Included in this well-designed ice cream maker is a six-piece, "crank-out" ice cream maker; small, authentic Baskin-Robbins serving cups; an ice cream scoop; real Baskin-Robbins ice cream mixes (chocolate and berry); sprinkles (chocolate and rainbow); and Nerds candy topping. Kids will need your help initially, but they'll soon want to work the machine solo, especially since the cranking action and the ice cream that subsequently oozes out is loads of fun. Along the way, they'll also get a simple science lesson about how ice cream is made. To that end, the kit includes kid-friendly guidance every step of the way. What will yield from playful labors tastes almost as good as one of Baskin-Robbins's own fantastically frigid creations.The kit supplies an extra set of ingredients just for the heck of it, fun recipes, and a coupon for $2 off a Baskin-Robbins ice cream cake or pie. Parents must supply ice, salt, half-and-half, and water for the all-important freezing effect. --Diane Beall
