What easel do you recommend?

[firsttimemama]

I'd like to get an easel for my DS who is 21 mo. Which ones do you like/dislike? Or are they all about the same?

[kristac]

Ikea has a great deal on thier easel right now.- $15
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50021076

We have a step2 http://www.amazon.com/Step2-885200-Easel-For-Two/dp/B001BSBYAU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-games&qid=1251584619&sr=8-1
I like that it is magnetic and I can take it outside and hose it off. I also like the clip to hang paper.

[SnuggleBuggles]

I'm in love with this KidKraft easel from Costco:
http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11481650&whse=BC&Ne=5000001+4000000&eCat=BC|25429|57455&N=4018117%204294913108&Mo=2&No=2&Nr=P_CatalogName:BC&Ns=P_Price|1||P_SignDesc1&lang=en-US&Sp=C&topnav=

It looks so handy!

Beth

[schrocat]

I have the Ikea easel at my mother's house in Singapore for DS. Love it! It's easy to store and it serves it's purpose.

We have the Melissa and Doug easel at our house. It's okay except we never use the paint cups anyway so we're not really using the features it has fully.

[vludmilla]

My mother bought DD a beautiful, expensive, solid maple easel.
I would not recommend that anyone else do the same. The easel is lovely but I'm sure the IKEA one for $15 is just fine. Easels don't need to be heirloom quality, KWIM?

[jerigirl]

We have the TRU Imaginarium brand easel. It is identical to the M&D easel. At the time that we got it, it was cheaper than the M&D one. Last xmas the M&D easel got down to around $25 on Amazon.