Let art be messy. (Outside.)

Well, this is cool.

It’s an inflatable easel that you can send outside. Then you sit back and watch paint splash all over surfaces that aren’t your inside walls, floors, and furniture. That’s worth the price of admission right there.

You fill the bottom with water and the rest with air and presto—outdoor art easel.

And in case you’re feeling like this is a purchase that will then require you to immediately follow up with a bunch of other purchases? No. You also get paints, brushes, and sponges. So that’s good.

Basically, it’s everything you need to send your kids outside for a good stretch of time the minute the weather cooperates enough to do so.

Once the mess—sorry, “art”—is made and you’re ready to start fresh, the whole thing hoses down, no problem. It’s a pretty remarkable setup and you’ll probably get a lot of use out of it.

Oh, and the actual part they paint on washes clean, too. This means you don’t have to worry about stocking this with paper and you don’t have to find homes for every masterpiece that they crank out in an afternoon. Just tell your kid that you’re taking a picture with your phone and start fresh.

It’s brilliant.

Works inside, too.