"Wipe Away" Colouring set
Trumptonalia.
A set produced by Dekkertoys Ltd of St.Albans in 1997

Proof that there's very little that hasn't been done already,as it mirrors an earlier 1960's Camberwick version shown here 
The box is approximately 11.5" x 9.25"

The contents,exactly as listed on the box,are as follows :-

  • Reusable plastic colouring sheet.Size approx. 39.5" (100cm) square. ( shown in full in next photo,below )
  • 8 non toxic wax crayons ( shown in last photo )
  • and cleaning cloth ( shown in last photo )

Any good   ?

Well,only a small child would know the answer to that.
As if that's ever stopped me expressing an opinion of course ! Soooo ....

First and foremost,it's asking a lot of a pre-schooler to fill in a ridiculous amount of detail armed only with a bunch of stub-nosed crayons.
A bit like handing Michaelangelo a broom and asking him to paint the Sistine Chapel.

And the other elephant-in-the-room is how long it would take for your wipe-away sheet to suffer permanent discolouration.
Because crayons have a bad reputation for a reason.And the "wipe away cloth" supplied with this set wasn't some magically impregnated wonder product,but just a bog-standard "J cloth" - for anyone who remembers those.

Oh,and the note that came with the set does little to inspire parental confidence either ! ( shown further down )

In short .... Fine for any child who just wanted to enjoy making a colourful mess.
But a frustrating experience for the remaining 5%.
And spare a thought for all the mums having to deal with the aftermath !
This note would've been a lot more useful if it had been printed on the box of course,rather than tucked away inside.
Some classic " now they tell me " cautionary tales ....
Oh,I see .... And the good points about wax crayons are ....  ?!