Mom’s everywhere rejoiced when the Doodlebag came out. The inexpensive entertainment center can not only keep kids entertained for hours while they have to sit still in a boring place, the relative cheapness of the pouch makes it an easy “yes” for parents when birthdays and holidays roll around. Each Doodlebag is fully customizable and comes in a variety of colors with multiple embroidery options available too. Kids are sure to love their name printed across the front of their portable activity center, and with lots of chalk and crayons to choose from, kids can even share their Doodlebag with their friends as well.

One nightmare that mom’s have to face is keeping things in their purse to keep their kids entertained no matter the situation. Be it a game of tic-tac-toe by way of an old napkin and a pencil, or a full coloring kit complete with a half broken box of Crayola crayons at the bottom of a purse, mom’s are used to being fully stocked for any playtime emergency. With an activity center like the Doodlebag though, the responsibility is lifted from mom and put onto the child to keep all of their Crayons and stickers in one place so that they’re ready to play whenever the playtime urge arises.

In one of the funnier emails we’ve gotten about how the Doodlebag has helped moms, we heard from a woman named Kathy who had reached the end of her rope with Crayons in the bottom of her purse. Kathy had just gotten paid and had put her paycheck into her purse to deposit later at the bank. Unfortunately, she forgot that her son had asked her to hold onto a mangled box of Crayons for him for whenever they have to run errands together. When Kathy arrived at the bank, she reached for her paycheck and when it emerged from the depths of the purse, it was covered in Crayon. “It was as though a 4 year old Picasso reincarnation was hiding in my purse and decided to use my paycheck for his newest abstract piece. The level of embarrassment I had when I had to cash my Crayon covered check was unbearable.”

Kathy started looking online right away for an alternative that she could give to her son to no longer have to carry a box of chewed crayons in her purse. “The Doodlebag is perfect. He takes care of the crayons and I keep my purse clean. Sometimes, it’s tough to have him put the Doodlebag down!” She decided on the portable activity center thinking that not only would her son enjoy seeing his name on something that was his, he would also enjoy both the crayon and chalk set inside. The crayons and chalk don’t last forever, so it may be wise to pick up a box of crayons and chalk from Crayola along with the activity center so that when time comes to put new crayons and chalk into the pouch for an afternoon out, you won’t be scrambling to find crayon shards in the bottom of your purse.