Title: Oh my goodness this toy is complete and utter JUNK!
Review: This toy was given as a present to my oldest son. Instead of an Icee Maker, it should be called a Mess Maker or Arthritis Aggravator. You crank and crank and crank and crank...repeat infinitely...and you get very little icee made. And you're supposed to paddle the unit every 30 seconds, but that runs a risk of spilling the drink you're mixing in. After all that work, what you end up with is a very cold drink and little in the way of an icee. A butter churn might have made a better gift - at least it's a time-honored and proven process.About the only lesson this teaches, other than the interesting science surrounding the way the ice is created on the metal canister, is one in futility. A certain snow-cone machine named for a certain famous dog would probably be a better choice than this.
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