Melissa & DougFashion Design Art Activity Kit - 9 Double-Sided Rubbing Plates, 4 Pencils, Crayon - Fashion Plates, Travel Toys for Kids Ages 5+

My preschool students loved to play with this during our clothes study.

This year for Christmas my husband and I decided to go lighter on the toys as Christmas is getting too far away from the true meaning. The kids received some clothes and some homemade gifts. We did get them each a couple of well thought out toys though, and this was one of them for my daughter who loves art and pretty clothes. She played with this for most of the day on Christmas. I have stacks of these drawings around the house, and they are really neat. It took her a few tries to get it down, but she got it, and I have to admit that I had a good time doing them with her. A half sheet of standard paper works perfect and you can use the crayon that comes (use it flat on it's side) or a pencil on it's side and then you can erase the lines. Wonderful gift for a little girl!

Good color the size is big than it looks . Very good .dura ility value is good

Bought for my granddaughter. She played with it for a short time, but I think it was below her age group (6). Plastic was thin, but I think it held up.

My daughter got this for her birthday. I remember having a similar one when I was a child. She enjoys making and coloring her designs. The fashions to be created are endless!

I had one like this when I was little so I had to get one for my daughter. She love it and being playing with it everyday since she got it. This well made and very fun to create. I would like that they would sell more plates so we could create more outfits

I had a toy similar to this when I was younger and really wanted to get this new Melissa and Doug one for my daughter, but I thought it would be too old for her (she's 4). Turns out it's just right for her, and she'll also grow into it and be able to color it in better as she gets older. She loves customizing the princesses with the 3 different tiles and is pretty good at the rubbing. It seems as though the raised places aren't all totally even, though, and if you just run with the side of the crayon flat it doesn't show up well in various spots. She doesn't care, you get the general idea, but I go in with the crayon and fine-tune the rubbings when I play with her. It's great that the rubbing crayon/holder, colored pencils, and tiles all fit neatly inside and it's an all-in-one kit she can haul around. That being said, the four colored pencils are sub-par for really coloring the pictures in. She always brings her full set of colored pencils along with it to do a proper coloring job. A half sheet of computer/printer paper fits perfectly and you can store them inside the "drawer" or in the top under the "frame." She has played with this more than I imagined she would-- she absolutely loves it!!!! It's sturdy and well-made, and I recommend it for sure.

Kids seem to love this product. Easy to use and lets them have hours of fun. Buy some cheap printer paper and watch them design for hours. This was popular in the late 70s and 80s and I have since purchased for grand daughters. We used to call them Fashion Plates. Excellent choice for a gift and priced right.