This wonderful product is the Xyron Creative Station! It not only laminates, but also puts magnetic and sticky backing on paper to make them totally interactive! I mean, how perfect for little hands that always need to be doing something!
Let's start with laminating. I LOVE my standard laminator, but I often don't have even the five minutes that it takes to warm up before I can actually use it. Enter, the Xyron Creative Station. This little baby can be used immediately to protect your materials! Just slide a sheet of paper in, wind the handle, and use the sliding cutter to remove it!
A repositionable adhesive?! Need I say more?! I love that I can use the same materials over and over again with this additional cartridge!
And finally, the magnetic option. I may love this one most of all! I recently grabbed a few cookie sheet trays at the dollar store so I could try this out with a new product that I made, (Cookie Tray Activities for Early Childhood: Back to School Edition). The magnetic side is surprisingly strong and the lamination on the front doesn't pull up at all even when I cut out the individual pieces to place on the tray!
The pros:
* This small machine (slightly bigger than my standard laminator) can laminate, add sticky backing to a sheet of paper, and/or add magnetic backing to a sheet of paper! Oh the possibilities!
* It's quick and easy to use. Just roll a page right through it!
* The cartridges easily slide in and out so you can use whichever one suits your needs!
The cons:
* Umm... nothing? The Xyron Creative Station is a seriously great machine that I'll be using time and time again!You can find the Xyron Creative Station at a bunch of local retailers.
You can find a video about the Xyron Creative Station HERE!
Disclaimer: This product was provided to me for review. No other compensation was provided. The opinions expressed here are solely my own.
