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Water Colouring Books for Children

Fail

Prices span $4.10–$13.91, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Water Colouring Books for Children is a Fail.

Flapen Score
47
47 / 100
Top 38% of 1,773 Toys & Games niches · +3 vs the category median of 44
Market size
£185K/yr373K searches / yr
90-day growth
-2.1%search demand this quarter
Competition
51%top-5 click share · 14 brands · 53 sellers

Flapen Score

Water Colouring Books for Children against its category

The dotted line is the Toys & Games average. Past it, Water Colouring Books for Children is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

47Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Water Colouring Books for Children market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Water Colouring Books for Children 373K times last year and spent an estimated £185K. The top 5 brands take 83% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 47 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

7.4% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 373K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 7.4% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -2.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £185K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
373K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-2.1%
Conversion, latest week
7.4%
Market size, estimated
£185Ka year
Peak month
December1.9× the quietest month
Top search term
water colouring book76K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £6.74.

Listings sell for £6.74 on average, from £4.10 to £13.91. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 25K to 30K a year. The average listing sells 1,000 to 1,250 of them. At £6.74 that is £7K to £8K a year per listing.

Average price
£6.74under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£4.10–£13.91
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
25K–30K
Units per listing a year
1,000–1,250
Revenue per listing a year
£7K–£8K
Returns
0.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads.

92% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 8.3% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #176 within Arts & Crafts. It carries 1,308 reviews at 4.46 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
92%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
8.3%
Average rank
#176in Arts & Crafts
Average rating
4.46 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,308per listing
Listings tracked
25

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 3 launches as successful.

3 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 22 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
3
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
22 months

Products

Top Water Colouring Books for Children products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 51% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£7K£15K£22K£30K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

14 falling

Sellers

53

Top-5 brand share

83%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

51%

Top 20: 95%

Open market

14%

  • Galt55%
  • Booghe13%
  • CMTOOP7%
  • LTMMC5%
  • GSrenyu4%
  • JoyCat3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (8 brands, 14%)

Demand

Water Colouring Books for Children search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

13K8KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×

Search terms

Top Water Colouring Books for Children search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • water colouring book76K/yr
  • water painting books for kids57K/yr
  • magic water colouring book37K/yr
  • water magic colouring book34K/yr
  • water magic18K/yr
  • water books for toddlers13K/yr
  • water colouring book toddler16K/yr
  • magic colouring books for children10K/yr
  • water painting14K/yr
  • water pen colouring book toddler12K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Water Colouring Books for Children

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Quality-Overall37%−0.14

quality isn't great

Not best quality as expected

Not a worthy product

Durability13%−0.04

Doesnt last

Unfortunately the tip fell off on day two so my granddaughter hasnt been able to use it

don't expect them to last very long

Functionality-Overall12%−0.05

Doesnt work

the pens dont work at all

It didn't even work

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%−0.01

Not as advertised

Color3%+0.10

the water colour was so bad

the colour appearing was too long for my 2 year old daughter

Love

Fun/Entertainment Experience25%+1.73

keeps him entertained for a long time

Lots of fun

fun for kids

Value For Money16%+1.32

Good value for money

Good for the price

Value of money

Color11%+0.10

So lovely colours

she can colour in the pictures

Bluey

Mess Free10%

Not too messy which is great

Mess free

No mess

Gifting Purpose6%−0.03

Lovely gift choice

Lovely and ideal gift

Very nice got it for a gift

Return

0.4% Return rate 18% Fixable by listing

Quality-Overall19%▁█▁▅▃▆

quality isn't great

Not best quality as expected

Not a worthy product

Value For Money14%▁▁▂▃▃█
Gifting Purpose11%▁▂█▁▅▁
Functionality-Overall9%▁▁█▇▅▃

Doesnt work

the pens dont work at all

It didn't even work

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%▁█▇▁█▇

Not as advertised

FAQ

Common Water Colouring Books for Children questions

Answered from the same tracked data.