Birthday Box

Previously:

Bowl Game  - -  Breakfast Feud  

It's Cap'n Crunch's birthday but you get the present!

Okay, maybe not a present but a new cereal variant instead.  Cap'n Crunch's Birthday Crunch was on the shelves recently to celebrate the maritime mascot's 60th birthday.  The celebratory cereal is "Birthday Cake" flavor (which isn't really a thing) and allows breakfast enthusiasts to celebrate right along with the breakfast elder.  The multi-colored cereal comes in a multi-colored box with lot's of surprises on the back.  Let's take a look:

There's a lot going on.  A lot fo the old gang is back to play games, have fun, and celebrate the big 6-0.  Just for funsies, let's see what we can see in a back-of-the-box breakdown.

Every celebration needs a celebrity guest and this one has Quisp!  The fellow Quaker Cereal mascot decided to do a walk-on with well wishes for the Cap'n on his big day.  I though at first he was in one of his wacky, space-aged flying saucer contraptions but it looks like some other party guests are also riding in the pseudo-saucers.

The Cap'n's trusty companion Seadog and nefarious villain Jean LaFoote, the barefoot pirate, are both riding around in these things.  There's a party atmosphere so maybe they're meant to be some kind of carnival rides?  Only the Cereal Gods know for sure.

Young Brunhilde is also in attendance and decided to make it a pool party by diving into a giant bowl of the new, colorful concoction.  This is meant to be a maze you can navigate while you crunch your morning meal but it doesn't make sense to me.  Is the milk part supposed to be the path?  That clearly doesn't go anywhere near the "Finish."  And what's with this guy:

Is this supposed to be one of the Soggies?  I know it's been awhile but the design isn't right.  The eyes aren't yellow and there's some kind of pink/purple substance around the eyes.  There appears to be a cereal piece that's incorrectly(?) colored white that may or may not be a nose?  Maybe I'm out of the loop concerning the extended Cap'n Crunch Universe but this one is a head scratcher.

Smedly's back in all his peanut buttery glory.  Another part of the box instructs hungry readers to find five rings to "fling on" his snout.  I took a look around and found a couple.  This is the type of activity that may require multiple breakfast attempts to complete.  But after all this fun, it's time for presents:

Nothing beats a fun unscramble first thing in the morning.  The answer to this puzzle doubles down on the questionable celebratory cereal "flavor."  All in all, it's not a bad way to pass the time while working through your bowl.  Congrats to the Cap'n on reaching the milestone and here's to 60 more years of breakfast shenanigans!