Playing "Cheerios" is hard work!
Every morning no matter what time it is, (usually six am with my husband and later again in the morning with me,) Oliver hears us opening the box of Cheerios. He will run up and sit. We will then toss him a cheerio so he can run after it. I have watched him play several minutes with just one Cheerio. Batting and chasing it around like he is playing soccer. And he never eats them. He just plays until it goes under the stove or somewhere else he can't reach. And then after he has done his morning exercise, Oliver is ready for a nap...