The Step2 Easel is half price at Sainsbury’s online while stocks last. It was £54.98 but is now £27.49.  Standard delivery is £3.95 but click and collect is Free of charge. It’s £50.50 at Amazon,  and £50 at Tesco, so I think it’s a really good deal, even if you’re paying delivery.

• Step up to the Step2 Easel from Sainsbury’s for half the price

I reviewed the Step2 Easel a few weeks ago after buying it for my daughter back in October, and four months later it still has pride of place in our lounge, one side covered in magnets – the ones that come with the easel and a few others too, and the other side full of crayon scribbles. The centre bit has papers for colouring and the two trays have a mix of crayons, pencils and pens. We’ve left off marker pens (it doesn't come with them) for the whiteboard for now as they just ended up all over the sofa.

The Step2 Easel is recommended for children 3 years and up, but we’ve loved it here from 2 years old, and other reviewers have used it from an even younger age.  If you’re concerned, just don’t put out the 77 magnets until after your child gets over the ‘everything in the mouth’ phase.

It's sturdy, more than big enough for two kids at a time and provides endless hours of fun.I think this is a great buy at a great price. And perfect for wintery days indoors.

Thanks to wishihadadonkey at HUKD

Our local Sainsbury’s recently had these Step2 Easel for Two on sale at just £16 and I had a £3 off voucher, so I couldn’t resist what strikes me as a fun and potentially educational toy at just £13 – instead of almost £55. (You can get them at Tesco, Amazon and a few other retailers too though)

I’m really pleased I went for it too, as it has so many entertainment alternatives. (That said, if I'd had to have paid full price, I'd have gone for a wooden, less chunky alternative.)

First off, it’s a good height, meaning it will last a while, as my daughter will take a while to grow too tall to use it.  It has two different usable sides – a metal dry-erase board and a chalkboard for variety.  There’s also a clip on each side for holding paper if your tot wants to draw on paper instead, and a large storage tray to keep all the different writing implements, eraser and 77 foam magnetic letters, numbers and signs.

You don’t get the white board markers or chalk with the Easel For Two, which I realised after lugging it home so annoyingly had to go out again to get chalk.

A downside with a young child is teaching them which pens can be used on which sides, so until she’s a little older I’ve just left it as chalk and we use normal pencils or crayons for the paper as those don’t really hold on the white-board and it’s not a train smash if she does draw on them with those as it’s easy enough to clean again.

We specifically bought this to be used indoors, as the play room – or conservatory  - is getting a little cold now, but because it folds up pretty flat it’s not at all inconvenient and can be popped behind the curtain if needed.

They don’t recommend the Step2 Easel For Two for children under three due to small parts (the magnets), but I’m blessed with a child that doesn’t put everything in her mouth and as she already has and loves her fridge magnets, we’ve let her play with these magnets now already, but there’s nothing to stop you putting them away for later.

Despite the chalk bits that end up on the floor, the Step2 Easel For Two has put an end to a lot of drawing on the walls, and because it has two sides, it’s been great for play dates too.

This fun Colorific 3 in 1 Easel is £19.99 at the Entertainer, £20 off the £39.99 RRP and delivery is free with instore pickup otherwise £3.95 for orders under £30.

• Click here for a 3 in Easel from The Entertainer

I was one of those saddo kids that played ‘school-school’ during the school holidays. I guess it only follows that I went on to become a teacher in what’s now a very long ago life. I absolutely loved my Easel, and taught the neighbourhood kids all sorts – whether they wanted to learn or not!

One side of this 90cm tall easel has a blackboard with a storage ledge for all the fun coloured chalks you find nowadays (and it comes with 12 chalks), and the other side has a magnetic whiteboard, which is great for magnetic stickers and imaginative play.  You will have to buy your own whiteboard markers though.

With the two sides you could have two playing at once, which is always a bonus. This table is a double the price of the table top easel at The Entertainer, but it can be both table top or stand alone, and I think that flexibility is great.

Thanks to goonertillidie at HUKD