Drawing Desk — Playskool toddler learning toys on the playroom floor
Crayons, markers, chalk and reward stickers in the sizes a three-year-old can actually hold.
Playskool toddler learning toys on this mat
Everything filed on this mat, best-rated first.
What lives on the desk
The desk mat holds the consumables: crayons fat enough not to snap, washable markers, pavement chalk and the sheets of reward stickers that go on charts, doors and occasionally the cat.
Fist grip, not tripod grip
Everything here is sized for a fist grip rather than a tripod grip. A three-year-old holds a crayon in a closed hand and drags it, so the barrels are short, round and thick, and the pigment is laid down heavily enough that dragging works.
What washable really means
Washable means washable off walls and skin, not off upholstery. Plan accordingly, and keep the chalk for outside.
Crayons, chalk and sticker pads are the consumable corner of the Playskool range. A Playskool drawing box is sized for a fist grip rather than a pencil grip, and the Playskool colours are the thick washable kind that come off a wall with a flannel.
The play loop is short: push, watch, laugh, push again. That suits explorers who have just worked out that objects do things, and it keeps the fun going long after a grown-up has lost interest.
It belongs in the open bin with the blocks, not in a box in a cupboard. Parents get a Playskool toy that is always in play, and the Playskool moulding is thick enough to justify that.