Awful

This thing is a disaster. Simply put, it doesn't work and doesn't really do what it claims.

Firstly, the ice cream basically can't be made. Maybe 5% of the time it makes a somewhat kind of swirl and the rest of the time, it splays outwards awkwardly and often even falls out of the cups as you attempt to make the 'ice cream'. At first I thought it was just me, but even watching Youtubers, you could see it didn't go well. Keep in mind, this is using the 'Play-doh Plus', a softer Doh that is recommended for this.

Let's talk about Play-Doh Plus. Not only are the colour choices weird (I'll give you white, but ORANGE ice cream), it says in the leaflet it shouldn't be used in the sprinkles maker. Well kids don't pay attention to that, so it's kind of silly to include something that shouldn't be used with the set. It also comes with far less Play Doh than the other containers and frankly, has a funky smell.

I really wish Play Doh would stop showing 'artists' stuff on their box and show the actual stuff kids make, or that can be made with their products. It's kind of false advertising and it bugs me. This thing should make a proper ice cream cone as shown. It doesn't, not even close the majority of the time.

It's unacceptable. The other parts of the 'machine' work well, but what kids can make is obviously not going to look like what's on the box, but it's downright infuriating that it doesn't do the one thing it promises. On top of that the machine is tricky and confusing to assemble and difficult to use. Kids will have a devil of a time pulling down the handle and when it gets to the 'end' (having given out very little Doh in the case of the ice cream maker) it's so easy to keep pulling which could definitely damage the mechanism. It's so stiff and un-intuitive. Kids will definitely need grown up help for a lot of this.

Cleaning it is also the worst kind of nightmare. They recommend leaving it to dry (wasting Doh and forcing you to buy more), but even then it's awful and almost impossible to clean well. I really wish they'd offer a thin rounded end cleaning tool with the sets as this is bound to clog after a short time.

I really wish this was a lot cheaper, but at this price it's not great. And it's really annoying because all I expected was an ice cream shape, but what I got was Play Doh that didn't seem to do the one thing it was designed for. Extremely disappointing.