
I’ve been a fan of the things Tops Malibu makes for a while, and it’s great to see this page on the story of the surprise ball show up on their site. I remember getting a very small small surprise ball out of a gumball machine in, I think, Oklahoma as a kid. It was so much fun to discover and I never forgot about it, so when I found the Tops Malibu surprise balls being sold in a shop near my apartment in San Francisco a few years ago I was very pleased to find out they were still being made.

![[Valentines Day
crackers meant for two]](/images/sidebar/2011spring/valentinescrackers2.jpg)
![[cake wtih a rainbow inside]](/images/sidebar/2011spring/rainbowcake.jpg)
![[papier-mache polka dot easter eggs]](/images/sidebar/2011spring/papiermacheeggs.jpg)
![[Easter Surprise
Eggs filled with treats]](/images/sidebar/2011spring/surpriseeggs2.jpg)
![[Easter Surprise
Eggs, lined with chocolate and filled with treats]](/images/sidebar/2011spring/chocolatesurpriseeggs.jpg)
![[Dahlia Pin made from
felt]](/images/sidebar/2011spring/dahliapin.jpg)
![[]](/images/sidebar/2011spring/flowerpancakes.jpg)
![[car kit full of useful
items for Fathers Day]](/images/sidebar/2011spring/fathersday.jpg)
