Sorry Charlie, this just doesn't work as well as the Spinmaster Aqua Doodle. You really have to press hard and hold the water filled pen upright to get the water to hit the pad. You can actually see the colors under the screen before you write and then what comes up is sort of lost in the haze. On top of that, the pad surface is very small and preschoolers benefit from big sweeping arm motions. The backside with the gel surface is also small and unremarkable.

Age: Toddlers. Award Year: 2012.