Others say...

"boring toy for a 2 year old"
all i can say is i wished i would have read the reviews before i bought this otherwise i probably wouldnt have bought it the play doh is so hard to get out of the parts you need a tooth pick or a match stick to dig it out my 2 year old niece is not going to be able to get the concept of it granted i dont mind playing with her but she will get bored easy with it i would match rather bought cookie cutters first and not bought this beacuse at least she can use the cookie cutters dont waste your money unless it's for an older child and than i'm not for sure if it's worth it buy cookie cutters instead you get more for your buck that way exspecially if you are on a limited income like i am

"Ice Cream Shop is a Flop"
I bought this product for my four-year old granddaughter and I wish I hadn't. I would never recommend it to anyone. First of all it is extremely messy. Parts of it are also difficult for my granddaughter to manipulate. One part is so hard that even I have to use some force to use it. The play-doh gets mixed together the first time it is played with and there is no separating the colors. Tiny little pieces of play-doh get everywhere including getting stuck inside the toy. The fun factor is minimal and my two grandchildren have not seemed that interested in it. I would prefer to spend this money on the play-doh alone which they enjoy playing with using cookie cutters and other household items. Money wasted!

"My daughter was so disappointed!"
My daughter loves Play-Doh, and I have fond memories from my own childhood of playing with presses that push Play-Doh into shapes. But this toy is really not good at all. The different dies that the Play-Doh passes through are mounted with a screw to the press, meaning that if a little Play-Doh oozes between the press and the shape, it is trapped there and it becomes really hard to get this excess out. Also, the sprinkle maker simply doesn't make shapes that look like sprinkles. They are much bigger and scatter away from the toy (as opposed to on top of the ice cream cone or cup). The funnest part for my daughter was pressing the Play-Doh into the tiny molds around the pumps. Not worth the money.

"AH PLAY DOH!"
this is the funnest ah play doh Ever you can get it
it is the winning set from ah play doh i extremly recommend
i love it


100 STARS!

"Fun if you have the time and patience"
Okay, first of all, this toy has the potential to be tons of fun... but... it's really not possible for my almost 4-year old twins to play with this on their own. As others have mentioned, it's almost impossible for them to use some of the components without serious elbow grease from an adult (and even I find my thumbs and wrists hurting after awhile!). The parts do not come apart for cleaning, making it a hassle to clean - yes it can be cleaned, but only by holding the entire contraption under running water in the sink right after use before the playdoh dries.

It's a terrific toy if you have the patience and time to spend with your kids. We made ice cream cones, sundaes and other fun things. I liked the sprinkle maker, but for people who are playdoh purists and don't want their colors mixed together, this is not the toy for you. Each component makes it impossible to get all the playdoh out, so if you use purple and then the next minute want yellow, prepare for a mix of both colors - which was perfect for sprinkles I must say! It's a given that when you squeeze the handle on the ice cream maker some of the playdoh oozes out the sides in addition to the nozzle it's intended to come out of; that's not a big deal. I don't expect perfection when dealing with playdoh - I DO expect, however, that a toy that's rated for a kid minimum of 36 months of age to use could actually be USED without constant adult assistance. I love playing with my kids but there are those all-too-rare moments when I'd love to sit back with a cup of coffee and enjoy watching them play on their own.

Overall I think I'd skip this particular playdoh set unless you intend to sit and play with your child each and every time, and handle the somewhat time consuming clean up immediately.