8 colorsWashableSponge tip
Soucolor Washable Dot Markers for Toddlers, 8 ColorsToddler dot art and bingo4.5 (4,620)$12.99Dot markers that wash out, made for small hands
Dot markers are the first swatch card most children ever make: press, lift, look. Ours have a 0.7 inch sponge tip and a thick barrel that a toddler can hold in a whole fist. Press the tip down a couple of times to wet the sponge, and every press after that leaves one round, even dot.
The ink is water-based and made to wash from hands, clothes and tables with soap and water. Sets come in 8, 10 or 12 colours, in packs from 16 markers up to 96 for classrooms and parties. Several include a 48-page tear-out activity book, so the first dots have somewhere to land.
10 colors48-page bookWashable ink
Soucolor Washable Dot Markers, 10 Colors with 48-Page BookToddler dot art activities4.5 (4,620)$23.74
16-pack8 colors2 oz each
Soucolor Washable Dot Markers for Toddlers, 16-Pack in 8 ColorsClassroom and preschool dot painting4.5 (4,620)$23.99
20 markers10 colors2 activity books
Soucolor 20 Washable Dot Markers, 10 Colors, 2 Activity BooksToddler dot art and crafts4.5 (4,620)$36.99
48-pack12 colorsWashable
Soucolor Washable Dot Markers 48-Pack in 12 ColorsToddler dot art activities4.5 (4,620)$49.99
32 markers8 colorsRound tip
Soucolor 32-Pack Washable Dot Markers for Kids, 8 ColorsClassroom and group dot art4.5 (4,620)$49.99
96 markers12 per colorWashable
Soucolor Washable Dot Markers 96-Pack, 8 Colors Classroom SetClassroom and group dot art4.5 (4,620)$89.99Before you pick
One child or a whole class?
A 16 or 20 pack suits a kitchen table. The 32, 48 and 96 packs repeat each colour so nobody waits for the red.
Want pages to dot on?
Choose a set with the 48-page activity book. The pages tear out, which helps when the fridge door is the gallery.
How many colours?
Eight covers the rainbow plus pink and brown. Ten adds gray and black; twelve gives older kids more to sort and name.
The first stroke is only a test
Nothing on a swatch card has to be good. It only has to tell you what the colour does. Pick a pad, pick something to mark it with, and give yourself one row of honest tests before the real drawing begins.