Me and my eldest son, who is just 3, love this. We found it easy to use, but it is not a toy little ones can use independantly, which is fine by me as I love playing too! I have to hold the base of the machine while my son presses the levers, otherwise it can flip or skid over.
The sprinkles do scatter all over, but we like putting the machine on a tray and taking it out in the garden, then my carpets don't get messy.
I'm glad I listened to the good reviews over the bad as we get a lot of fun and use out of the product.
It is a good price.