Fun Friday – What’s in your cereal bowl? – Fun Facts and other trivia

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Do you have a favorite cereal? For several years I lived in a city that was called the cereal capital of the world, Battle Creek, MI. During the time I was there, it was the headquarters of Kellogg’s. I’d have to say I’m partial to many of the Kellogg brand cereals with Froot Loops topping my list of favorites, but Chex and MultiGrain Cheerios are on my list too.

Some mornings on my way to work I could smell the cereal cooking, baking, being prepared. Often it was a fruity smell and I’d try to guess which cereal it was. Did you know that cereal was invented in Battle Creek by Dr. John Harvey Kellogg and his brother William Keith Kellogg? They founded the Kellogg Company in 1906.

Do you remember the days when you used to sit and eat a bowl of cereal and read the back of the box while eating? Yeah, I still do that sometimes. This led to the idea of posting fun facts about cereal. Test your knowledge with the information below. Did you know…

·         Cereal was first invented when colonial housewives started serving popcorn with sugar and cream for breakfast.

·         The word cereal comes from Cerealia, the name of ancient Roman ceremonies that honored Ceres, the goddess of grain.

·         The average American eats 160 bowls of cereal each year.

·         One bushel of wheat will make 53 boxes of cereal.

·         Breakfast cereal is the third most popular item sold in grocery stores after carbonated beverages and milk.

Can you identify the cereals below by their tag lines?

1.      “They’re G-R-E-A-T”

2.      “Coo Coo for…”

3.      “They’re magically delicious”

4.      “Just follow your nose, wherever it goes, the flavor of fruit…”

5.      “The cereal of champions”

6.      “Snap, Crackle, Pop”

7.      “Silly rabbit….are for kids”

If you still enjoy eating cereal as an adult, know that you are not alone. Check out this cereal commercial of adults who confess to indulging in cereal as a treat.

 

Are you ready for the answers to the tag lines?

       1.      Frosted Flakes

       2.      CoCo Puffs

       3.      Lucky Charms

       4.      Froot Loops (the old commercials with Toucan Sam)

       5.      Wheaties

       6.      Rice Krispies

       7.      Trix

Did you get all of the tag lines correct?

Wordless Wednesday – What do you see?

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Can you figure out this picture? Do you see the old woman or the young woman?

5 things you should know when supervising other people’s kids

Emmanuel bouncing on a trampoline for a slam dunk - Skyzone Indoor Trampoline Park (Canton, MI)

When was the last time a parenting experience took you through unchartered territory? It just happened to me. Only this time it wasn’t my kids who had me living on the edge, it was the group of kids I chaperoned on a field trip. The adventure took place at an indoor trampoline park.

After forcing their feet into special rubber soled shoes the kids were ready to jump. There was music playing, dodge ball games going and both kids and adults jumping all around us. I was overstimulated and we hadn’t been in the place longer than fifteen minutes.

During our field trip I learned some new things about supervising other people’s children. Here is a list of five things I learned:

1.      Only believe half of what the kids tell you – eg. “Yes, my mom said I could spend all of my money, on anything I want.” What I saw was a child with a large blue slush drink, a hot dog and candy.

2.      Bring an extra tote bag – the kids didn’t realize that they couldn’t have anything in their pockets while jumping, so I held onto all of their trinkets (pocket hand sanitizers, key rings, small toys, etc.).

3.      Have patience – there may be many situations that call for patience. On this trip it was when each child wanted to go to the bathroom or the concession stand, one at a time, multiple times. I know what you’re thinking, just take them all at once; things didn’t work out that way this time.

4.      Make sure you are well rested – kids never seem to run out of energy and they don’t want you to watch them do something, they want you to engage with them.

5.      Be firm, but have fun

What have you experienced while caring for someone else’s child?