Review on Kids Doodle Mat 47X35 Inches Water Drawing Board No Mess Coloring Writing Educational Toys For Boys Girls Age 3-12 Years Old Toddler by Casey Oliver

I think this is a great mat overall, but I don't like that the company is offering to pay for reviews (positive only). This is a bad and misleading practice and undermines the review scores people use to make purchase decisions. Most people rely on reviews these days to decide where and how to spend their money and if everyone was paying for them like this it would make it much more difficult to shop online.Pros:This is a nice mat. It has water markers of 3 different thicknesses. The thicker ones are particularly nice and fun to use. The letter shapes on the mat are fun to fill in and good for learning. The stamps and roller are also great as long as you don't put too much water on them - I would recommend moistening them with a damp paper towel rather than a dish of water. It's great how quickly it dries and how clean everything is since there is not actual ink or coloring use.Cons:Stencils are almost useless because the water always bleeds past the boundaries. They are a good selling point, but again do not actually work well. Also the green color isn't that great - it is too light and hard to see. Finally, would be nice if there were number stencils as well.