Many years ago i also had a Shaker Maker, as they were good memories i thought id purchase one for my daughers 5th birthday, mixing the product although alittle messy with the plaster of paris mixture was fun for her, but if u dont ensure that the inner mould is clipped together properly, as we found out, all the mixture ran through a tiny gap and into the main cup, so had to start over again. All said and done once we had the mould filled correctly we ended up with a good mould for painting, not sure if the mould has been made smaller but i recall the moulds being bigger.