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MGA Bratz Kidz Super Secret Ice Cream Making Snow Lodge with Vinessa

• Snow lodge style game that makes real ice cream
• Two-story ice hotel with bedroom, lounge, fireplace, and slide
• Easy-to-assemble, batteries not required
• Includes 1 Bratz Kidz Vinessa doll, 1 snow lodge, 1 sprinkle holder, 1 ice-cream maker, and more
• Recommended for children 4-10 years of age

Product Description

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Make real ice cream with the Bratz Kidz Super Secret Snow Lodge. Recommended for ages 4 through 10, this ice cream maker features ice cream making equipment, hidden sprinkles, and a fireplace that dispenses syrup topping.

The Super Secret Snow Lodge transforms into a real ice cream maker. View larger.

What We Think Fun Factor: Durability: (what this means) The Good: Includes easy-to-follow recipes for tasty ice cream The Bad: Difficult to clean, not dishwasher safe In a Nutshell: Great toy, easy-to-assemble, makes ice cream in a matter of minutes At a Glance Ages: 4 and up Requires: Ingredients for making ice cream, syrup topping, and close adult supervision

Welcome to the Lodge
The Bratz Kidz know how to have a good time. Winter vacation is all about chilling out, and this year the Bratz Kidz are heading to their exclusive snow lodge. This beautiful, two-story ice hotel has a bedroom, lounge, cozy fireplace, and slide. But there is much more than what meets the eye.

The adventures really begin once you discover that the lodge turns into a real ice cream maker. The bed becomes a sprinkles holder, the fireplace dispenses syrup topping, and seats become little ice cream cups. A beautiful, 7-1/4-inch Vinessa doll dressed for the cold comes included. (Food supplies needed to make the ice cream are not provided.)

Makes Real Ice Cream
After a fun-filled day of skiing, sledding, and hanging out with the Bratz Kidz, girls can whip up a batch of home-made ice cream. Adults should help with the ingredient selection and recipes. Kids will mix and shake the ingredients in the crown cover, then scoop the ice cream into the three ice cream cups. The entire process takes about 20 minutes, and the Snow Lodge includes recipes for hot chocolate, strawberry, and peanut butter cup ice cream. Three tiny spoons and a sprinkles package are also included.

The fireplace on the side is a hidden topping dispenser! Just remove the lid on the top, pour your favorite ice cream topping into the chimney, and replace the lid. When you're ready to top your ice cream with some flavor, just press the fireplace button down and dispense the yummy topping.

Taste Test
The Super Secret Snow Lodge is as fun as it looks. Not only does it have an adorable winter theme, it also has hidden spaces and secret nooks for storing things. Girls will be entertained for hours as they play with their Bratz Kidz dolls, then make delicious ice cream. Although the ice cream is tasty and relatively simple to make, clean-up was time consuming, and this toy is not dishwasher safe.

Despite these few minor inconveniences, the Snow Lodge is truly a superior toy. Please note: it has small parts and is not recommended for infants or toddlers. This toy is easy to assemble and measures 9.-1/4-by-17-by-13.5 (LxWxH).

Throw in the ingredients, mix and shake, and delicious ice cream is ready 20 minutes later. View larger.

The bed flips open to reveal a sprinkles holder. View larger.

What's in the Box
One Bratz Kidz Vinessa doll, snow lodge, bed/sprinkle holder, bag of sprinkles, 3 barstools, 3 barstool covers, 3 spoons, bear rug, campfire, and hair brush.

Product Description

Winter vacation for the Bratz Kidz is all about "chillin' out" and having fun! This beautiful, two-story ice hotel with a bedroom, lounge, cozy fireplace and slide fits the bill for any winter adventure. But there's more to this cozy snow lodge than meets the eye, and the adventures are even better once you discover that the lodge turns into an ice cream maker! The bed becomes a sprinkles holder, the fireplace dispenses your favorite syrup topping, and the seats become ice cream cups. Food supplies not included. Includes 7.25" Vinessa doll. Measures 9.25"L x 17"W x 13.5"H.

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 15 x 19.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.5 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000PGQ03A
• Item model number: 354277
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #140,750 in Clothing (See Top 100 in Clothing)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

75 of 77 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars The worst toy ever made by man!, October 19, 2007

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Mark A. Myers "Keats" (memphis, Tn United States) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: MGA Bratz Kidz Super Secret Ice Cream Making Snow Lodge with Vinessa (Toy)

This toy is a total rip off! It is 50 bucks for some plastic and a cheap ice cream maker. Problems with this toy:

1) It takes 10 minutes to get it out of the box.
2) There is no little motor to make the ice cream, this baby is manual powered. Shake it for ten minutes, stir, shake another five minutes.
3) I have no idea where they came up with the measurements for the recipes. If you make the recipes included, you'll have about 5 times more mix than will fit in the tiny little ice cream maker. Now, to put that in perspective. It would take you about an hour and 15 minutes of shaking to make that much ice cream!
4) The little gaskets in the top and bottom of the ice cream maker fall out constantly.
5) There is no insulation in the ice cream maker so water condenses on the outside and drips every where.
6) The recipes call for about 20 dollars worth of ingredients, which brings your grand total to $70 for a few ounces of ice cream. *lol* It is quite comical.

I hate this toy, but my 10-year old loves it, so whatta ya gonna do?

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not efficient but Kidz fans will love it., December 28, 2007

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J. Post (Utah) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: MGA Bratz Kidz Super Secret Ice Cream Making Snow Lodge with Vinessa (Toy)

My six year old daughter loves this toy! First, it is a cool place for Bratz Kidz to hang out and play and an ice cream maker second. It is a toy after all, so don't expect too much and you won't be disappointed.

The ice cream maker container holds less then 3/4 cup of liquid. I halved the recipe included and still had double what I could use. However, the recipes are quite simple and not as expensive as mentioned in other reviews. For basic vanilla ice cream I only had to buy half and half and a small box of rock salt (I found it at Wal-Mart next to the regular salt).

The negative is that we had to shake the container over the sink for 20 minutes because it was leaking water from the bottom (maybe because the seal wasn't tight enough). Also the rubber sealers on the top and bottom kept falling off while trying to put in the ingredients.

I won't dismiss attempting another round of ice cream-making because it was kind of fun and the ice cream maker did a good job of freezing the cream and it tasted pretty good. However, I think my daughter would be just as happy if we were to buy ice cream from the store and let her load up the snow lodge with the toppings, because that part of the toy is cute and doesn't require 20 minutes of manual labor for two licks of ice cream.

This product, over-all, is adorable and fun and seems pretty durable. I think any little girl who loves Bratz Kidz dolls would love to have this.

5.0 out of 5 stars Bratz Ice Cream Maker Ski Lodge, October 22, 2008

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Shanta Harris (reidsville n.c.) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: MGA Bratz Kidz Super Secret Ice Cream Making Snow Lodge with Vinessa (Toy)

my daughter loves it! it's a little time consuming waiting for the ice cream to form but over all it is worth the time!