We had lots of fun this weekend trying out these new chalk markers from Chalkola. We were pleased to review these to try out some fun crafts and get in touch with our creative side. I also have a great giveaway plus a discount code to share with you all.
We were excited to try out the brand new launch of 21 markers which has 15 chalk markers + 6 metallic markers in the pack. We also tried the jumbo markers.
First things first was reading the instructions. Big M was involved in this review as he wanted to see how these markers were used and what design project he could be involved in. I set him the task of first understanding how to use them and more importantly, what we could use them on safely. We’ve recently decorated and I didn’t want to mark things and find out that we couldn’t get it out.
The markers are only to be used on non porous surfaces such as; whiteboards, glass, plastic and windows.
The reason being that porous surfaces have small holes which can absorb the liquid chalk ink and you would then sometimes find it difficult to completely erase them. You must use a test area before starting just to make sure. I tried a small area on Big M’s bedroom door which had white satin paint on it and when we rubbed it off there was a little mark still showing through which took a bit of getting off so I was so pleased we did carry out a test. On most other surfaces you are fine and its really easy to just wipe off.
To prepare the markers we had a plain piece of paper and pushed the nib up and down about 10 times until the chalk ink was flowing smoothly. They are also odour free and non toxic so I felt safe using them around the boys.
I had a little chalk board which I had picked up at the pound shop and I wanted to use for reminder notes which I needed. Big M set about helping out to create our blog design. The colours are so vibrant on the board and the pens flowed nicely. There wasn’t any blobs of colour spilling out and it was very easy to use, easier than we thought they would be. We were so pleased with the result that we have still left it as it is, my reminder notes will stay on scraps of paper until we get another one!
A bit of a grown ups idea but Big M let his cheeky side out and decorated a bottle of Prosecco I happened to have! I loved it and thought what a fab idea if you were giving a bottle as a present, very personalised and adds that little extra glam touch to something fairly normal. I thought that it would also be great to write peoples names on the side of water glasses, if you had a few people round the table at christmas or parties. It’s a funky alternative to seating plans or placecards.
These were a really good product, easy to use, they had a quality look to them and were well packaged. We had fun and now that I have them I know that they will be sneaking their way into more little touches around our home.
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I was sent the chalk markers used in this review. All comments and thoughts are honest and my own.
My daughters would use them on their blackboard 🙂
I’d give them to my nephew Jack who would love using them.
We would use them on slates from the beach and black card for making pictures
We would use them on my son’s chalkboard x
I want to make some chalkboard stickers to put on my jars so can see what’s in them.
I think we would use them on the greenhouse windows in the summer
Good idea! Xx
I make cards and I think they would be perfect for those, especially on black card, would look so stylish. I also have a little chalk board I would like to try my hand at decorating.
Sounds great
My daughter loves to draw 🙂
These look fantastic! I’d love to try and use them on bags/tubs before I put them in the freezer, I wonder if that would work?
trainging to be a graphic designer so these would be ideal for my course work
Id love these. I’d use them on things that were mine and no one else’s to touch. Id also keep my weight loss board up to date every week. They look like they would be good for decorating things for Easter too.
Our daughter has a lovely blackboard
Great prize thank you
We have a chalk board in the outside playhouse.
We’ll use them on our blackboards!
My kids would like to use for their craft projects and we have a noticeboard which will be handy for reminders
Jam jars – the kids *love* glass-painting!
We have a chalk wall so would use them on that
great competition 🙂
My cheese board labels which are ceramic.
Anything & everything, so cool!
we would use them on our chalk wall and to make pretty signs
I think they would be great for decorating plain whte plates for special occasions like easter and christmas – making them for easter eve (thats a made up thing i know lol with like a space for a carrot for the easter bunny and a space for the bunny to leave eggs) and xmas eve ones with a space for carrot for rudolph cookies for santa and milk and stuff
What great ideas:)
We would use them on our chalk wall in the kitchen
I’ll use them with my 2 year old son, he loves drawing and the bright colours will be very exciting for him!
We would use them drawing pictures for Easter
I would use it to design a picture for the kids window…they would love that and we could change it when we wanted to
I’d use these for my sons play shop,and my wedding plaques
my daughter’s black board desk
I think we would decorate the childrens windows for a bit of fun and also decorate stones in the garden
I think my great-niece, Mia and I will use them together when she comes to visit. She is nearly 4 and I would feel safe letting her use these. We would probably use them mainly on plain paper but I suspect her imagination would be greater than mine.
The children have so many different art and craft projects on the go that they would quickly find a use for them.
We will probably use them on an easel with our children.
Decorate jam jars ready for tea lights for the summer nights
Pretty lettering for home decor 🙂
On a to do list chalk board
the kids will use them on everything!
Everywhere they look great
I would use them on a kitchen chalkboard.
I work in a day nursery, so I’m sure I could come up with many great uses.
I would give them to my daughter
we have some black paper and card that i reckon these would look good on
For crafts with my nephew.
My son would enjoy these
I was thinking my niece would love these, she love’s drawing and colouring, although I’d love to keep these for myself, and paint my small wall in black chalk paint, so I can draw on the wall 😀
We have an old chalkboard pub sign in our dining room and would love to use it there
It would be ideal to use them at parties for glasses! I have a large family.
I’ll just have to get a kitchen chalkboard for notes.
MY GRANDDAUGHTERS WILL LOVE THESE FOR THEIR CRAFTS
My son loves to write the alphabet and numbers from 1 to 100 on his little blackboard, I think he’ll love these
Our family blackboard in the kitchen would be great for these.
I’d imagine they’d come in really handy for school projects? x
Anything & everything probably
My son would love these for practically everything
We have a blackboard in the kitchen, these would be perfect!!
My daughter decorates polystyrene wig heads and these would work with that I think
Kids have huge mirrored wardrobes so these would be fun to use there!
these would look great on my noticeboard at work – such funky colours
We were planning to put a chalk board in the kids’ playhouse so these would be ace for that!
I don’t have any children but would love to win this prize for charity, to go to Romania.
Thank you ?
We’re decorating my son’s bedroom soon so I’d love to make a few personal bits for his new room ?
Me and my Niece would use them to make Easter gifts
Sooo need these for brownies to make Mothers Day gifts – could use them again for Dads too! & Easter & Diwali & Guy Fawkes & celebration days & Activity days & halloween & Xmas & loadsa stuff
These would be just the thing for our kitchen chalk board
Our chalk message board
we have painted a chalk board wall in the living room, so would be cool to do some funky designs on it.
I will let my daughters use them to decorate the windows
The children would use them on their arts and crafts projects etc.
These markers look so cool!! What a generous giveaway!! I can’t wait to get my hands on a set 😉
Would give them to my granddaughter who just loves drawing, so she can create masterpieces for my wall
She’ll love that:)
My daughter would use them to create window pictures
Love the look of these! I’d use them on glasses and chalkboards. I’d also use them to have fun with my niece
Everything!!!!!
Craft supplies
I am a teacher so they will be very useful in school.
I have a big chalkboard in my kitchen which I would use them on
my boys would find somewhere to use them haha x
Oh yes so would mine, and they are!:)
On the edge of my bathroom mirror which we sprayed with chalkboard paint to cheer us up and be silly!
I love that, it’s good to be silly:)
My kids would use it on their chalkboard.
I would give them to my daughter, who would create all sorts of masterpieces with them.
Aaahh lovely:)
We love creativity in the oudoors -these would be great to motivate my neices
I would use them for crafts, for leaving messages for the children, to decorate treats with and so much more.
@tisonlyme143
I would use these on my kitchen chalk board and my son i i love making things with shells and driftwood so these chalk markers would be very inspiring to be creative
We have a chalk board which we use to keep our weight loss up to date and another than we let our son draw on, thanks for the chance x
You’re welcome, good luck
I would use with my nephew on the chalkboard in the garden
I’d give them to my daughter and grandchildren because they’re all very artistic and would have lots of fun with them.
on a small wall outside we use for their craft projects like painting etc
I think I would get chalk paint and make something cool to use them on
I make a lot of hand crafted cards, and I would use the markers for writing and doodling on the black card and matte black vinyl that I use to embellish sone of them
I’d give to my nephew who likes drawing.
We are decorating the grandkids play room and will have a chalk board wall for them to draw on
I’ve a chalk noticeboard on the kitchen door which even I can’t fail to notice for things I don’t trust my memory to manage
Yep, such a good idea
Granddaughters would love these.
We have a magnetic chalkboard that we use to track homework due, items to take to school and after school activities etc and that really needs redoing, so would love some proper chalk markers to do that with!
Fab idea
My daughter would love them for drawing
My girls would love these to decorate their desks!
My daughters would decorate the kitchen windows! They also have a chalkboard that would be decorated a lot!
Make some picture signs for the kids bedrooms
My daughter would use them in her art projects.
My granddaughter Skye and I love to do lots of craft so these would be great and we can share them
I think these would be perfect to help my son decorate his ancient Egypt project for school!
Great idea:)
In the Spring Summer in want to make a home made Fairy garden – using bits and bobs, shells, feathers, stones, bricks etc, I will get my niece and nephew to help me, so these would be wonderful 🙂