Surprise, it's illegal!

    With Easter just around the corner and our class having just read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, I thought it would be appropriate to write about Kinder Surprise. They are illegal in the United States of America. Yes, these children confectionary products are illegal in the USA because of the risk of choking on the toys inside. While many children in Europe get giant Kinder Surprise eggs for Easter, in America, they get giant, hollow chocolate bunnies because eating a giant chocolate egg is weirder than eating a giant chocolate bunny. When I was younger, I remember there being a similar treat known as the Wonder Ball that had either a toy or more candy inside. These are also banned in America. Being able to get my hands on a Kinder Surprise, took me back to when I was a child. The thought that both of these candies are banned in the United States only reinforced my need to eat this chocolate.

     The other Hawai’i girl that I live with bought one just to reminisce about her childhood as well. Hilarity ensued when she took a great big bite out the egg only to have the entire thing shatter and crumple onto the table. Picking up the pieces, we tried to remember what it was like as child to bite into the chocolate and discover something inside (obviously we didn’t choke on the prizes), and we barely remembered them. These moments that we attempted to relive as adults no longer holds the same meaning as they did when we were children. However, we did get some sort of thrill knowing that what we were eating was illegal…in America.

Natasja is so excited about this illegal egg.