The MegaSketcher Part II

Sorry if I have to chop my posts into parts but I noticed how my posts are so long but infrequent.  So as not to leave too many days with no posts in between it’s better that I do it this way. Here is Part I.

To say that I was shocked to see the megasketcher broken just hours after buying it was an understatement. In fact, I think I was so livid that I shook. You see, in order to erase your drawing you need to pull down a  thingie. Once you pull it down it automatically raises itself up.  At least that’s what it was supposed to do but all of a sudden it refuses to go up. I wanted to throw a tantrum but all I could do was tiptoe quietly to get the screwdriver so I could fix it. Although “no” is not in my hubby’s vocabulary “I told you so” was definitely in it and that was the last thing I wanted to hear.

So I opened it and was met with the most complicated machine setup in a toy. Okay, I was exaggerating.  I think the logic behind it was supposed to be simple but I couldn’t make heads or tails of it. In defeat, I informed my husband. He didn’t say “I told you so” but he laughed which was worst. I was so frustrated that I wanted to go back and return it  that very same day but S told me to relax and promised he’ll take care of it the next day.

In short it was replaced and thank God it’s been months now and its still alive. Z has forgotten it for a while but now he’s so in love with the it. He spends a considerable amount of time drawing, writing, and even telling stories about his drawings.

Paper would have been less expensive but I think it’s more exciting for my little one to draw on the megasketcher.  Even I use it as a blackboard when I pretend to be Z’s teacher. It’s certainly better than all the hotwheels sets, transformers, and that dreadful PSP. It encourages Z not only to write and draw but to think. I highly recommend it. Although I dread the day that it will break again but I think it’s definitely worth it. I hope it would be later than sooner though.