Since there was only one old red wagon to play with at her house, we always played with the crackers for awhile before we ate them! They became roaring circus animals, jungle creatures, or spectacular pets. Animal crackers & your imagination can fill up an afternoon better than video games! ~Dawn from California

I remember when I was little girl how I would gaze at the animal cracker display in the grocery store. At the end of the cookie aisle there was always a special display of animal cracker boxes stacked up one on top of the other like a pyramid.

I was fascinated by the little boxes of animal crackers, and they were especially unique because they had a little handle on top by which to carry the box. As I would stare at the boxes I would imagine myself at the school yard holding my animal cracker box by the handle so that it resembled a little lunchbox. What an amazing lunch it would have been! Fortunately, my mom always gave in to my school yard fantasy and allowed me to purchase a box whenever we went grocery shopping. I loved the light not too sugary taste as well as the cute little animal shapes of the crackers.

Even as an adult I still love to purchase a box of animal crackers and carry it by the handle, feeling like a kid again. ~ Indira from California

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