Sno•Baller

To celebrate the new year, my bride, our boy and I headed into the mountains to play in the snow for a day. While breaking for lunch we bought a new toy for the little man, a Sno•Baller. This thing is the love child of ceremonial ribbon cutting scissors and a melon baller. But I will affirm that, given the right snow, it did indeed make perfect snowballs every time.


But reading the label aloud, adjacent to "Hours of fun for all ages" was the admonition "NOT INTENDED FOR USE UNDER 5 YEARS OLD." Our four and a half year old became concerned upon hearing this. Was it not going to be fun because he's four? Would he have to wait until April to play with it? Were we going to play with it in front of him? Most importantly, why does it say "all ages" then go on to exclude him? We assured him that being responsible parents, we'd dispense with all caution, disregard the warning and allow him unfettered access to his new toy.


It was, indeed, hours of fun for all ages.