Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I am a 37-year-old artist and the mother of a 4-year-old. I, too, remember the original, truly classic Spirograph product--originally manufactured by Kenner (which is part of the problem with its current iteration, I suspect). To call this current model "Deluxe" is a cruel joke. I would recommend a Klutz product (a relatively new company with a sterling reputation for quality, by the way) instead. "The Spiral Draw Book" by Doug Stillinger (published by Klutz and available through Amazon.com)is not nearly as elaborate as the old spirograph, with all of its cool, gimmicky-shaped gears. And at $19.95, the Klutz product is certainly more expensive--but it works!! Klutz says that it is "not intended for children under 8 years". My 4-year-old daughter does require sustained assistance with it, but she *loves* it. I do, too!! The marketing geniuses at Hasbro should pull their heads out of their collective rear end and tap into the HUGE market of nostalgia-tripping parents (and grandparents) made up of discriminating people like ourselves. If you still have an insatiable jones for the late-60s Kenner original, go to eBay!! You'll need deep pockets for the first-edition or "mint-in-box" versions, but you can pick it up pretty cheap if all you want is something with the original parts that works.