produced by The Ohio Art Company and used to be distributed in the United Kingdom by Fisher-Price. Fisher-Price has discontinued the Magna Doodle and have produced their own alternative, the Doodle Pro. It is still available in the UK, from the distribution company Megatel LTD. One of the best things about this magnetic drawing board is that it has an additional layer of plastic, making the underside smooth and more comfortable to use on the lap. If you're a 90s kid or had children or grandchildren in the 90s in the UK, you'll probably remember some if not all of these vintage toys and games, and some might even still be lurking in your loft. These drawing boards are made of a plastic frame that contains a screen. The screen is a honeycomb, and each cell is filled with a paint-like substance in which tiny particles of iron are suspended.Bauer Consumer Media Ltd, Company number 01176085; Bauer Radio Limited, Company number: 1394141; Registered office: Media House, Peterborough Business Park, Lynch Wood, Peterborough PE2 6EA and H Bauer Publishing, Company number: LP003328; Registered office: The Lantern, 75 Hampstead Road, London NW1 2PL