Review: Magic Stix Washable Markers

The kids and I have always loved doing craft projects together. One of the biggest issues we seem to have always faced is to grab the marker box to start a project and find several dried out markers. Usually the youngest child at the time has left the lids off and now we don't have all the colors we need or want for our project :( I was recently offered a product to try free, for my honest review that claims on the package they won't try out for 7 days with the cap off. My first thought was I really couldn't imagine because we've dealt with this dry marker issue for years. Our Magic Stix 12 pack arrived and the first thing I thought was how to check this 7 day guarantee! I let my youngest son pick the color he wanted to use and then I wrote my name on paper. My plan was to write the same name and date each day for 7 days and see how the marker held up. I ended up a little distracted with a badly sprained foot, but was surprised when after 2 days I checked it the writing was still great. The marker wrote just as brightly colored, smooth and flowing as it had on day one. That sold it for me! I'm always looking for a cheap price for markers and will never buy anything that isn't washable. Even though these markers are priced higher than what I'd normally pay the fact that they don't dry out is a HUGE selling point! I think anyone with children would love these knowing that they are safe from drying out if left our for a day or two!

Usually the markers we buy come in a cardboard box, but these arrived in a nice shell case with individual spots for the markers.  This is a great way to store them because here in my house they tend to get lost if not kept together. Of course I loved that they were washable because as I wrote earlier I don't buy any that aren't. I learned early on with my first child that I wanted him to have the freedom to use markers without the worry I might have of items getting stained. These also have NO odor and vented safety caps. Not having an odor is important because there are so many of us that strong odors cause headaches. No worries here! I think most parents want their children to use markers and get to do fun things, but they worry about the fumes, the stains and the possibly toxicity.  Thankfully the The Pencil Grip has taken all of our concerns and given us a wonderful product that we can use with our children.

I'm including a picture of our little experiment with trying out the marker uncapped for 7 days. You can see for yourself that the writing is just as good on the last day as on the first. We also did a few little projects to try out our new markers. I would highly recommend these to anyone with children. The higher cost, in my opinion, will greatly even out with all the packs of markers you'd buy because the tops were lost and they dried out!

We really loved these markers and are so excited to have gotten the opportunity to try them. They are available in a 24 pack or in the 12 pack like we were given.  The Pencil Grip has some amazing products and these items are some of their newest. I recommend you check out their sight and all the products they have.

** I was given a 12 pack of these markers free for my honest review.