# Coloring Book Tablets The Griffin LightBoard Lets Kids Trace Pictures Displayed on the iPad By Meghan Young | Published 2010-12-02 | Life-Stages Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/griffin-lightboard References: [ohgizmo](http://www.ohgizmo.com/2010/12/01/griffin-lightboard-turns-your-ipad-into-a-coloring-book/) & [griffintechnology](http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/lightboard-ipad#) If you have children and you have an [iPad](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/astropad-slate), then you must invest in the Griffin LightBoard. A perfect way to distract your precious little ones while you're busy with work or chores, it transforms your tablet into a coloring book. Simply encase your iPad in the Griffin LightBoard and let your kid slip in a piece of paper underneath the clip. They can then trace the outlines of a shape that's displayed on the iPad beneath it. The Griffin LightBoard also comes with a Lightboard Trace app that provides more than 35 things to draw. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.3/10 - Popularity: 31% | Activity: 30% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Life-Stages](https://www.trendhunter.com/life-stages) > [Youth](https://www.trendhunter.com/youth) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Interactive Coloring Technology:** Opportunity for developing new technologies that enable kids to interact with digital coloring books. - **Augmented Reality Coloring:** Opportunity for creating app-based coloring platforms that use AR technology to transform static pages into immersive experiences. - **Connected Toy Accessories:** Opportunity for developing accessories that convert mobile devices into interactive toys and educational tools for kids. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Consumer Technology:** Emergent trend offers opportunities for technology companies to innovate new products that integrate digital and physical elements of play for children. - **Toy Manufacturing:** Disruption in the toy industry, which has been traditionally driven by physical products, as technology-mediated experiences gain popularity. - **Edtech & E-learning:** Opportunity for developing mobile learning tools for kids that can facilitate early childhood education and development. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Kids Drawing Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kids-coloring-drawing-book-app.md) - [Kid-Friendly Digital Coloring](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paletteplayart.md) - [Professional Drawing Tablet Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/astropad-slate.md) - [Paper-Like Design Tablets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tcl-nxtpaper-12-pro.md) - [Paper-Like Drawing Tablets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mobile-drawing-tablet.md) - [Digital Creativity Tablet Models](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ugee-trio-pad-ut3.md) - [Connected Smart Reading Boards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/genie-board.md) - [AI Kids Coloring Pages](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/SPLAT-1.md) - [Creative Kid's Drawings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/joyful-outlines.md)