HOT TIPS; SESAME STREET BEANIES GO WITH THE GRAIN.Byline: Carol Bidwell Kids, cereal and bean-bag toys - what a combination. At least that's what Kellogg's thought when it came up with idea of putting Sesame Street Mini-Beans into 25 million boxes of eight varieties of breakfast cereal breakfast cereal, a food made from grain, commonly eaten in the morning. The oldest type of cereal, known as porridge or gruel, requires cooking in water or milk. The modern breakfast cereals, however, are entirely precooked and eaten in cold milk. The first precooked cereal was probably invented in 1863 by James Jackson. this month. Different cereals are paired with specific characters, so it's a good idea to check the box before you buy. The free toys - in characters that include Betty Lou, Zoe, Elmo, Mumford, Bert, Ernie, Twiddle See tilde. Bug, Rubber Duckie, Oscar the Grouch, Honker, Baby Bear, Baby Natasha, Grover, Benny Rabbit, Sherlock Hemlock, the Count, Big Bird, Guy Smiley, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Barkley, Telly Monster, Cookie Monster (recreation) cookie monster - (From the children's TV program "Sesame Street") Any of a family of early (1970s) hacks reported on TOPS-10, ITS, Multics and elsewhere that would lock up either the victim's terminal (on a time-sharing machine) or the console (on a batch mainframe), repeatedly demanding "I WANT A COOKIE". The required responses ranged in complexity from "COOKIE" through "HAVE A COOKIE" and upward. See also wabbit., Rosita and Herry Monster - are valued at $2.99. Didn't get a toy? An additional 50 million boxes of cereal will feature a ``Global Adventure with Ernie & Bert'' package in which the Sesame Street pals are transported to four different countries to teach kids about world history and geography. The cereals can be found in any grocery store. - Carol Bidwell IT'S JUST AN ACT ``To the moon, Alice!'' ``Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings.'' Now, if you can deliver those lines with an actor's gusto, you may just be a hit at Act One, a newfangled version of Charades with a bit of Trivial Pursuit thrown in. Players have 60 seconds to act out scenes from popular movies and TV shows while teammates try to guess the title. Titles range from current hits like ``Ally McBeal'' or ``Saving Private Ryan'' to classics like ``The Honeymooners'' and ``It's a Wonderful Life.'' The game, which retails for $24.99, is available at Toys R Us and other retail locations that sell board games. Or order by phone at (800) 470-2281. - Carol Bidwell FOR THE MILLENNIUM'S MIX MASTERS There's one more little gadget that just might make mixing and mingling more fun at your Super Bowl party: Krups North America Inc.'s new cocktail mixer. The Midnight Cocktail mixer, crafted in champagne with blue accents, features a 16-ounce plastic container in the shape of a champagne flute to mix all your festive beverages in. A built-in stirrer in the shape of a barman holding the number 2000 (will we ever get past the millennium?) helps agitate the mixture. Powered by two AA batteries so you can mix it up in kitchen, living room or wherever the party takes you, the Midnight Cocktail comes with its own recipe book and an ice tray, which yields miniature ice cubes. The mixer retails for $14.99 at appliance stores and merchandisers' housewares departments. - Carol Bidwell ODDS 'N' ENDS FREEBIES Get a free 16-page scrapbook to chronicle the firsts in Fido or Fluffy's life with you by logging on to www.Friskies.com for a request form. Send the form and bar codes from six Friskies products plus $1.99 for shipping and handling to: Friskies Millennium Memories Scrapbook, P.O. Box 5258, Young America, Minn. 55558-5258. Requests must be postmarked by May 31. ADVICE New and about-to-be parents may order a free subscription to ``the very best baby'' magazine by visiting Nestle's Web site, www.verybestbaby.com, and may contact baby experts through a toll-free advice line, (800) 811-7500. CONTESTS The kneeling nymph that since 1894 has been the logo of White Rock Beverages needs a makeover, and would-be artists are being asked to submit new designs. The company - which produces and markets sarsaparilla sarsaparilla (särs'pərĭl`ə, săs'–), common name for various plants belonging to two different classes and also for an extract from their roots, formerly much used in medicine and in beverages., cream soda, birch beer, ginger beer and flavored teas and lemonades - will award a cash prize to the artist who pens the winning entry. Prizes also will be given to most avant-garde, most futuristic and best cartoon featuring Psyche. Entry deadline is March 31. Color illustrations or computer images can be sent to: The Psyche Makover Contest, White Rock Beverages, 16-16 Whitestone Expressway, Whitestone, N.Y. 11357. For more contest information, check out the company's Web site at www.whiterockbeverages.com. - Carol Bidwell CAPTION(S): 4 photos, box Photo: (1) no cutline (Three Sesame Street Beanies with bowl of cereal) (2) no cutline (Krups champagne-glass-shaped mixer) (3) no cutline (Game box simulating director's clapboard clapboard (klăb`ərd), board used for the exterior finish of a wood-framed building and attached horizontally to the wood studs. The word, in its original and strict use, refers to a product of New England; boards of similar type made elsewhere are termed siding.) (4) no cutline (How to play: game card) Box: ODDS 'N' ENDS (see text) |
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