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Presenting TV Etch-a-Sketch:

“Relive the childhood fun of Etch-A-Sketch by drawing on your television! Simply plug the controller into your TV and explore 4 activity modes: Cool Drawing Tools, Trace A Pic, Super Sketch and Connecting The Dots.”

Shake the controller to erase your masterpiece.

Popgadget says you should give one of these to your kid to show him how we used to have fun. “He’ll either be charmed by the simplicity of it or feel sorry for you that this is what passed for fun when you were a kid.”

Next, we need TV Light-Brite! (Whoa, check out this online light-brite).

Also of interest:
Ridiculously Intricate Etch-a-Sketch Art
The Etch-a-Sketchist

Of all the artists’ tools out there, why anyone chooses the immensely frustrating and inherently impermanent Etch-a-Sketch is beyond me, but I still love ‘em. And so does the Etch-a-Sketchist, a blogger who works entirely in the squiggly-lined medium.

Previously: Ridiculously intricate Etch-a-Sketch art

We’ve all played with an Etch-a-Sketch before, but I think George Vlosich III has every one of us beat when it comes to dedication and patience when using a toy medium that leaves no room for errors. Visit his website, Etched in Time, to see his skilled pop art created using everyone’s favourite frustrating drawing toy.