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List Price : $79.99 Price : $54.45
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Product Description
With the Melissa & Doug Deluxe Easel, children can create art with paint, chalk, pens, crayons, markers, and more, all at one convenient station. And when art time is over, parents and caregivers will appreciate the two-sided easel's easy-to-clean design. Designed for kids ages three and up, this easel will provide hours of creative activity that is both educational and enjoyable. Deluxe Floor-StandingWooden Easel
Dry erase boardFold nice and neat to store in the corner or under a bed, easy-clean storageComes with the accessories needed to help turn your child into the next Van GoghIncludes chalkboard, a locking paper roll holder, a child-safe paper cutter, 4 clips and a plastic trayAmazon Frustration-Free packagingExceptional quality and valueFeatures double sided chalk and dry erase-boardsHeight adjustableIncludes a locking paper roll holder, a child-safe paper cutter, four clips and a plastic tray. Easy-clean storageDry erase boardFold nice and neat to store in the corner or under a bed, easy-clean storageComes with the accessories needed to help turn your child into the next Van GoghIncludes chalkboard, a locking paper roll holder, a child-safe paper cutter, 4 clips and a plastic trayAmazon Frustration-Free packagingExceptional quality and valueFeatures double sided chalk and dry erase-boardsHeight adjustableIncludes a locking paper roll holder, a child-safe paper cutter, four clips and a plastic tray. Easy-clean storageDry erase boardFold nice and neat to store in the corner or under a bed, easy-clean storageComes with the accessories needed to help turn your child into the next Van GoghIncludes chalkboard, a locking paper roll holder, a child-safe paper cutter, 4 clips and a plastic trayAmazon Frustration-Free packagingExceptional quality and valueFeatures double sided chalk and dry erase-boardsHeight adjustableIncludes a locking paper roll holder, a child-safe paper cutter, four clips and a plastic tray. Easy-clean storage
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Amazon.com Hands-On Review
With the Melissa & Doug Deluxe Easel, children can create art with paint, chalk, pens, crayons, markers, and more, all at one convenient station. And when art time is over, parents and caregivers will appreciate the two-sided easel's easy-to-clean design. Designed for kids ages three and up, this easel will provide hours of creative activity that is both educational and enjoyable.
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 Kids can create art with paint, chalk, pens, crayons, markers, and more, all at one convenient station. |
 The integrated butcher paper roll makes it easy to pull the paper through either side of the easel. (Paper sold separately.) View larger. |
The Melissa & Doug Deluxe Easel features a bi-fold wood frame with two art stations, one on each side, which allows two children to work at one time. It's also designed to let children experiment with several different art media: on one side is a chalkboard, on the other is a dry erase board, and in between the two easel sides is a dowel for holding a butcher paper roll. (Paper must be purchased separately.)
Pull the paper through to either side of the easel for your child to paint or draw. Once the painting is complete, the paper can be torn neatly against the top of the frame and set aside to dry, and a new length of paper can be pulled down for the next art creation. The easel includes sturdy clips that can hold oversized individual art papers onto the easel's surfaces.
Art Made Easy
Early childhood education experts say that working on easels offers a variety of valuable learning opportunities for the preschool-aged child. Painting or drawing with large strokes encourages motor development while giving the child the opportunity to experiment with color, shapes, and the varied textures created by different art media.
Our preschool-aged toy tester enjoyed working on the easel, whether she was drawing with chalk or painting with poster paints. In fact, her creative output increased significantly with the easel. She especially enjoyed mixing paints to make different colors. Like many children her age, she likes standing while engaged in creative play, and the easel makes it much easier for her to draw and paint large pictures without having to reach awkwardly across a table surface or kneel on the floor.
Cleanup, Simplified
As everyone knows, art can be messy, so that's why parents and caregivers will appreciate the easel's easy-to-clean design. The trays and art boards are held in place with screws that have large plastic knobs for easy loosening and tightening. This allows the trays and board to be easily removed, and washed individually in the sink. (We strongly recommend using only washable paints with this toy.) The easel also folds flat for easy storage: just unscrew the crossbars and close the stand for easy storage against a wall or under a bed.
The easel also includes two plastic storage trays: one tray is a long trough, perfect for holding pens or chalk; the other has four spaces for paint cups and additional sections for paint brushes and other supplies.
Unfortunately, art supplies are not included with the Melissa & Doug Deluxe Easel. However, you can purchase the following accessories separately: the Melissa & Doug Deluxe Easel Companion Set, which is a collection of art supplies for the easel; and the Melissa & Doug Deluxe Easel Paper 3-Pack, which includes three large rolls of paper.
About Melissa & Doug
Started in the garage at Doug's parents' house in 1988, Melissa & Doug has grown to become one of the most popular toy makers in the world. Their toys have garnered dozens of parenting and "best toy" awards over the years, and have been featured widely in national print media and on television.
One of the company's points of pride is that their toys are thoroughly tested for safety, and meet all US consumer product safety regulations. The toys are tested at the factory of origin during various phases of the production process to assure that every toy meets the company's stringent safety requirements every step along the way. In particular, the paints and coatings on Melissa & Doug toys are tested frequently to be sure they meet or exceed government recommendations limiting heavy metals and lead in children's items.
Since day one, Melissa & Doug has been in compliance with every US consumer product safety regulation and will continue to stay compliant as the laws continue to evolve, assuring parents that their children can have a safe childhood while playing with Melissa & Doug toys.
Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging
This AmazonBasics product features Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging that is recyclable. It comes without excess packaging materials such as hard plastic clamshell casings, plastic bindings, or wire ties. The packaging is designed to be opened without the use of a box cutter or knife, and it will protect your product just as well as traditional packaging. Products with Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging can frequently be shipped in their own boxes, without an additional shipping box, saving on resources and reducing waste. In addition, the packaging materials that we do use are easily and frequently recycled, composted, or reused by our customers, and all the inks and dyes are biodegradable.
What's in the Box
Two-sided art easel, instructions, and all necessary hardware for assembly.
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- Dry erase board
- Fold nice and neat to store in the corner or under a bed, easy-clean storage
- Comes with the accessories needed to help turn your child into the next Van Gogh
- Includes chalkboard, a locking paper roll holder, a child-safe paper cutter, 4 clips and a plastic tray
- Exceptional quality and value
- Amazon Frustration-Free packaging
- Features double sided chalk and dry erase-boards
- Height adjustable
- Includes a locking paper roll holder, a child-safe paper cutter, four clips and a plastic tray. Easy-clean storage
Melissa & Doug Deluxe Standing Easel Reviews
arts and crafts : Melissa & Doug Deluxe Standing Easel Reviews
| 11 of 11 people found the following review helpful  bad!, = Durability: = Fun: = Educational: This review is from: Melissa & Doug Deluxe Standing Easel (Toy) My girls got this easel for Christmas 2009. The chalkboard never worked well, you could barely even see the chalk on it and we did follow the directions for priming the chalkboard. The white board would not erase. I had to end up covering the white board with clear contact paper which erased better the the board itself. Then after six months one of the legs broke off,I glued and taped the leg back on, then another leg broke off! At that point I just put it in the trash. 8 of 8 people found the following review helpful  very good easel!, = Durability: = Fun: = Educational: Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: Melissa & Doug Deluxe Standing Easel (Toy) This was a Christmas gift last year for my 6 yr old. I researched a lot before purchasing this, and this is one of the only one's that was tall enough for her. So many of them are made for small children and are not adjustable. It was easy to assemble and is good, sturdy quality. I don't think a day has gone by that she has not used the chalkboard or the dry erase board to practice something she's learned in school or to play games. Every time she has a friend over, the visiting kid goes right for it also. It's definitely the most popular thing for kids in my entire house. We did buy a pad of paper to clip sheets onto the board to drawn on, but she never used the paper very much. However, it would be very easy to add a roll of paper to the center and draw on paper. And the price on Amazon was half the price at toy stores! I highly recommend this for smaller or older kids, since it's adjustable in height and nice quality. 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful Overpriced, By SMG "SMG" (Georgia, USA) - See all my reviews = Durability:  = Fun: = Educational: This review is from: Melissa & Doug Deluxe Standing Easel (Toy) I am a preschool teacher and was thrilled to receive this as a gift for the classroom. Many people have mentioned trouble with the chalkboard. I did not experience this. Here are some pros and cons:Pros 1. adjustable height, we keep it on the lowest setting and all my kids can reach the top 2. 2 kids can use it at once 3. nice paint trays that can be removed for washing Cons 1. Poor quality, warping after 2 months of use 2. Kids can easily unscrew knobs. Had to superglue them on (except the paint tray ones) Overall it is ok, although I think it is way overpriced for the poor quality. |
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