Big G Monster Cereals Are HERE!! - Win a Monster Cereals Prize Pack including a Target gift card!

My kids love cereal, it is a staple in our household.  My two year old especially loves the sweet ones with marshmellows and fun shapes.  These days he can't get enough of cereal -he eats it morning, noon and night!  To satisfy his cravings I make sure to have a variety of cereals on hand at all times.  This week I am so excited because the Big G Monster Cereals are in stores now so I get to give him some classic spoonfuls of spooky fun, which I know he will love!

Each fall for over forty years fans go crazy for the Big G Monster Cereals.  You know the ones I'm talking about: Count Chocula, Boo Berry and Franken Berry.  For some families purchasing these spooky cereals is a tradition that has been celebrated for decades.  Being only 31, I can't remember a fall in my lifetime that I didn't see these cereals on the shelves.

New this year, the Monster Cereal boxes have a fresh new look.  They are the perfect way to get kids in the mood and thinking about all of the Halloween fun that is coming their way in just a few short weeks. The Monster Cereals combine chocolaty, blueberry and strawberry flavored cereal with colorful marshmallow shapes that kids and adults enjoy. Each serving of the playful, monster-themed cereals are low in fat with no cholesterol or saturated fat. Count Chocula, Boo Berry and Franken Berry are a good source of calcium, whole grain and nine other essential vitamins and minerals. Parents can take a bite and reminisce about the past and some kids, like mine, will be enjoying the Monster Cereals for the first time.

The Monster Cereals will only be available from September 26 through October 31st at your local Target store, retailing for approximately $1.99.

Share in the excitement! You can visit www.grocerysavvy.com to access fun Monster Cereals photos and desktop backgrounds!

Fun Monster Cereal Facts (taken from Press Release)





About Count Chocula® Cereal:

A spoonful of spooky fun in every bowl, Count Chocula is a whimsical way to start the day. Made with whole grain corn, Count Chocula combines chocolaty cereal with colorful marshmallow shapes to create a delicious cereal that kids and adults can enjoy. Each serving of this playful, monster-themed cereal is low in fat with no cholesterol or saturated fat. It's also a good source of calcium, whole grain, and 9 other essential vitamins and minerals. General Mills monster-themed cereals include Boo Berry, Count Chocula, and Franken Berry

Fun Facts

• Count Chocula is one of three Monster Cereals (The others are Boo Berry and Franken Berry)
• Count Chocula cereal was first introduced in March of 1971
• Count Chocula is a vampire who prefers chocolate to blood
• Count Chocula tagline- “I vant to eat your cereal!”
• The first images of Count Chocula were drawn by artist George Karn
• In the 1980’s the Count Chocula character was ‘re-stylized’ and new boxes were introduced (including a set where Count Dracula- Bela Lagosi- is chasing a terrified Count Chocula)
• In 1993, another character overhaul returned the Count Chocula image to resemble his former self --large early, pointy nose & fingers; long, thin fingers etc.
• Count Chocula cereal (along with other Monster Cereals) sales double in October
• Count Chocula cereal rolls out a new box look in 2010.

About Franken Berry® Cereal: 

A spoonful of spooky fun in every bowl, Franken Berry is a whimsical way to start the day. Made with whole grain corn, Franken Berry combines strawberry-flavored cereal with colorful marshmallow shapes to create a delicious cereal that kids and adults can enjoy. Each serving of this playful, monster-themed cereal is low in fat with no cholesterol or saturated fat. It's also a good source of calcium, whole grain, and 9 other essential vitamins and minerals. General Mills monster-themed cereals include Boo Berry, Count Chocula, and Franken Berry.

Fun Facts 

•  Franken Berry is a cuddly, pink version of the Frankenstein monster
• Franken Berry is afraid of BooBerry
• Franken Berry loves strawberries
• Launched second to Count Chocula in October of 1971
• Franken Berry co-starred with Count Chocula in commercials
• Franken Berry voice was provided by Bob McFadden and was done in imitation of Boris Karloff (Known for the Frankenstein movies)
• To this day, Franken Berry still wears the same clothes that he wore when we was first created
• Franken Berry cereal rolls out a new box look in 2010. 

About Boo Berry® Cereal: 

A spoonful of spooky fun in every bowl, Boo Berry is a whimsical way to start the day. Made with whole grain corn, Boo Berry combines blueberry-flavored frosted cereal with colorful marshmallow shapes to create a delicious cereal that kids and adults can enjoy. Each serving of this playful, monster-themed cereal is low in fat with no cholesterol or saturated fat. It's also a good source of calcium, whole grain, and 9 other essential vitamins and minerals. General Mills monster-themed cereals include Boo Berry, Count Chocula, and Franken Berry.


Fun Facts

• Third cereal of the line of Monster Cereals Boo Berry is a Blue ghost with a red bow-tie and red and yellow striped hat
• Launched in 1973
• Cereal compared to Lucky Charms® however it’s a blueberry cereal with blueberry marshmallows
• The marshmallows are often referred to as ‘spooky fun marshmallows’
• The voice of Boo Berry was based on that of Peter Lorre- the voice was provided by Paul Frees who was also the voice of the Pillsbury Doughboy and Frosty the Snowman 
• Boo Berry cereal rolls out a new box look in 2010.

Win a Monster Cereal Prize Pack!

One lucky Pretty Pink Momma reader will win a Monster Cereals Prize Pack that contains one box of each Monster Cereal, a $10 Target Gift Card and a Monsters Cereals trick or treat tote bag.  (ARV $16)

How To Enter:  Giveaway is now closed.  Comment on this post telling me what your favorite Monster Cereal is.  Giveaway open to US only.

Congratulations to Karenmed409!

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• Get ONE Extra Entry for each Monsters Trivia question that you answer correctly

1. Name the three “Monster” Cereals.
2. Which two Monster Cereals were introduced in March of 1971?
3. In what year was Boo Berry introduced?
4. Which one of these was an actual prize given away in the Monster Cereal boxes in 1979?
a. Monster-shaped backpacks
b. Monster-themed records, including one called “Monsters Adventures in Outer Space
c. Miniature lava lamps with floating Monsters
5. What kids’ prize came in the first-ever boxes of Boo Berry?
6. Name one of the Monster Cereals that’s no longer sold.
7. Artist George Carn drew the first images of Count Chocula. Name the other cereal cartoon character he designed.

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