Our friends went to Ikea recently and picked up these pens and a big roll of paper from Ikea. The colors are nice, and the thickness is good, especially for making posters (our daughter made a big birthday one for her dad). Not suggesting that they are so great that you need to make a special trip for them–they are just an item we didn’t know they carried (the pens) and we are definitely going to pick them up on our next (quarterly) visit.