John Adams Golden Coin Maker | Melt, Wrap & Stamp Your Own Golden Chocolate Coins | 12 Stamp Choices | Food Craft Treats | Age 6+ | Kids Gift Idea For Birthday & Christmas | Chocolate Not Included

Purchased for use by a 4 & 5 year old, who had lots of fun with it but this isn't a toy that the kids can just be left to get on with. It also seems to encourage making 2 coins at a time which would make this a very tedious experience & I presume this is why it has such poor reviews generally. I took the attitude of in for a penny in for a pound and purchased a refil kit along with the toy which gave me extra moulds, foil etc so could make 8 coins in 1 go. With a bit of planning the kids melted the chocolate before lunch and the coins set in the freezer whilst we ate lunch, so we didn't have to wait around. After lunch we wrapped them and embossed them. Both children thoroughly enjoyed this and were very proud of their designs. This toy takes adult input to keep them on track (and avoid everything being chocolate coated) but both kids once shown were perfectly capable of making a coin. The cutter will work with kitchen foil so when you run out of golden foil, silver coins can still be made.Fun bits: melting the chocolate, spooning it into the moulds, putting the tops on, taking them apart once set & embossing.Harder bit, cutting the foil (unless you get the right pressure it either doesn't cut or tears), keeping the foil flat and central when you start wrapping, if you get it wrong it doesn't seal properly, creases & sticks.Value for money: Wasn't bad for price but glad I purchased the refill pack so I could make 8 at a time, I would have found making a smaller number too labour intensive. I also purchased the chocolate buttons that go with this which was a mistake as they were sweet & v.expensive for what I got, i'd recommend using any supermarket ones instead.Overall: Good fun - kids loved it - works well if you like cooking, experimenting with chocolate and are willing to help the the kids with it. If you accept that you will never get a gormet tasting coin from a melted & frozen chocolate button, but you will get a personalised one ... it's a winner.

The concept of the whole toy is correct. You melt the chocolate, make the coin, cover it in foil, them press your chosen design on. My children really enjoyed making them. Let’s go through the steps because I feel it would help others brave enough to have a go at this:1. Melt the chocolate in the provided pot that you need to fill with hot water. I used really hot water even though the instructions say only hot tap water. well, I figured in tap water warmth it is never going to melt and it worked beautifully this way. My Cadbury chocolate buttons melted all just as expected, with constant stirring by my kids.2. Pour some melted chocolate in the moulds and flatten with provided tool+ cover with lid and into the freezer it goes. It worked! We made 9 coins this way, you have to make sure your mould is not over filled otherwise it ma become a problem when wrapping it up. Use freezer, not the fridge as it says, as it will not be firm enough for the next steps.3. Cut coin wrappers while waiting. Worked absolutely fine, kids enjoyed cutting the circles!4. Place your wrappers in the wrapping stamp section and place your coin(straight from freezer!) onto it. Push down and repeat on other side. It worked as long as the coin was cold enough! I would suggest only taking one coin out of freezer at once otherwise it may be difficult to work with.5. Choose your design and use the press to complete your coin. Voila! I will say that my 9 year old’s coins looked perfect compared to the ones my 6 year old made I’m not sure what they did differently but don’t be put off by some of my pictures I added.Yes it is a very fiddly process and you need to do it on a day when not only your kids are engaged but you are also well rested and patient 😁.I did it with them after a night shift and at one point I just wanted it all to go away but my kids were just too happy and keen😂. But I say they spent about a good hour and half making these and they thought it was magical! So I was happy.1 bag of Cadbury giant buttons was more than what you need for the lot. I also ordered green foil from amazon and that worked better than the one provided!Just make sure you put all coins in freezer all the time they are not being used and you will be fine!

Yes, it is a bit of a faff to make. But my 5 year old daughter LOVED it! We melted the chocolate in the microwave as otherwise it would take far too long. We filled 6 moulds, put them in the fridge, 20 minutes later we were wrapping and stamping! This bit took a while, the chocolate was starting to melt again towards the end. That said, they produced fairly well wrapped coins and the embossing worked well, though she did turn the handle at least 10 times rather than the stated 6!All in all, it wasn't as bad as I feared!

This was the only thing my daughter wanted for her 6th birthday, a friend warned me off it and the review's on here didn't help, but I decided to buy it anyway so as not to disappoint her. If you warm the chocolate up in the microwave it does speed up the melting process, which is what some people have complained about, but overall it was a lengthy process which my daughter soon got bored of, and I did most of it myself, I was surprised there wasn't any chocolate in the box, luckily we had some chocolate drops in the cupboard, there seemed to be a lot of washing up to do at the end of lots of little bits and pieces covered in chocolae. To sum up, we used it once and it hasn't been out the box since, so probably not woth bothering with!!

After reading the reviews on this toy I was very nervous about buying it, but after all the adverts before Christmas 2010 I had a very insistent 4-year old! I couldn't have been more pleasantly surprised. Firstly, this toy lasts- we still have it- yes we replaced the gold foil with tin foil and had to get some more chocolate buttons- those are the disposable elements, but the rest is still functioning the same. Yes, you need to oversee your child doing it for the first few times and you will always need to put water from the kettle into the chamber, but wouldn't you normally spend time playing games with your kids? My son was totally motivated to make something- a bit like cooking, which he could do almost entirely on his own (except for the first step with hot water), select the stampers and get something out at the end that he was proud of and could then eat! I think that this toy teaches kids about counting, melting, over-filling and under-filling, patience, multiple steps, making choices and fine motor skills. When my sons friends came around they all wanted a turn. Admittedly some had a longer attention span than others- but this is the same with all kids when they are cooking. i would say that this toy has been one of the longest lasting of all the toys that i bought last Christmas and my 5 year old still wants to play with it.

what a waste of time! a little more effort from the manufacture and this could, COULD have been a decent toy, I bought a block of co op's own chocolate, its quite thick and chunky but melted rather rapidly using hot tap water in the melter dish provided, I must admit I was surprised! the next few steps were easy enough and before we knew it we were at the point of putting the chocolate moulds in the freezer! YIPPEE! or not!! as soon as you take the bastard things out they melt! leaving your hands looking like you forgot to use toilet paper during your last toilet visit! we put them back in the freezer for another 20 minutes.. same thing happened, more gooey s*** looking chocolate as soon as it touches your skin! the few we managed to get wrapped in the foil, ( might I add the meagre amount of foil!!) ended up turning into half embossed half melted pieces of s***e even my 4 year old chocolate mad child hesitated to attempt to eat! and this kid eats almost anything! it says turn the handle 6 times, pfffft load of crap!! we turned it 8 times, same result, we tried turning the damn bloody thing 10 times and still barely an imprint on the foil! so in case your still not clear on my opinion on this wretched thing, ITS S***E DO NOT BUY!!

So much fun with y Grandson, messy but great

Very nice!

son loves it but very detailed instructions..and press doesn't work that great

Era para regalo, creo que le gustó no puedo opinar mucho de este producto

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Cadeau de Noël. Marque Anglaise....jouet solide...Bon rapport qualité /prix...Pas de mauvaise surprise....Je recommande.

Ma fille m'a demander le coin maker pour son anniversaire. C'est très bon et nous avons utilisé beaucoup de fois, elle adore.