Could there be a better travel product to entertain a late toddler? I have yet to discover one so universally loved and engaging as the Water Wow colouring books series. We own four of these things and my son just can’t get enough of them. He squeals with excitement when we bring out the simple plastic reservoir pen and his book.The vehicles book is just as good as the rest. The concept is fundamentally simple: run the water-infused brush over the page for colours to appear. It’s that simple. No fuss, no ink, no special activity required. Even the brush is simple by design, a twist-off plastic grip to fill with water and a white brush part. My little guy mashed ours flat within minutes with his heavy handed approach, but it still works more or less fine.Heavy cardboard pages stand up to little hands squishing and pressing from all angles to make the truck turn red or the sports car appear blue. Never fear! Even dumping all the water on this, as little ones figure out how to unscrew the brush, won’t cause much of a mess. It really is just water.This product is simple genius, it really is. As a parent I appreciate how portable it is. We stand our book up on its side with the pages separated to speed up the drying process. The only drawback is the plastic pouch holding onto the pen. It’s not very durable or easy to open on some packages, and more than once I’ve popped it out accidentally. That design could be better.Hint: Buy more than one of these if you have a long car trip or flight ahead because the pages take a bit to dry. Rotating between the same two can entertain a kid for up to an hour or more, and you can appreciate how powerful and delightful that is for child and parent.
