My little guy just turned 4 on 1/15 and he can make 10 snowballs in less than a minute :) he seriously thinks this is the best thing ever. We purchased 2 so that there would be no fighting over them, had piles of snowballs in no time and the fight was on! Easy to handle, made well, makes compacted snowballs, well worth the money, everyone needs one on those snow days :) Have Fun!!!