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Crayon Rubbings (Chicken Socks) Review

On the one hand, I love the artwork. Like most Klutz books, it has the *coolest* artwork this side of Mo Willems. Great for coloring. And crayon rubbing, that's always a fave. Plus, the rubbing plates had a variety of patterns and they did work, I had no problem with that.

But... the plates have to be cut out of the book. This gives them a very sharp edge, and because they were hard to cut out it meant a grown-up had to do that task and the kid had to wait instead of being self-sufficient. For a small child, it may have been better if the plates came pre-removed to eliminate this. Also, the plates are clear, which means if you drop it you may have trouble finding it. Having them be opaque or slightly tinted would've been better.

The paper is very thin, which presumably helps with the rubbing. I had no problems with it, though. The crayons, on the other hand, were very soft. Great, vibrant colors - but so soft they left smudges on the fingers or on the bedspread if they landed there. Better to use your own crayons than the ones in the book, I think.

My nieces really loved it, they had a lot of fun with the book, so I'm adding a star to my review for that. I don't know if I'd buy it again - I was really annoyed with those crayons!

Crayon Rubbings (Chicken Socks) Feature

Comes complete with eight different kinds of plastic rubbing textures and 36 pages of color-them-you

Crayon Rubbings (Chicken Socks) Overview

Create anything-but-ordinary colored pictures that pop off the page with texture, pattern and pizzazz. This book comes packaged with 8 rubbing plates with cool patterns of stars and swirls, waves and grass, stones and flowers, 5 bright glitter crayons and a six-in-one, gotta’-have-it rainbow crayon.

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Customer Reviews

My go-to gift for the kindergarten set...boys and girls alike! - Magnum Fan - California
I purchased this book when our daughter was 4 (she is now 8) and she still loves to use it! We did not cut the stencils out of the book, so ours are still contained by the spiral (so no sharp edges or loose pieces to keep track of, as others have complained). Instead, I had her tear out the pictures and place them on top of the stencils to do the rubbings. This encourages her to hang them proudly around the house or to give them as "gifts" to friends, cousins, grandparents, etc. The crayons that were provided were quickly combined with a basket of other crayons, so I cannot speak to the quality of the included crayons. The provided pictures to color have long since been completed, so she uses plain paper to make her own designs. Great idea for a product and a thumbs up for us!

Disappointing - J. Martin -
I was disappointed by this book. It's a neat idea, but I don't like the fact that you're supposed to cut out the rubbing plates and tear out the coloring pages. Now I've got all these pieces to keep track of. I wish it had been more like the Chicken Socks Hand Art book where everything is self-contained.

My 4-year-old loves the glitter crayons but he got bored with the book after 2 pictures and went back to the Hand Art book. Get that one instead!

Real Cool - C. Cook - Central Virginia
I bought this book for my five-year-old niece. I, of course, perused the book before I wrapped it & couldn't fight the urge to try out the rubbings. It is so much fun! There are about 8(???) different embossed designs in the form of 4 plastic pages and a coloring book that follows. There is no way a child is going to find this boring. I gave it four stars because I was expecting better quality regarding the construction of this book, but I was still impressed by its craftiness.

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Tuesday, July 6, 2010