Crayola is causing huge headaches for a lot of parents but it’s not the usual culprit.  No crayon on the walls, this time the culprit is bubbles.

The Colored Bubbles hit shelves in February for ten bucks for a pack of three. They sold better than expected with some toy stores reporting it’s hard to keep them in stock.

But the fun may be over as more and more parents are taking to the internet to vent about the bubbles. When they pop, parents say the bubbles leave a colorful mess despite the fact that Crayola touts them as “washable”.

One Denver mother says the the Sunset Orange bubble soap on her garage floor looks like blood and the blue bubble soap made her boys look like smurfs.
Blogger Catherine Davis calls it the worst product she ever bought and says it practically requires scrubbing your skin off to get the color out.

And it isn’t just skin. A quick glance at reviews for the bubbles on Amazon show a lot of angry parents still scrubbing walls, carpets, driveways and clothes.

“Worst product I have bought in awhile for my kids. Bought 2 bottles for my 2 boys and it made a huge mess. Blue stains all over us, clothes, driveway. Washed off skin with soap and hot water but still scrubbing clothes and driveway”. wrote one mom.

Another upset parent is still scrubbing her driveway too. “These caused such a disaster, I just had to share. My mom bought these for my kids when we came to visit on spring break, and sent them out to have fun in the driveway. A little while later, the kids came back, and said they might have a little problem. They were covered in dark blue stains up to their elbows, all over their faces, all over their clothes and shoes, and there were dark blue stains on the cars in the driveway, on the house, and all over the concrete. The kids washed up pretty quick, the clothes we soaked for an hour and they survived, the cars wiped off, and the house cleaned up with scrubbing. But the driveway resisted all our efforts to clean the stains off…looked like we dripped blue paint all over the driveway.”

Crayola says the product will wash off when used properly. Just what does the company mean by “used properly”? Tiny type on the bottle does say “Before use, test on an inconspicuous area and let dry. Wash off to make sure bubble solution does not stain.” The warning continues: “Do not use at weddings or indoors.”

But wait! There’s more: “Keep away from brick, vinyl, finished and unfinished wood, wallpaper, painted walls, carpeting, draperies, and other materials that cannot be laundered.”

Okay, so kids can only play with the bubbles in old clothes in a field in the middle of nowhere? Come on Crayola! Get it together! I hate to burst your bubble but it sounds like the colored bubbles need a few more test runs at the factory.

(Source: Babble)