I was looking for a rolling pin for my 2.5 year old twins to use with play dough. The problem with most children's rolling pins is that they don't roll: the pins are connected to the barrel in one piece. This rolling pin is different - it is just like the one I grew up with - but smaller.

Here is the best part - I use it too! Both for cookies and pie crust. Now it is not ideal, because it is smaller (so it takes me a bit longer to make everything smooth and perfect) - however, because of the small size it fits in my kitchen drawers nicely, whereas the big ones don't fit in a drawer with other utensils. Therefore, I would gladly take the tradeoff of the smaller size for its convenience.

Therefore I recommend it both for play and for real cooking. I love this rolling pin and the totally reasonable price!

I hope you find this helpful!

This is a lovely rolling pin. It is nice and small (9 inches) so it is wonderful for a child( mine granddaughter is three). She handled it easily and enthusiastically. I used it myself on the sugar cookies I rolled out. I wonder now why I have a huge one when this one works well. Nice maple or what ever the wood is. Get it .

I was in a hurry when buying this and I must have missed that it said "children's rolling pin" in the name when I bought it, so when it arrived, I was really surprised. That said, it's actually a pretty awesome little rolling pin if you aren't rolling out something huge. It was exactly the right size for what I needed, and since this was a backup for when I'm visiting my folks (I'm a big baker and my parents don't have any equipment), the size is perfect to store there. I might have to get one for home, too, to replace the large one I don't really need. Great accidental purchase.

I liked this as it is the right size and smoothness (no pits on the surface) and has metallic bearings around which the handles rotate. It does the trick of rolling chapaatis, totis and tortillas good enough but I haven't used it for pie dough and cookie dough yet. Previously I had ChefMate and it was nice for a beginner baker like me, but the bearings were short lipped plastic which came out after 3 uses and although I can use it rolling tortillas, the plastic dowels need to be adjusted every now and then while rolling and is a pain. I decided I wanted to get better quality but not spend a good amount of money at this time, although i might as I progress. This was just right in size to fit inside the drawers and to manipulate. Didn't want the rolling part more than 10.75 (the size of the ChefMate, which by the way is no longer available anywhere). As a baker one needs a series of pins; I have bought a French pin, I have bought this, and I will be buying the metallic, pastry pin with different sized rings as the end in the near future.
I hope it lasts long as it seems sturdy and to let others know, this particular one is made in Taiwan. (The name is Mrs Anderson's but the company is HIC which makes decent kitchen goods and is US company). Says so on the label that came with it. There's another one of the same size of the same brand which is made in the USA with less reviews, but I have gotten this already. Not going to change. I like it.

This rolling pin is perfect for a child. I got it for my 4 yr old son to use for his play-dough. He loves it, and it's quite easy for him to use as well. The rolling pin with the play-dough is made of plastic and difficult for him to get a handle on. His hands fit perfect on this and the handle are easy to grip. We can even use it for cooking, not just playing! It shipped quickly, and is made quite well. I don't see this falling apart any time soon.