But excavating was half the fun.

Today I found a prize in my cereal.  Well, not really in the cereal because it was found between the cereal bag and the cardboard box.  I'm sure it was put there for health reasons, but the placement takes some of the fun out of cereal prizes because it takes away the challenge of actually finding the prize.  There's no seeing if you have the willpower to encounter the prize through the natural daily pourings of cereal into the bowl.  There's no removing of the bag from the box to see if you can see the prize through the bag to find its exact location.  There's no grabbing a mixing bowl and pouring out the cereal, getting the prize, and then trying to get it back into the bag without spilling.  Most of all, there's no digging through the cereal with your hand, clawing at it and pulverizing little bits along the way as you grope blindly for the plastic encased reason  you bought the cereal in the first place.  As I said, there's probably a health reason for it, but as far as I know, I never got sick from eating cereal that might have been touched by my unwashed hands.  Besides, that point becomes pretty much moot when you realize that you'll be reaching into the box anyway to grab a handful of cereal for a snack every now and then.  Oh well, I still like finding prizes in my cereal because goodness knows I wouldn't buy the toys if I saw them in the store (and besides, I only have to buy four more boxes to get the whole set...so long as I don't get an duplicates).