Creativity 521 #112 - Fun toddler activities {Review & Giveaway of Fiddle & Doodle}

Posted by ~Summer~ on June 21, 2017
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With a toddler that sticks to me nearly every second of the day, it's been really tough trying to find time to sit down for a nice art and craft session with the kids. He tends to destroy, or eats, everything he sees so it's a challenge trying to stop him from ruining our moment or getting all the toxic in his tummy. That also means I'm guilty as charged and haven't really exposed this little one to as much art and craft as his sisters did when they were his age.

So, I really needed a surge of motivation this month and was on the lookout for new materials and activities to enthrall the kids and was very excited when Fiddle & Doodle sent over their products - the Dabber Dot Markers starter kit and the Match & earn Puzzles.

In today's Creativity 521, I'll be sharing more about how they have provided us with hours of fun and for those who are interested to win a set, there will be a giveaway at the end of the post too!

See how colourful and vibrant everything looks? The kids were thrilled even once they laid their eyes on these new materials and couldn't wait to start exploring more!



Dabber Dot Markers Starter Kit

If you are wondering what dot markers are, they are basically markers with big, round sponge tip applicators that make perfect dots. You can dab, dot, mix, blend or layer them to create your very own masterpiece and the best thing is dot markers can provide lots of colourful fun but are generally easy to clean up.

The Dabber Dot Markers come in a box of 8 vibrant colours - Red, Blue, Yellow, Orange, Pink, Green, Brown, Purple. They are ergonomically designed for little hands and are easy to hold, paint and draw. Even though it is stated that the markers are suitable for children aged 3 and above, the 18-month-old toddler can also grip them really well and he is very excited that he can make colourful dots so easily! Well, we just have to make sure that he doesn't swallow them, right? Anyway, parents with curious little ones will feel more assured knowing that Dabber Dot Markers have been lab-tested and certified toxic free by a toxicologist.

Inside the starter kit, besides the markers, you can also find an activity pad with over 30 activity sheets including alphabets, numbers and colouring fun. The 4-year-old was delighted with the pad because not only was she able to use the dot markers to form letters, she could also practise her letter recognition, phonics and learn to spell new words too.


So while the toddler was happy to be just dotting away on a piece of blank paper, it was the little sister who enjoyed the activity sheets most and had fun making her own rainbow coloured alphabets. While they both had lots of fun, we also realised that they eventually stained their hands pretty much with the markers and this took a while to wash off too. Oh well, it was still very worthwhile for the much needed and long awaited art session for the kids.

Match & Learn Puzzles

Even though puzzles might be far too challenging for the 1-year-old now, the two sisters definitely enjoy trying to solve all kinds of puzzles. The Match & Learn Puzzles consist of the 26 alphabets and each puzzle set has the uppercase alphabet, matching lowercase alphabet and the picture of an object/animal that begins with the corresponding letter.




For the preschooler who is learning her alphabet, has difficulty differentiating her 'b's from 'd's and is keen to try to spell new words, these puzzles intrigue her and is a good way for her to strengthen her foundation while playing and having fun at the same time. For the primary preschooler, while the puzzles are way too easy for her, she still enjoys fishing for the right piece from the sea of puzzles and have a nice, bonding session with her littler sister.


I believe it's always best to learn through fun, don't you think so? I'm glad that both the dot markers and puzzles are providing the kids with lots of educational fun, teaching them about spelling and alphabets while helping to improve their dexterity and hand-eye coordination.

Hopefully, this will spur us on to keep our creative sessions going because as tough as it is getting to be, I really hope to keep up with the Creativity 521 series.

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Good news, for those of you who are keen to own a set of the Dabber Dot Markers starter kit and the Match & Learn Puzzles, here's a giveaway!

To join in this giveaway, leave a comment in this post with your name and email address. Indicate in the Rafflecopter widget that you have done so and to increase your chances of winning, you can choose to carry out the rest of the options. Best of luck, everyone!

a Rafflecopter giveaway Disclosure: We received the Dabber Dot Markers starter kit and Match & Learn Puzzles from Fiddle & Doodle for review purposes. All opinions are our own.


77 comments:

  1. Looks fun!! I would like to win a set!! Ezer (eshenzer@gmail.com)

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  2. I hope to win this for my little girl.
    Name :Cindy Lim
    Email :cindylim42@yahoo.com.sg

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  3. I would love to win a set of this wonderful giveaway for my little boy who is very keen in hands on activities and art work. This post came just in time as I'm looking for some dot markers for him. :)
    Hazel; haze.tan@yahoo.com.sg

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  4. I would like to win a set for my 3 kids aged 4+,3+ & 2. My 3 year old has poor pencil grip and I believe the dot markers will be really helpful for him. All my 3 kids love puzzles too, these would definitely be fun and educational activities to keep them engaged.

    Xiaoying
    hxying02@yahoo.com.sg

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  5. I hope to win for my kids especially he started to have abit more interest in art & craft now.

    Pamela Lee
    lpamelajh@gmail.com

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  6. Looks fun! I'd to win a set for my girls.
    Name: Chang Ai Min
    Email: aiminchang@gmail.com

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  7. I''m always love to perform act activities with my little toddler who is turning 2 years old. I'm glad that he knows how to count on number 1-10 and alphabetical of A-Z. Wish to win Dabber Art Marker & Match & Learner Puzzle to added colourful and countless joy of his learning journey. Lynn. chaikuan05@hotmail.com

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  8. Looks so cool and fun! Hope to win this for my 4yr girl :)

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  9. Hope my 5yr & 2yr old can have fun while learning with art activities.
    Lu Siu Ching
    precious_qing@yahoo.com.sg

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  10. My 5 year old girl loves art and craft. She will be delighted if she owns a set of the Dabber Dot Markers starter kit and start all the fun with her little brother who just turn 14 mths! My email address is ziqian2602@yahoo.com.sg

    Thank you!

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  11. I hope to win the set for my toddler who loves drawing and scribbing.

    Thank you for the giveaway.

    Name: Kristy Liew
    Email: miyu_kris@live.com

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  12. I hope to win for my 2 & 3 year old children. Thank you for the giveaway.
    Name: Kim Hui Ling
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  14. I would like to win a set
    Name: Kathy Quek
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  15. My 2 boys love activities like these! So hoping to win a set for them!

    Rasilah
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  16. Hope to win this giveaway set for my 2yo birthday! Always love bonding session with her through art work.

    Name: Woon Hui Ping
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  20. This would be useful for my kids who aren't still having problems with their alphabets.
    Farhana a rahim
    Allifar79@gmail.com

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  21. Name: Ng Li yun
    email: foreveryun@hotmail.com
    would love to win for my boy as he love colours and drawing

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  22. Thanks for hosting this giveaway.
    Mabel Chow
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  23. Hope to win this giveaway!

    Name: Teo Ya Shi
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  24. Thanks for cute giveaway to let my girl give wings to her creativity.
    Ashmika Jain
    jainash6677@gmail.com

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  25. I hope to win this for my 3yo girl as she loves to draw and colour.
    Name: Cheryl
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  26. Hoping to learn more from u on your blog! My girl will definitely love this set. Thanks for the giveaway! πŸ˜ƒ
    Name: Mandy Tan (facebook too)
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  27. I'm guilty as charged too towards my 18 mo toddler :(
    Hope to win this for her and her 3 yo Jie Jie!
    Name: Vivien Po
    Email: vivienpo@gmail.com

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  28. Hi, This looks very fun and my little one would love this set of materials!
    Thanks for this giveaway! :)
    Name: Rachel Choy
    Email: rach_choy@yahoo.com.sg

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  29. Name: Sophia Hoe
    Email: sophiahoe@gmail.com
    IG : Lildove
    It's seems such a fun kit for the kids
    Good luck!

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  30. FB name: Xabery Hwe Jun
    IG: Xabery
    Email: lizjun@mail.com

    It looks so fun I can't wait to try it with the terrors at home!

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  31. Hope to win a set for my kids.

    Wenqi
    Casperian05@gmail.com

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  32. This is cool! My 4 years old will be excited to learn alphabets the fun way!

    Chengling
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    Ig huiling280
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  33. Looks fun and easy to clean up!
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  34. Hope to win this for my little boy and keep him entertained while learning something new!
    Name: Joy Lam
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  36. Name: Jaslyn Chong
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    FB: Jaslyn Chong
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    Hope to win this for my boy! Ive been eyeing the dot markers for the longest time!

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  37. Hi,

    The puzzles look fun and engaging. Hoping to win a set for my kids. ☺️
    Sharron Tan and tansharron@gmail.com
    Thanks!

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  38. Name : Alice Tan
    Email address : alice_twj@hotmail.com

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  39. would love to win this for my little boy who sticks to me like super glue!! this would definitely help develop his creative and artistic side!!

    Jesslyn Ng
    jess_christmas@hotmail.com

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  40. My girl will love this ! Been dying to get do a dot marker for my girl

    Larissa Sim
    Xiiaokym@hotmail.com

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  41. Wanting the dot markers too!
    Joyce
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  42. My girl loves art and craft. Hope to win it for her. πŸ˜€

    Dawn Tan
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  43. Hope to win for my 5years old son, now he love drawing.Sometime he will follow Titanic movie to draw sinking cruise or draw he like that planet.Hope win this Dabber Dot Markers starter kit to help he creative drawing paper more wonderful.

    FB Name:Sally Wong

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    Email:sallywong0612@yahoo.com.sg

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  44. Hope to win for my 5years old daughter and 3years old son who love drawing and arts and crafts. It looks fun and able to train their creavitity.
    Name:Adeline Tan huixiu
    Email:adelinetan03@hotmail.com
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  45. All steps done!

    Would love to win this as I have be searching for such activity to do with my little one. He loves craft and Colours!

    Fb: Shirley Ho
    Ig: @szeinn

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  46. Jessica koh
    Jessica.kohym@gmail.com

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  47. My girls love dot markers..
    Guptasurabhi28@gmail.com

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  48. Interesting!
    Name: Pearlyn Neo
    Email: neoyting@yahoo.com.sg

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  49. Wonderful activity kit to engage young ones!
    Name: Ferlynn Lim
    Email: pizza_xiao@yahoo.com.sg

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  50. JingRong
    lohjingrong@yahoo.com.sg

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  51. looks so beautiful! I have just started art and craft with my 20 month old girl. She would love to have these kits! Thank you for the giveaway.

    Veron
    veron.pylu@gmail.com

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  52. Thank you for this wonderful giveaway! This mummy is guilty as charged and the kits will be the best 'excuse' to get me started =)
    Name: Phyllis Pang
    Email: editude_ger17@hotmail.com

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  53. I always wanted to get a do a dot marker set for my kids. This looks the same and I like the activity sheets that comes along with it.

    Wenli
    flowerie123@gmail.com

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  54. This caught my attention at first scroll through facebook. Kudos to the innovative designs. We, Tharika Ayub would love our daughter to explore her creativity with this set. My email address is tharika.ms@gmail.com.

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  55. Would love to win this for my niece!! A perfect activity for us to do with her when she's home on Sundays!


    Melinda Chia
    ms.melinda.chia@gmail.com

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  56. Looks so fun! I love to win this for my 2 years old. =)

    Josephine Yeo
    josephine.yeo@gmail.com

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  57. Nice! My 4 year old would be so excited to have this new 'toy' to 'exploit', well, I mean to explore.*laughs*
    Jennie Tam
    Jennie.tam@gmail.com

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  58. Hope to win for my girl
    Fb Julie tan
    Ig tanjulie27
    Email tan_Julie27@yahoo.com.sg

    Thank
    Julie tan

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  59. My 2 girls love art and crafts.hope I can win the kits for them.
    Thaylern lau
    thaylern@hotmail.com

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  60. Hope to win the dot markers for my tiny tots!
    Cant wait to see their next masterpiece
    Peggy
    Khjpeggy@gmail.com

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  61. NAME: Cindy Lim

    EMAIL ADDRESS: mcch.clps1111(at)gmail.com

    Thank you so much for this awesome giveaway πŸ‘πŸ‘

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  62. Hopes to win this for my 2 boys!

    Name: Peilin Khoo
    Email: phiiin@hotmail.com

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  63. I've been wanting to have this for my little girl since i saw this from a baby fair. My girl is in a stage where she's learning to write and draw in hidde and dotted lines so i think this is giveaway is just in time. Hope to win (cross fingers)
    Name: Chaine Fabian
    Eadd: chaine.castro@gmail.com

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  64. Love to win this for my girl!

    Priscilla Loh
    priscilla0980@hotmail.com

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  65. Melissa Tham
    snowcandys@hotmail.com

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  66. Hope to win a set.
    Name: Lynn Hong
    Email: wlhong@hotmail.com

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  67. Jaime cham chueimei@gmail.com
    Love to win a set for my boys!

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  68. I would like a set for my kiddos... thank you in advance...
    Regina Lua Ubana
    GineSee@yahoo.com

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  69. Looks fun! Hope to win a set for my kids to play with. They love art so much!

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  70. pearl
    mymailingplace@yahoo.com

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  71. Hope to win this for my 2 preschoolers (nursery 2 boy ~ 2013 & nursery 1 girl ~ 2014) with only 1.5 years age gap, they are learning everything and having fun together!

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  72. Name: Cherlyn Koh
    Email: klq25@hotmail.com
    Sincere thanks for the giveaway

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  73. oh wow didnt know that there is such an amazing learning tool!

    thanks for sharing about this, with so many interesting photos and useful information.

    hope to win this for my lil girl!

    Krystle Chew, krystlechew@hotmail.com

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  74. Thank you for the giveaway. Hope to win this for my girls :D

    Name: Valerie, soulistorn@hotmail.com

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  75. My son now trying to read and write , it will be a great start for him to have dots marker set as a starter :)
    Name : Rani
    Email : rani.nindyasari@gmail.com

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