You know those blue pens that are handy for marking your fabric?
Kind of like this one.
And they leave a blue mark? Because they are supposed to. Which is great because I marked it for a reason.
But I don’t always want to ‘wash’ what I have marked to remove it. And I don’t have a sink nearby in my basement.
Aqua Do-Doo to the Rescoooo! (max calls it do-doo and I see no reason to correct him).
Aqua Doodle (for those without young one’s and therefore no idea what I am talking about) is a kid activity thingie where you fill this ‘pen’ with water and the write on their special (read: pricey) surface and it changes color when wet and goes back to blank when it dries. Hours of entertainment. Or heartache when they try non do-doo pens…
but I digress.
This little toy is GREAT for removing the blue pen marks without washing the item you marked! I am so pleased with myself about this one – I really am. Never mind hours of entertainment for them, I now have minutes of sheer pleasure for me:)
(ps – I have seen these pens sold separately from the kid activity thingie at stores like target and wal-mart)
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Great tip! Thanks.
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What a great idea! I hate having to wet my blocks afterward, too! Love it. Have you tried the new Frixion pens? They have erasable ink. The ink just disappears like magic when you iron over it. I love them!
Thank you for that great tip. I love the Clover Eraser Pen, but they don’t last long, even when I re-wet them. Great idea!
Well what a great idea! I’m going to get me a an Aqua Doodle (I just like saying it to – LOLOL!)
I am sold on the Frixion pens! Although last week while sewing with friends, one of the gals, thought she’d be helpful and ironed away my cutting lines. It wasn’t a disaster…the marks return when u put them in the freezer for a few minutes. I will have to buy one of these Aqu Doodle pens- it sounds like great entertainment when you have little ones around! Thanks for sharing!
Wouldn’t tide to go work? May be easier to find (and ask for at the store) than aqua do-doo (which sounds like what I find in Jack’s diaper after a bit too much flax bread…)
Brilliant! I’m going to get my daughter’s AquaDoodle pen to move it up to my studio right now!