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7.01.2009

Cereal Box Prize

Every kid loves opening a cereal box to discover a prize.... And even though he's not a kid anymore, I thought my husband might appreciate this little Midweek Romance.

So, I bought a box of his favorite cereal (I know what you're thinking..."Rice Squares?"...yup, he's adventurous, that husband of mine) and carefully opened it so no proof of tampering would be evident when he opened it for the first time. I put his "prize" inside (he'd wanted this DVD for a while) and sealed it back up. I let him pour his cereal before me that day. He saw the label on the box and asked, "Did this come on the box?" I said, "Ya..weird, huh?" He opened it to find his movie and looked at me in disbelief. He still wasn't sure if it came that way from the store or not! (He's not usually this gullible...)


For the prize, you could use a variety of things:

1. A love note
2. A love coupon
3. An item that he/she wants that actually fits in the box
4. Tickets to a movie/event he/she wants to see or go to
5. A favorite candy bar
6. A Lotto Card
7. An invitation for a romantic evening: Love Doctor, Camp out at Home
8. Gift Card to their favorite store (for no reason at all)
9. Gift certificate to a restaurant for that weekend

18 comments:

Jennifer said...

Fantastic idea! I love it!

~ Jennifer
http://thetoyboxyears.blogspot.com/

Anonymous said...

Oh my gosh, this is such a fun idea as well. Honestly, Cher, how do you come up with all of these?

I'm definitely going to have to use this really soon. My husband has been dying to see Transformers 2 at the IMax. I'm thinking I need to get some tickets asap! Plus, I'm going grocery shopping really soon too. Perfect timing!

Maryx said...

Thanx for all the WONDERFUL tips!!
I love ideas like these...

Anonymous said...

Love it! I'll have to try it in my hub's fruity pebble box.....so manly, I know!

thatgirlblogs said...

cute idea but I think I'll use it on my kid's birthday. hilARious!

Wrendy and Bronson said...

I am so glad you liked the Emergency Survival kit. I would love for you to put it on your "no girls allowed." I was actually extremely surprised that My man came up with such a great idea! Hopefully his idea will inspire other men out there.

P.S.
I love your blog. It has such great ideas! I just did "Your invited to a night Under the stars." He loved it! Thanks for all your great idea's.

Wrendy

Tyson and Emily said...

Marvelous idea!! It would be so good of me to do this!! My husband is always up before me and has a bowl of cereal for breakfast then leaves for work...this idea would be PERFECT for him!! :)

Shari said...

such a cute idea! I wish my hubby ate cereal. I'll have to find a way to adapt this somehow. :)

Kate said...

This is cute, cute, cute!!! My hubby doesn't really eat cereal but he eats TONS of candy. I will have to think of a way to incorporate this idea into candy. haha

Erika said...

Such a great idea!! I always have a hard time surprising my hubby, he always beats me to the punch. This'll be fun!

High Heels and Huntin' Boots said...

Cute! I love that it's quick and easy too! I will definitely try this!

Cook Family said...

Cher--you are full of great ideas--love this one!

SS said...

I luv luv luv this idea. I'm a huge fan of leaving little surprises.

Melody said...

This is a great idea and a fun way to start the day! Another fun find! Thanks Cher!

Rhiannon Bosse said...

LOVVEEE IT!! I am going to do this for sure :) Thanks Cher!

Anonymous said...

My husband would DIE from excitement. I'm totally doing this!

Lee said...

I've recently started dating this girl that i'm really into. I'm going to write her a letter with how I feel, and maybe some cute song lyrics asking her to officially be mine! Hers is kix. I found this to be really adorable. Thanks so much for posting this!!!!

Anonymous said...

SUCH a great idea! I love it :)