Looking for mess-free paints for your preschooler? Then keep reading!
Big thanks to my sponsors Crayola Color Wonder and the Mom It Forward Influencer Network for showing me how to do it!
My four-year-old son loves to color and draw and paint, especially when his big sisters color, draw, or paint.
I, on the other hand, don’t always love the mess my son may make when he does so.
He’s not particularly messy, or at least not intentionally. And it’s not like my seven-year-olds are exactly Miss Neat Freaks. They still end up with paint on their clothes or table or floors too.
I love that they all love creating and drawing as that is something I love to do too (though don’t get much time for at the moment). I have a degree in Fine Arts and totally want to foster their creativity, fine motor skills, and artistic prowess. But, I also want to keep their clothes and my furniture free from harm too.
It’s why I’ve generally stuck to washable paints, crayons, and colored pencils, you know, just in case marks end up somewhere other than their papers.
However, I finally tried out one of Crayola’s Color Wonder products which deliver the fun of creative expression without the mess. The Color Wonder products only work on special Color Wonder paper and won’t color on skin, fabric, or furniture.
I specifically tried out their new Color Wonder Magic Light Brush which promises mess-free painting – All Magic. No Mess. Basically, the brush magically lights up to match the chosen color of paint and then shows up that color on your Color Wonder paper.
It’s recommended for kids ages 3+ so I thought I’d give it to my four year old to try out and see if he liked it and would indeed not color on anything else.
I actually didn’t know exactly what to expect when I received the Crayola Color Wonder Light brush. I really didn’t know how it worked.
After I put in some batteries, turned on the color palette, and opened up all the colors, which all look like the same clear wet goo, my son would select a color, gently put the Color Wonder Light Brush over it, and then dip the brush into the clear paint. He then painted on the Color Wonder paper, and a few seconds later, the clear paint would change to the color he had selected.
It really is pretty neat!
To change colors, he simply wiped the paint off on a paper towel, and then selected a new color, dipped in his brush into the clear paint, and painted again. When you are done, just gently wash the brush with some soap and water at the sink, close the paint lids tightly, turn off the color palette and clean up is done!
My older girls wanted to try it out, so I let them give it a whirl too. They really enjoyed it and thought it was pretty cool, and definitely different.
And my two-year-old did as well, but I didn’t think that was such a great idea…. yet.
My biggest complaint about the product is the brush itself. It doesn’t make for neat and tidy paintings, but there are other brush tips you can purchase, which I will likely do so my kids can have a little more creative license with the product. The paintings are also very wet for quite a while afterward.
Overall, Color Wonder helps my kids create and connect with colorful play and art in a way that doesn’t completely stress me out or have me stripping down the kids before they begin doing so they won’t ruin their clothes.
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I love that the color is only on the paper and not on everything else around it! 🙂
The Magic light brush set would absolutely be perfect for my little one. She would be so fascinated and amazed that it lights up like it does.
Anything mess free is welcome in my house! My kids would love this!
I would most enjoy the look of fascination my child would get seeing it go from clear to color! I think he would LOVE it! 🙂
Any other nerdy homeschool moms thinking about researching the chemistry involved and studying color change reactions while enjoying mess-free art here?
I like that you do not have to have several paint brushes or worry about mixing colors
I love that it only colors on the paper
Love Crayola
I LOVE that it doesn’t make a mess! But my son would probably just love the light, haha
I Like the no mess factor, we are selling our house that is a necessity right now!
Would like the magic light brush set.
I like that it doesn’t cause a mess. My daughter would love that it lights up.
My favorite is that only color on special paper — won’t color on skin, furniture or fabric. Looks fun too!
Such a fantastic product for little ones.
The benefit I’d enjoy most I’d say is that there is no mess or potential stain on furniture and clothing involved! 🙂
I love that I could use this in my church class. Don’t need to worry about the kids getting their church clothes full of paint! 🙂
Love that it’s less of a mess!
I over that it lights up the color that they are using. I also like that it does not stain. That is a big plus for my messy artists.
I love, not over.
I love that it is mess free
I love that it is mess free.
The biggest plus for me is that it’s mess free!
I like the No Mess. My kids love crafts and are pretty good about messes but accidents happen.
The light is just awesome!
Love not having cups of water to wash brushes in before using another color! I never have plastic cups and half the time the kids knock them over!
Having young kids, messes are inevitable… but this… this is just awesome! Another bonus, while the older kids have the paint out, the younger ones can doodle and have fun(without the mess) too! Yes!
This is quite interesting, though I agree with you on the tip….it’s too big.
I’d enjoy most that it look like magic to a kid, and just the fun in seeing their excitement!
I watch my grandchildren so I love that if the littlest 2 happen to get into the Color Wonder brush/paint that I don’t have to worry about cleaning up my furniture, walls, or floor of paint. Big relief.
That It;s mess free
I like that it won’t color on the furniture, fabric or their skin, which is a great plus for being mess free.
Always looking for mess free art for my kiddos. Don’t have to worry about my table getting messed up.
I love that it won’t stain furniture. My son would love this, but I know he can get pretty messy!
i could really benefit from the fact it only appears on paper because my kids are messy at coloring
That it wouldn’t get everywhere.
I love that there I no mess to clean up.
Mess free fun!!
The lighted brush is a unique feature.
I love that it only colors on the paper.
I would enjoy the “mess free” craft time!
My favorite color wonder benefit is that the mess remains on the paper and doesn’t soil clothes, furniture, etc!
The magic light brush and drawing pad would be perfect for my son I know how messy paint is and this would be a life saver!
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My third and youngest just turned 2. Yes, terrible twos. I’ve experienced the terrible twos before… but not like this. My older two girls never prepared me for the Princess of Destruction. This child has drawn all over our walls in our new home, colored on the carpet with marker (washable, thank goodness), and she is VERY curious and daring. So we have to hide all of the crayons and markers. Mess Free would be just… MAGICAL.
That it won’t color on skin or fabric, or furniture!
I love that it makes no mess. Let my kid go crazy and have fun without worries or stress of being careful
I love how magical it feels!
color only appears on special paper
I’m all in for non-messy fun.
Purple is my nieces absolute favorite color. This would be the ideal Christmas present for my 3 year old neice. She loves anything artsy
I love the light up feature and especially the no mess
I love that it’s no mess – that really allows them to express their creativity.
I love that it’s mess-free. We have enough messes in our lives!
With four young kiddo’s in my home, I would have to say I love that there is no mess to clean up! I know that’s the obvious choice, but that really makes a huge difference to me when choosing projects for them to do!
Gotta go with the NO MESS! 🙂
The Color Wonder benefit you’d most enjoy for your child(ren) is the purple color, its great as its not messy.
It is great the the color only stays on the paper
I love that it is mess free.
I like that it doesn’t make a mess. Also looks like it travels nicely
With two creative toddlers, “won’t color on furniture” is my kind of benefit!
I like that it wont stain and is easy for little fingers to use.
Less mess…they had me at that! I would do anything to let the boys craft with little to no mess WOO HOO!
I like that it only colors on the special paper.
Less mess would benefit me most! The creative fun would benefit my children:)
My daughter would love this!
I love that the paint only works on the special paper. I have used the markers before and love that I never have to worry about marker on hands, table, desk, or WALLS !
I like that it is clean and not messy to use.
It is just amazing how it does not make a mess and I love that. This is really a neat mess free product.
What a cool product!! My 2 yr old would love this
No mess, and since my granddaughter is really messy that is very important!
My son is almost 2 and not ready to follow my lead on how to use paints so non-messy paints would be great.
We love the no-mess, especially for long waits at doctors offices. This is such a fun product! Love it!
NO MESS!!! It’s a dream come true!!!
I love that this still encourages creativity but isn’t messy!
My granddaughter needs this -I need this. She painted the carpet last week! Great product for sure!
I love that it is messy free. This is awesome. Thank you for sharing!
This is great! I can only see my kids thinking they are wizards! It’s kinda curious how that works and I want to try! and not having a mess everywhere would certainly be a great benefit!!
I like that it’s mess free
We love all the mess free products.
the no mess factor!
The best part is that you can’t write on furniture with it.
Mess – free is nice!
I love how the magic makes you feel much better!
My grandchildren would absolutely love to have a cool Magical Smart Paintbrush for a fun time.
I have grandchildren that would definitely like a Magical Smart Paintbrush for an amazing time.
My nieces and nephews would absolutely like a marvelous Magical Smart Paintbrush for a great time.
A wonderful Magical Smart Paintbrush, my grandchildren would like to always have for lots of fun.
I have nieces and nephews that would really enjoy using a fabulous Magical Smart Paintbrush for great fun.
My many children would just love and enjoy an awesome Magical Smart Paintbrush all of the time.