<P> Kinder Surprise is a hollow milk chocolate egg, lined with a layer of sweet milk - flavored cream . Inside each egg is a plastic capsule that contains a small surprise toy, which sometimes requires assembly . The capsule case is yellow, reportedly to resemble an egg's yolks . The chocolates have foil packaging with warning labels advising parents to avoid giving the eggs to children under three years old, and encouraging supervision during consumption . </P> <P> Kinder Surprise was originally created with children in mind, replicating an Italian Easter family tradition in which adults give children a large chocolate egg with a toy inside . However, Kinder Surprise toys have become collectible for adults as well . Collectors often try to acquire all toys within a themed set . Some even share their egg openings on social media, or create their own toys and re-wrap them in Kinder Surprise packaging . More than 100 new toys are distributed each year . Around 12,000 different toys had been included within Kinder Surprise as of 2016 . </P> <P> According to CNNMoney, Kinder Surprise is most popular in Germany, Russia, and the United Kingdom . Michele Ferrero and William Salice have been credited as co-creators of the candy . </P> <P> In 1968, Michele Ferrero raised the idea with his employees of a product that could be given to children so they could have a little "surprise" every day, based on the Italian tradition of large chocolate eggs given to children by their parents at Easter . Ferrero said that at first his attempt to follow through this idea was unsuccessful after employees questioned the order he placed for a machine to make the chocolate eggs . They thought it would not be profitable, since eggs are only for Easter . Ferrero also said that he wanted the product to have a higher milk content and make that a key part of its promotion; he felt that mothers would respond well to the idea of giving their children more milk . Ferrero commissioned William Salice to realize the concept . </P>

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