Melissa Doug My First Paint with Water Coloring Book Animals 24 Painting Pages

Lovely animal scenes! This is one of the best paint with water books I've gotten for my daughter. It's the best alternative to using actual paints. Before applying water the scenes are so cute to look at with shapes, stripes, and color variation. Not only is it nice to see an array of animals doing interesting things, but I love that the scenes are made up of almost only primary colors! My 6 year old has a lot of fun guessing what the result color will be when water combines the colors. Most pages have large areas so there's less risk of color spreading to other details, but the directions do suggest painting with water only in the largest sections if the child is less able to stay in the lines. For the most part you'd have to really brush and mix across the lines for it to be an issue. I would highly suggest putting a paper towel between the page you're working on and the next page because the paper can get a bit saturated (or you can tear out the page being colored). Great for gifting and travel! I even bought another scene book as my daughter loved this painting activity! Read more

Our toddler used these at daycare. Super fun way for her to paint and not get everything messy. So much fun and what an amazing idea! We will definitely be buying more of this. We got some aqua pens that work really well with this! Read more

Those that got to paint loved it. Fun for children, but kind of expensive for my wallet. It costs double what I would think you should pay. Read more

This is a very fun idea for my two year old but it does get messy! (Even though it says it doesn’t) if you put enough water on the page then the paint bleeds and gets on the table, but luckily enough it is easy to clean up. Read more

Paint by water , coloring book. Bought for my Grandson. He loves it, can "paint" without too much mess. Read more

Easter basket stuffer for my toddler. I love that this is a mess free option for my little to get creative and easy to use Read more

The pictures are good and the quality of the paper is good so it doesn't rip with toddlers use. The paintbrush however is the cheapest possible and holds little water and is difficult for small hands to hold as it is very thin and all bristles are chopped off at same length. Would be very simple to make this a five start product as the item is very well priced as Melissa and Doug products go. If it went up 50c to include a good brush so you can actually swish the colors into one another and get a watercolor type painting, it would be great. Very therapeutic for an adult to finish if the little one gives up early too! Edit April 9, 2025: I have now used this with my grandson several times and the biggest issue it the paint when water is added to the page, stains hands and clothes just like the food color dyes. Our fingers usually clear after a full two days of washing hands and baths. That would have me remove another star for sure! Read more

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