Monday, 15 June 2020

Blo Pens Rainbow and Colour Mazing Review & Giveaway

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I had heard about Blo Pens for a while now, but never actually decided to give them a try. So when John Adams Toys asked me if I would like to review them I was super happy to give them a try. 

They also asked me to try out Colour Mazing at the same time, which we was more than happy to do. 

When the sets arrived the boxes were super inviting to want to get open and play with. They were really colourful and so looked really fun. We was sent the Rainbow set of the Blo Pens and the Garden Friends Set of the Colour Mazing. 

Blo Pens are recommended for age 4+ and Colour Mazing for 6+ but Lily is 5 and she did well and enjoyed the Colour Mazing Set. 



We asked the girls which they wanted to try first and they all decided to try Colour Mazing First. 

Inside the pack there are 6 different coloured pens. Green, Pink, Blue, Yellow, Red and Purple. These pens look super different and are like a tube of ink with a pen end on. It also comes with 3 sheets of push out things you can create. In total there are 6 different things to make. There are also some instructions to help you use the special pens. 



These really are so different and also quite magical. They are a complete new way of colouring in where you press the pen against the area you want to colour and gently squeeze the pen, the ink then spreads in that area but magically stops at the lines.

Some tips though to help do it neatly is to not squeeze too hard and also to put your pen in the middle of the area you want to colour. Too close to the line can make it cross over into the other areas. 

All girls really enjoyed this activity. Lily found it quite easy to do though didn't do it perfectly neat. That doesn't matter though because mostly she enjoyed doing it. In fact out of a lot of activities that I've ever set for the kids, this one they really took there time with and spent ages doing, A lot of activities end up half done, but not this one. 



You can also use 2 colours in one area and blend them together which makes a lovely pretty pattern. 

After they are all coloured in, you then pop them out to make lots of different things. Here is Lily with a butterfly that you can make. 



We then decided to try out the Blo Pens. In the rainbow pack it comes with 6 reusable stencils, 6 paper sheets and 6 mini blow pens. It also comes with a 3 in one blo pen sprayer which means you can blow 3 colours at once. The first thing you need to do it pop out all the pieces inside the stencil. There is a choice of sea horse, dragonfly, parrot, mermaid, peacock and unicorn. 



The pens are separate from the blower and come with a white lid on. You need to take the lid off and then place the pen into the blowers. Then line up your stencil on the paper and start to blow through the pen. You need to make sure the pen is pushed in properly otherwise it won't work. 

You do have to give a decent blow, and its great to remind the kids to take deep breathes and also breathe in between blowing (they do seem to forget they need to breathe haha)

But then a lovely colour with a airbrush effect comes out of the pen onto the paper. You also need to make sure you have pushed your stencil fully down onto the paper otherwise the ink spreads to under the stencil and the picture won't come out right.



When doing the 3 colours at once, you pop 3 of your choice into the 3 in 1 blower and blow to the area you want. This then create a rainbow effect onto your picture. 

After you have got colour in all the areas of the stencil, pull the stencil up and it will leave behind a lovely colourful picture. Lily Really enjoyed these and did 2 of them one after the other. 


After you are done with the Blo pens, the lids need to be returned back onto them and then store them in a cool dry place so then they don't dry up from heat or the sun. 

Other all the kids enjoyed both of these activities and spent a good amount of time doing them. Which is always a good thing when it comes to keeping the kids entertained. 

Even I as an adult enjoyed doing these. I love how creative the blow pens are and there's actually something therapeutic with the way the ink spreads on colour mazing. So you don't have to be a child to enjoy these activities. 

The Blo Pens Rainbow is £10.99 and the Colour Mazing Set is £16.99. 

See more at the John Adams Website

Now who would like the chance to win BOTH of these sets? 
Enter on the Gleam app below. 

Win A Blo Pens Set & Colour Mazing Set

82 comments:

  1. Colour amazing sounds very clever, and blo pens are great fun, used to do that when I was a kid, great effect!

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  2. i think my daughter would love the Colour Mazing Set most

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  3. I think my 2 girls would love the Colour Mazing Set!

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  4. The Colour Mazing Set sounds like it would be the most fun.

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  5. The colour mazing set would be fun

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  6. ashleigh allan16 June 2020 at 08:27

    The blopen rainbow one - i think my nephew would love the blowing.

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  7. I think my granddaughter would love the colour mazing set, she loves drawing and colouring in butterflies and they are in this set

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  8. The rainbow set looks the best

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  9. The blo pen looks great fun.

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  10. The Blo Pens and Colour Amazing sets looks fantastic, my 2 would love getting creative with them x

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  11. The blopen rainbows would be lovely for my daughter as she has been crazing for it .

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  12. They both look like a lot of fun but the Colour Mazing looks really new and different

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  13. I don't have any children but would love to win this prize to donate to charity, to go to Romania.

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  14. The Colour Amazing set looks fabulous and the Rainbow set

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  15. The Blo Pens look like an unusual and fun take on colouring in. The children would enjoy them.

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  16. colour mazing would be great

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  17. Blopens and colour amazing - hours of fun - they are fab

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  18. I think i would feel colour mazing would be more exciting and challenging for a child

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  19. My granddaughter would love the colour mazing set

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  20. They both look amazing but blopens is my fave, been looking at them for my daughter for a while

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  21. Well done Lily! That looks fantastic and I love all the colours! My neice would love to play this with me I'm sure!

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  22. I like the sound of the rainbow set because I love the stencils in it! I used to have these as a kid and loved them :)

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  23. My great grandson would love the blog pens as he is too young for the colour mazing set

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  24. The Colour Mazing Jungle set and the Blo pens Fantasy set. I've used Blo Pens with my grandchildren and really fancy using them in my own crafting!

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  25. The Blo Pens and Colour Amazing sets looks fab and the kids would love them

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  26. My son love playing with different colours and making a great picture. Amazing prize

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  27. My daughter loves blo pens

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  28. They both look great, but I think my girls would like to try the blo pens first

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  29. I think my niece would love the blopens

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  30. The colour mazing kit sounds great. The girls would love being artistic with all the different designs x

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  31. My younger brother would love the Colour Mazing kit! He absolutely adores colouring and it looks so much fun.

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  32. The Blo Pens sound a lot of fun!

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  33. The colour mazing set, as I think that would be most suitable for my nephews and I can see them having a lot of fun with a great picture at the end.

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  34. The rainbow one

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  35. Colour Mazing Set- my nephew would love this set, he's been asking for one.

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  36. The colour mazing they sound and look so wonderful and i know my two would enjoy them.

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  37. This looks great fun prize thank you 😁 I love the 🦋

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  38. The Rainbow set as you can use three colours at once and I'm sure my little girl would love the pictures & colours that it would create!

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  39. I've not heard of the Colour Mazing set before, and it sounds good. However my favourite is the Blo Pens as you can reuse the stencils so it is an activity you can do several times. Even once the Blo pens run out you could still use the stencils with paint.

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  40. The Blo Pens Rainbow would be fantastic for my son. He struggles with his attention, but I think the uniqueness of these would help. The Colour Mazing Set would be fantastic for my daughter. She is very into her crafts.

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  41. Love the look of the rainbow one as my daughter would adore a surprise xx

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  42. I think my grandson would love the colour mazing set

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  43. the blo pens as they look different x

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  44. The Colour Mazing Set sounds like it would be lots of fun!

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  45. Blo pens look like fun, makes a change from colouring in, I secretly want a turn on them as well!

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  46. The colour mazing sounds fab!

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  48. The rainbow set as my youngest daughter would really love it.

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  49. The rainbow set looks like a lot of fun and very colourful!

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  50. The blo pens look really fun! I would definitely have a go at that along with my girls.

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  51. I love the sound of the Blo Pens - something very different and unusual and such good fun too!

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  52. I think nmy Granddaughter would love the rainbow one the most. She just loves art & would have a great time with these sets.

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  53. I think my children would love the Blo Pens Rainbow set the most as we've never tried anything like them before!

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  54. the rainbow set as i think it would look really effective for making really beautiful arts and crafts.

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  55. I really love the rainbow Blo Pens, they look like great fun!

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  56. The Blo Pens Rainbow set looks like a lot of fun. Thanks for the competition.

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  57. The colour mazing set as would give my niece hours of fun thanks

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  58. Wow my daughter would love the Rainbow Blo pens, these look great!

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  59. They both look really fun but I think the Rainblow Blo pens would be favourite as they are more unusual.

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  60. I would love to try the Colour Mazing I like the idea of the paint staying in the lines ideal for younger children

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  61. I think my grandchildren would like The glo pens best because it is a bit messier, fantastic results though!

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  62. The rainbow set as it looks like it will be more fun for the children to do

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  63. The colour mazing set for my granddaughter

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  64. I like the look of the blopen rainbow set, as I think this would be the activity my daughter would love doing the most out of the two.

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  65. Pauline Burroughs14 July 2020 at 20:10

    I think my granddaughter would like the Colour Mazing. It's a bit different and looks fun

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  66. I love the sound of the blo pens. This would be great for Leo who still struggles to control a pen.

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  67. I never heard of these Blopens. The Grand Girls will be so excited to use.

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  68. The rainbow set as my children are constantly drawing rainbows on everything!

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  69. I think my niece would enjoy the Colour Mazing set.

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  70. The rainbow set looks amazing 👏

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  71. They both look like fun but The Colour Mazing Set looks the best as it sounds more creative

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  72. I like the idea of the blow pens, something new to try, and the results look fab...

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  73. They both look so much fun! I think my daughter would really love the Colour Mazing Set!

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  74. The rainbow set looks fantastic I would love to win for my daughters birthday

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  75. the blo pens look fun to use and my kids would enjoy most doing :-)

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  76. The rainbow set looks fun, my niece would love this

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  77. I think both sets look great! My 6 year old Maeve would probably prefer the Blo pens because of the colours and types of stencil. My 10 year old Olivia would probably prefer the Colour Mazing as it would make her feel that bit more grown up :)
    Glad you and Lily had fun with them!

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  78. Colour mazing set, my daughter would be BUZZING, so much fun

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  79. Selena Longworth15 July 2020 at 23:34

    My daughter would love the rainbow glow pens, especially she's rainbow mad which is very fitting since her middle name is rainbow

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  80. Oh wow - blo pens - what a blast from the past!

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