Marvins Magic Drawing Board

Pros: Creates colorful pictures with no crayons, no paints and no MESS!
Cons: learning curve involved

I saw the board advertised and bought it for my boy of 7 around 2 months ago.

On opening it and using it, as others have voiced it does not perform like in the commercial.

However, there is actually a large printed instruction...

Pros: I Received a Full Refund
Cons: Where do I begin?

Junk, Pure Junk! The Magic Drawing Board ads were running during the daytime kids' TV shows, and the ad caught our Three year old's attention. Michael was watching it intensely, so I paid attention, too. Wow, this drawing board looks pretty decent! A...

Pros: none
Cons: Disappointing and Expensive

We purchased this for our 6 year old niece and 7 year old daughter for Christmas. We are SO disappointed in it!

The toy is a drawing board similar to a magna doodle in that you rub something against it to make designs. BUT --- you are...

Pros: Markers work
Cons: Not worth the price

My daughter saw the commercial for this supposed to be amazing product and really, really wanted it so of course I ordered it.
We ordered it way back in September and didn't receive it until December. She was so excited about it's arrival. When she...

Pros: Perhaps the goo might clear acne or something, it sure doesn't have any other pros.
Cons: That would be everything.

I was actually on the bandwagon somewhat early with this product, having purchased it some 2 years ago when it first came out and before they started adding pens etc.. to it.

Now, I got it for my daughter who was then 1, but as it was touted...

Pros: Proves Barnum was right. Target took it back.
Cons: Provides your child all of the fun of a hairdryer in a tub.

Okay, there's a certain expectation about stuff you buy from TV. It will sound cheap, end up being cheap, and seldom work as advertised.

That said, who among us didn't have a certain desire to see a cool Marvin's Magic board in action?...

Pros: Hmmmm...NONE
Cons: EVERYTHING

Boy were my kids so excited when they saw this on T V. They asked for it constantly. I waited to give it to them till Christmas. They couldn't wait to play with it when it was unwrapped. They got all ready to do the things they saw on TV. NOT !!!! I want...

Pros: None
Cons: Didn't work -- at all

The only magic here is how quickly you realize that you've been suckered! My mother gave this little horror to my 7 year old son for Christmas. When he opened the present and saw what it was, he screamed with delight. Several hours later, when I was...

Pros: The free markers that came with it!
Cons: The whole concept doesn't work. Misrepresented in commercial.

I know when I see ads on t.v. I think buyer beware. But I actually saw this at the checkout in Toys R Us, and figured it went mainstream - it must be a good product. Boy was I wrong. I bought this as a Christmas gift and was so intrigued by it, I...

Pros: Doesn't make a mess.
Cons: Doesn't work like the advertisement shows. Hard for young kids to use.

My 9 year old daughter watched the commercial for Marvin's Magic Drawing Board every day on TV. She kept begging for it. I have to admit, when I saw the commercial I thought that it would be great! It looked so easy to use and fun too. So, finally I...

Pros: The color changing pens it comes with
Cons: Hard to draw on, hard to erase, can easily lose the drawing piece

My daughter got this as a gift from my grandfather who saw the advertisement for it on TV and thought she would like it. My daughter is 6 and is really into drawing and arts and crafts right now. We got the drawing board which comes with a red piece of...

Pros: magic pens kind of nice
Cons: hard to draw on and erase-

My daughter got this as one of her birthday gifts from my best friend, as a suggestion from me. The reason I suggested it was because every time we saw this on TV she would tell me that she wanted it. So when my friend asked me what to buy I readily told...

Pros: If you get them to show up, it has pretty colors
Cons: Very hard for a child to use

I saw Marvin's Magic and I thought that it would make a great toy for my son. When he saw the advertisement on TV, he seemed interested in it. So I decided to purchase it and I called the 800 number. I was placing the order and then they told how much...

Pros: It makes for a fascinating commercial.
Cons: Everything else.

For awhile, I was watching "Superfriends" and "Gumby" every night. During this time, cartoon network has the very best commercials. One of these such commercials was for Marvin's Magic Drawing Board.

I was totally amazed by...

Pros: neat markers
Cons: not worth it at all

I bought this toy for my daughter this Christmas. I honestly feel like I wasted my money. At first it seemed like a great gift .. that was until I noticed she couldnt work it. And I tried to do it. NOPE! It looked so easy on t.v. but it was hard to...