My daughters love anything arty so when we were offered the chance to review some chalk markers, we were happy to give them a try. We were sent 2 packs by Chalkola, who are also offering my readers a 15% saving on purchases.
Chalkola chalk markers are designed to work on blackboards, whiteboards, glass, plastic and other non-porous surfaces. We tried them out on our chalk board, which is a wooden cupboard door that we coated in blackboard paint a couple of years ago, and on a small handheld blackboard.
Clara enjoyed using the chunky chalkboard pens to draw on the cupboard door. She said it was like painting – the pens draw like a marker pen but the ink flows and looks like paint. Izzy preferred to use the thinner pens to write and draw on the smaller black board. Here are a few things we like about the Chalkola pens:
- The ink dries quickly and doesn’t smudge or rub off when you rub your hand over it. For us, this is really handy. We keep our coats inside that cupboard, and often end up with chalk over them as we brush past the door!
- We also always end up with the floor covered in colourful chalk dust as the kids are drawing – this is avoided with the pens
- The colours are bolder and brighter, and there is more variety than the pastel colours you usually get with traditional chalk.
- The chalk markers easily wash away with a wet cloth or baby wipe – although it’s best to check a small area with the markers first just to be on the safe side, as they may leave marks on some surfaces. Even after leaving the picture up on the board for a few days, it still wiped away easily.
- Although Clara managed to cover her hands and clothes in the pens, it washed off her skin easily (unlike felt tip pen which seems to stain for days!) and came out of her clothes in the washing machine without any issues.
- They are great to use for photo props, especially for bloggers or photographers – Izzy made me a lovely sign to use in this blog post!
- You can use them on paper or card so they are ideal for crafts.
Clara really enjoyed painting away – however, she did sometimes draw on the door frame by accident. It did wipe off but it has left a couple of faint marks on the gloss. The pens are not recommended for children under 3 though, so while I could trust my 6 year old to draw nicely on the chalk board, I’d have to keep a closer eye on 2 year old Clara unless I want my entire kitchen decorated in bright markers!
Competition is now closed. Congratulations to Hannah O’Neill who has won a pack of 21 Chalkola pens.
The closing date for this giveaway was midnight on Friday 24th March 2017. The winner will be selected at random and contacted within 48 hours of the competition closing. Chalkola will arrange to send the prize out to the lucky winner (to a UK address only).
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I have a granddaughter loves art. She could use the chalkola pens .
My daughter would love these and wouldn’t leave any chalk mess behind!
These look great fun, for me and the kids!
These look so fab and vibrant. My children love taking their chalk outside to colour on the paving stones
I think these would be brilliant for labelling and decorating jars and tubs.
My nephew loves using these pens,many hours of great fun that keep young children amused
would love to turn a window into a stained glass effect one
We dont have a chalk board , but we do have big windows that the little ones would love to draw on with these
To post messages on our black board. Ususally shopping lists, and things we must not forget.
And odd drawaing and game of noughts and crosses.
I think these are great as I can let my kids be “naughty” and write in mirrors and windows and not get into trouble 😀
My daughter is into I crafting, she’s 6 and love colours
IDEAL FOR ALL AGES
I think these would be really good to make some funky labels for jars and containers in the kitchen
These look great, would love to try them on glass
me and my grandson would have hours of fun with these
These look great, they would be good for writing labels for jars and boxes, but also the kids school projects
I’ve been eyeing these up. I want to blackboard paint our kitchen cupboard door and use it for reminders – what we’ve run out of, appointments, things to do, etc. I’m not keen on traditional chalk as I find it a bit messy and hard to write with but do love these.
these would be great for learning numbers and letters 😀
Would love to use these to decorate the windows for my daughters birthdate.
My daughter and I love doing little craft projects , so our next one will probably be her Easter bonnet for school . We would use the chalk pens to add plenty of colour
These look amazing, the colours are so vivid unlike conventional chalks. These would be great for our message board at home….it’s the only way we communicate sometimes, we’re all out at wort or some club or other. Roll on Sunday when we all congregate for Sunday lunch and a catch up!
My 5-year-old son and I love art. He has some chalks but they’re quite cheap and don’t write on his chalkboard very well. I think he would love drawing on his chalkboard with these and I’d be able to use them on my chalk memo board as well!
I would give them to my grand-daughter. She loves to draw and she loves the pink and purple colours mostly. Her parents wouldn’t be annoyed at any messy marks left behind when she draws on the windows either.
It’s what growing up should be, all good fun, hehe!!
These look fab! Would love to try them with my 6 year old!
I’d allow my little boy to let his imagination go wild with these – in his bedroom anyway – particularly as they seem so easy to clean up after. x
These look great, perfect for all ages
My crafty Isabella would love to win!
I would love to try these with my grand-daughter. I love that they are safe and erasable and look great fun!
My little girl is getting obsessed with letters and learning how to write them. These pens look so much fun! We would start writing out the names of food for her Café!
My daughters would love these as they love crafts x
Like I said on Instagram, these excite my DIY wedding brain! So many Pinterest ideas in my head right now.. the boys would love them too of course 😉
Me and my princess would have hours of fun with these!! X
These look great fun,
Thank you for the giveaway, these look perfect for card making
I looove to draw and these look like so much fun to use!
These look so much fun and my daughter would love them.
These would be great for our new blackboard playroom wall!
Im really getting into making light jars at the moment, not sure who Im going to gift them too but Im slightly obsessed at the mo
These look good as a lot less mess than traditional chalk and I’ve been thinking of making a chalkboard cupboard door
I think they would be great for labelling and decorating jars and storage containers.
would love to win for my twins age 9 xx
My kids would love this.
These look great. My little boy loves drawing so would definitely make good use of them #twinklytuesday
I love the idea of using these to brighten up my kitchen windows :o)
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What a lovely idea, looks like a lot of fun! We’ve just got our 19 month old some bath crayons which she has been thrilled with. Kids just love colouring and drawing!
Thanks for sharing your review on #TriedTested this week x
My children would have fun with these!
My son Alfred expresses his feelings and creativity through using chalks on our stand up easel so these would also help him to express himself with the vivid and bright colours
Oh these look great, I hate the feel of chalk and that puts me off buying it (even though we put a chalkboard on my daughters bedroom wall!) #TriedTested
These are brilliant! My daughter tried these at a friend’s house and absolutely loved them. Great competition, thank you.
Oooo we’d love to win as we are just getting into drawing on everything
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I’ve never seen these before – would love them for my niece x
I have a chalkboard mug and I use it every day, so I would love some pens for it.
My boys would love this, drawing-a-plenty! 🙂
These look fantastic, my kids would have so much fun using their chalkboards.
I would use these at my workplace
I love to craft with my grandchildren and we would use these wonderful pens on the windows to make some funny faces!
We would create shopping lists with them
These look like great fun, and love how bright the colours are. x #TriedTested
I’d save them for a rainy day!
we have some similar pens we use on our chalk board outside the charity shop i work in. we have had them quite some time so these would be great new pens to bring in donations and advertise our amazing donated products
Oh these look amazing! Chalk can be so blimming messy! Thanks for linking up with #TwinklyTuesday
I would give them to my daughter and I am sure she would create wonderful pictures with them.
I love the look of these Chalkola pens! Great for my nephew!
Thanks for joining us at #LuckyLinky xx
I just worked on several chalkboard projects and would like more practice with new pens and colors.
These look Awesome, would love to win these for my little one. Love your blog too, thanks again!
They are fab! I’d use them for arty fun with the kids
I loved coloured chalk when I was a little girl, I had a chalkboard easel and spent hours on it drawing all sorts, loved rubbing it off too and also used chalk for hopscotch so have fond memories, would love my grandchildren to love chalk as much as I do. Chalk forever!!!
I think these are fabulous! so versatile for little imaginative minds! my son would have so much fun with these 🙂
Fab! My boys would love these to decorate our plant pots with our spring bulbs in them! We are growing daffodils & crocus
These are brilliant. We’ve painted our cupboard doors with chalk paint so these would be great for the kids to doodle on them.
These look like so much fun
These look like great fun!
My grandson would love these !
i would use these pens on my daughters bedroom windows to make them fancy
My daughter would love these 🙂
I’d love to decorate some glasses or mugs with these!
I would love some of these as my son seems to have an obsession with drawing where he shouldn’t, these would provide a bit of a diversion from felt tipping the walls, he would enjoy doodling on the windows!
We would use them on our chalk board
I would do fancy writing and stories with the kiddies.
Wow chalk pens without the mess of chalk, my daughter would love these
We love making cards my kids would love them.
the boys could make personal name signs for their room
These pens look so fantastic and like they would be brilliant for crafting and creating with my son. He would especially love being able to draw on my windows 🙂
My kids would love these to play outside with 🙂
My daughter has just got a chalk/white board an I’d love to win these for her.
These look great. My goddaughter would have fun with them.
These look great fun and can be used for so many different activities too