Editorial Review

Budding artists who are also fans of Nick Jr.'s show Blue's Clues will get a big kick out of painting with their favorite dog, Blue. This sponge painting kit features nine different sponge shapes (including a paw print, which kids can stamp to signify clues—just like on the show) and a blue, paw-shaped palette that holds four paints (included) and water for mixing. A 25-inch paper roll provides a canvas for kids' designs and a smock adorned by the infamous Blue protects clothes from paint. A colorful instruction booklet shows how to use the stamps to make 29 different pictures, from trains to boats to bees. And, in case children desire to switch mediums midstream, the kit also comes with two jumbo-sized crayons. All artist tools come packed in a hard, blue locking plastic case with wheels and an extendable handle so kids can easily pull this activity suitcase to a friend's house. --Cristina Vaamonde ... Read more