# Whimsical Waffle Makers This Animal Waffle Maker Will Keep Breakfasts Exciting By Thomas Wade-West | Published 2013-09-23 | Life-Stages Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/animal-waffle-maker References: [shutupandtakemymoney](http://shutupandtakemymoney.com/circus-animal-waffle-maker/) & [amazon](http://www.amazon.com/Smart-Planet-WM-3-Circus-Waffle/dp/B002G4FDBO?tag=trenhunt0f-20) Keep your kids quiet in the mornings with this circus animal waffle maker. This cute little waffle maker makes three delicious [Belgian waffles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/waffle-bites) at a time. The portable contraption is simple and fun to use: simply load the pre-made cut-outs with your batter and prepare for a wild morning. The cut-outs come available in three shapes: a clown, a lion and an elephant. The high-energy contraption cooks your waffles within only a few minutes and features a power and ‘ready’ indicator light to know when you’re ready to eat. An easy to clean, [non-stick coating](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/multimaker-flex-press-grill-system) will make clean-up a breeze. Spice up those boring breakfasts with this cute animal waffle maker for only $20. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.9/10 - Popularity: 12% | Activity: 7% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 10% men, 90% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Life-Stages](https://www.trendhunter.com/life-stages) > [Youth](https://www.trendhunter.com/youth) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Cute Breakfast Appliances:** Opportunity to create more whimsical and fun kitchen appliances for breakfast. - **Personalized Kitchen Gadgets:** Potential to develop customizable kitchen gadgets that allow users to create unique breakfast items. - **Novelty Food Preparation:** Growing demand for innovative and unique food preparation tools and appliances. ### Where This Applies - **Kitchen Appliance Manufacturing:** Disruption opportunity to design and produce more creative and entertaining breakfast appliances. - **Kitchenware Retail:** Opportunity to curate and sell a wide range of novelty food preparation tools and gadgets. - **Food and Beverage Packaging:** Potential to create custom packaging designs for pre-made cut-outs, enhancing the overall breakfast experience. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Mini Waffle Makers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/waffle-bite-maker.md) - [Hollow Customizable Waffle Makers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chefman-big-stuff.md) - [Stuffed Pancake Appliances](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cucinapro-stuffed-pancake-maker.md) - [Mindful Design Kitchen Appliances](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hapffe-waffle-maker.md) - [Easter-Themed Kitchen Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/easterthemed-kitchen.md) - [All-Day Breakfast Boxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/breakfast-all-day.md) - [Waffle-Inspired Robo Vacuums](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eggovac.md) - [Smart Breakfast Griddles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/briochef.md) - [Ready-to-Heat Bubble Waffles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/trader-joes-bubble-waffles.md)