But, it is very much worth it to throw them out in the snow, instead of having small-sided soccer matches going on in my kitchen. Yes, yes it is. They broke my fruit bowl this week. The one I got from Pier 1 way back when. It was expensive, but marked down to ghetto price (affordable to me). There was a crack patched in it, but I didn't care because it added to the charm of the dish.

Oh chip of the soccer ball and it is broke. Sometimes they kick it like they are on an open field, dangit. I usually allow the games to continue until:

someone starts crying
I hear the dishes rattle in the drainer
I hear the ball hit the stove and the burners rattle

Whining, though, too. If they can't decide on rules or yellow cards, or whatever the heck they're doing, and they come to me more than a couple times, I tell them they're done. If they like it enough they'll solve it themselves without bloody lips, screaming and tears. Otherwise, ball is mine.