Occasionally a gift for my daughter is really more of a gift for me. My aunt, uncle and cousins from New England recently sent this Red Sox jack in the box for Madame's birthday. I wasn't sure what would pop out (I was thinking it would probably be their mascot), so we start the crank up and in the middle of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" out pops David Ortiz. Big Papi. It totally ruled me, or as I probably should say, it's wicked cool.
Apparently baseball card company Upper Deck makes them with all kinds of teams and athletes for the NBA, NFL and MLB. So if you're looking for a gift for a kid who's got a dad who is probably way too into the Lakers, or Packers, or World Champion Boston Red Sox (for instance), you really can't go wrong.
Check out all the Jox Box versions ($18 to $20) at Amazon.com
This has to be the coolest thing I've ever seen. And, I have to admit, Papi in the Box is probably the coolest of the cool. I'm a Yankee fan, though, so my kids will probably have to make do with an A-Rod, since Jeter is predictably sold out.
Posted by: Hank | August 02, 2005 at 12:32 PM
Jeter-in-the-Box arrived yesterday. (They were available from UpperDeck.) When my kids asked to play with it, I told them they had to wash their hands first. Yes, I'm a bit crazy.
Posted by: Hank | August 06, 2005 at 06:06 PM