What is that thing?

Brayden: "What is that thing back here (pointing inside his mouth)?"
Jason: "What thing"
Brayden: "The thing that hangs in front of your throat"
Jason: "Your tonsils"
Me: "No, your tonsils are behind there on the sides of your throat. I think that is the uvula."
Brayden: "No, I know what it is! It is a pinata for you food to knock around when you are swallowing it"

..... Okay, food pinata it is!