Sababa Snoopy Sno Cone Machine - Classic

• Includes all you need to make juicy, delicious sno-cones on your own!
• Comes complete with Sno-Cone Maker, Snoopy Ice Pusher, Snowman Syrup Bottle, Fla-Vor-Aid Unsweetened Soft Drink Mix, Paper Cups, Shovel Ice Scoop and instructions.
• Sno-cone machine is cleverly shaped like Snoopy's doghouse.
• Snoopy shaped syrup bottle sits on top of machine when not in use, so you never have to worry about losing a piece.
• Finally, you will be able to enjoy sno-cones year round!

Oww, my arm hurts!:
I had this when I was little, but I think they've changed it a bit! I'm obviously stronger than when I was a little child, but I think they made the blades on this one duller. You have to crank what seems like forever just to get a little "snow" out. By the time you have enough to shovel out, the bottom has already melted. I could not get a single one done, even after 15 minutes of cranking. All four kids (my kids had two playmates over) were quite disappointed, because all they got was a spoonful each. My arm was sore for a whole day after, just from getting four kids a spoonful. I don't remember it being this difficult when I was a kid. I remember making my own snowcones without much problem. I think since then, they've dulled the blades, perhaps out of safety concerns. I'm all for safety, but whatever they did, it renders the machine useless.

Not as great as I remembered:
I agree with the reveiw that says this toy is for nostalgia purposes only. This is the Snoopy snow cone maker we had as kids ourselves, so it's fun to see our kids now playing with it. BUT, it's really difficult to use - you need major muscle power to grind the ice into "snow." The plastic this toy is made of is super thin, so you constantly feel like the thing is going to break, especially given all the pressure you have to exert to get the snow to come out. Overall, this toy was fun to use once, but I doubt we'll be pulling it out of the closet too often.

Love it.:
I had this toy when I was a little girl and now my children just absolutely adore it. With my help they love making ices with different flavors.

Do yourself a favor, Buy a blender:
After 15 minutes of knuckle-busting fun trying to shave ice faster than it melts; you realize you not only have shaved ice but the added bonus of shredded red plastic mixed right in! (Wonder if that is for flavor or texture?) Luckily, we noticed it before the kids ate it. Buy a blender and put some Snoopy stickers on it and have fun enjoying a real sno-cone with the kids.

Blast from the past:
I remember this toy, it was my favorite! With that said, it makes horrible snow cones. You need to crank forever to get enough for a small bathroom Dixie cup worth, and by the end the first bits of ice are melting. What I remember more than anything was that it shaved bits of PLASTIC into our ice if you let the cubes get more than 1/2 way ground. After a while, my brother and I just liked to grind the ice for playing with, not for eating. Another commenter suggested freezing Kool-Aid and shaving that - I will try that idea, but in an electric ice shaver!