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| Play-Doh Sweet Shoppe Candy Cyclone Set |
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Messy fun!, August 8, 2012
by OutlawPoet "OutlawPoet" :-
From the moment I took this out of the box, my daughter loved it. She played with it for hours and has used it every day since it came. In addition, her cousins aged 4 and 12 loved it as well.
The mold makes the gumballs beautifully. The set is sturdy and easy to use - even for four-year-old hands. There are two stamping molds and tons of molds on the set itself - it makes everything from orange slices to gummy bears. And when you use brown Play-Doh, it looks scarily like real chocolate.
You do need to follow instructions when loading the gumball mold prior to cranking. If you overload it, it will get stuck. And it can be a bit hard to clean.
You open up the back and then use some of the "tools" provided to get the extra Play-Doh out. My only suggestion is that the front should open as well. Until my daughter got the hang of loading it, I spent a lot of time cleaning it out.
Like any Play-Doh toy, this can be messy. I spent a little time cleaning dried Play-Doh off tables, chairs, and the floor. However, it's an easy clean up.
This one is definitely a winner and my daughter will use it for ages. :-)
Huge Hit for 5 Year Old, October 7, 2012
by JoeD Freelance Pro Photographer & Blogger "| ... (USA) :-
I received this for my 5 year old daughter. I was leery at first, especially on the typical assembly issues and quality components. However, I was pleasantly surprised.
Packaging was exceptional, easy enough for a 5 year old to take everything out and get started (takes less than 5 minutes). The build quality (very sturdy) is great as is functionality. Setup is easy and after a few tries, my 5 year old can handle it herself. Children can easily operate the toy. It comes with a number of molds that allow the children to make shapes. Of course, the real attraction is creating gumball like play-doh balls using the machine. Kids as young as three can easily operate the crank to produce gumballs, though they may need help estimating how much play-doh to use for the molds. No big deal however. I sensed ZERO frustration on the kids part in using the toy.
The machine does not clog during use! If you leave play-doh in the machine for a period of time, it of course will dry. In that case, you simply have to pull the dried play-doh out with some effort. However, the machine can be taken apart nicely to do that.
The machine is a hit in our house. The kids will typically take it out every few days and use it for 1-2 hours at a stretch.
Making Candy the Play Doh Way, August 10, 2013
by CKE (USA) :-
The Play Doh Sweet Shoppe Candy Cyclone is one of the better Play Doh Sweet Shoppe toys. My daughter loves how she is able to make a wide variety of colorful treats. As a family we have played with a wide variety of Play Doh Sweet Shoppe playsets - but several of them are messy and difficult to clean. The Candy Cyclone allows you to make very colorful Play Doh balls that can then be made it to fun looking treats.
Notes-
- Comes with 4 small cans of Play Doh - yellow, pink, blue, and white. However, making the candy will cause all of the Play Doh to mix together meaning that you will go through lots of cans of Play Doh.
- You do need to use a little care when you make your balls of candy. Make sure that you make really thin tubes of Play Doh that you feed into the cyclone. I then alternate the colors of the candy balls and feed them back into the candy cyclone.
- A variety of molds are included for making everything from gummy bears to candy hearts
- The small balls of candy can be fed into the candy tube to make ice cream and lollipops
- Comes with a fork, knife, spoon, and a variety of sticks for the ice cream pops and candy treats.
- Can be used for children ages two and up - the cranks turns very easily. Although you may need to use your finger to help feed the Play Doh into the Candy Cyclone.
- Clean up is relatively easy - the back of the candy cyclone opens up so that you can remove any trapped Play Doh
Final Verdict - The Candy Cyclone is probably the best of the Play Doh Sweet Shoppe toys. It is fun, has a wide variety of candy and treats that can be made AND it is easy to clean up (compared to the other Play Doh Sweet Shoppe toys). Recommended.
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