I remember from my childhood how my six sisters and I would fight over the "prize" inside the cereal box. We would go to great lengths to make certain we got the prize which was inevitably at the bottom of the box. Mom would have to go to even greater lengths to make certain we played fair. She outlawed opening the cereal box from the bottom which was my favorite trick. She wouldn't even let us dig for the prize. She insisted that we pour just one bowl full of cereal and if it didn't come out on its own, then tough luck. Heaven forbid if we were caught sticking our hands in the box.
Eventually, I think my mom stopped buying cereal with prizes in it to cut down on the sibling squabbles. It sure has been a long time since I had a cereal toy. I kind of miss it.
As I write this, I am trying to think of a small present I could hide in the box of Athena's favorite cereal. The next time you are at your sweetheart's house, spike their cereal. Even a small card tucked among the Fruit Loops would make anyone's day.
Besides the card or gift, you could lace the cereal with candy hearts, Hershey's Kisses or M&Ms for added pizzazz. You can hide tickets to a baseball game inside your sweetheart's box of Wheaties. Surprise your loved one with a bracelet tucked among the two scoops of raisins in her favorite bran cereal.
I recall wishing that there were more colored marshmallows in each box of Lucky Charms. If someone surprised me with a box that was chock full of green clovers, blue moons, yellow stars and pink hearts I would be in cereal heaven. Sometimes I also crave other childhood cereals such as Captain Crunch, Sugar Pops and Boo Berry. I could go for a great big bowl right now.
Everyone has a cereal craving now and again. Do you know your sweetheart's cereal fantasy?
Michael Webb is author of The RoMANtic's Guide: Hundreds of Creative Tips for a Lifetime of Love You can order at Amazon.com or for more of Michael's FREE tips, visit www.TheRomantic.com 
