The Toomies MegaSketcher Lights Alive is a light-up drawing pad for children aged 3 and up, part of the Megasketcher range from TOMY. Instead of paper and pens, it uses a grid of 632 self-contained dots that light up with a satisfying pop when pressed, revealing coloured lights hidden underneath — a bit like popping bubbles, where once you start it's hard to stop. It's a mess-free, screen-free way for little ones to draw, colour and create the same picture over and over again.
The board comes with a clever dual-ended drawing tool: a nib at one end for lighting up the dots one by one, and a pizza-cutter-style roller at the other for drawing lines or sweeping back and forth to fill whole areas. Children can draw freehand or use one of the two included stencils — one featuring a friendly chameleon and another with a range of designs to place anywhere over the grid, so they can create butterflies, faces, hearts, houses, trees and more.
How it Works
- Press-to-light dots: Each of the 632 dots lights up when you press it with the pen or roller, so the drawing appears as a pattern of glowing colour rather than ink on paper.
- Hidden colours: There are 8 different colours hidden around the board — white and every colour of the rainbow — which light up brightly in the dark as well as in sunny daylight, so children can always see what they're drawing.
- Animated effects: Pressing the button at the top brings a finished design to life, cycling the colours through a lively sequence, with 4 animated effects to choose from.
- Erase and repeat: Once a picture is done it can be displayed on the built-in upstand at the back, then wiped clear so children can start again as many times as they like.
Why parents like it
There's no waste and no clean-up to manage: no paper to run out of, no pencils to sharpen, no pegs to lose and no glue required. With no small parts, it's suited to children as young as 3, while children aged 4 to 6 and older can keep exploring and expanding their creativity as they master the tool.
Best For
The Toomies MegaSketcher Lights Alive is a great option for parents who:
- Want a reusable, mess-free drawing toy without paper, ink or glue
- Are looking for creative, hands-on play for a child aged 3 and up
- Like the idea of stencils and freehand drawing in one toy that grows with the child
Disclaimer
Requires 3 x 1.5V AA (LR6) batteries, which are not included.
8 colours and 4 animated effects
Pizza cutter style roller for drawing lines or covering areas
Upstand at back for displaying designs
Erasable and repeatable play
No waste, mess, paper, pencils, pegs or glue required
- 1x Toomies MegaSketcher Lights Alive drawing board
- 1x Pen with nib and roller
- 2x Stencils