NATIONWIDE -- We know the warning not to play with our food, but General Mills may be encouraging just the opposite.

The company partnered with Rube Goldberg Inc. to create cereal boxes that can be transformed into one of six Rube Goldberg-type machines.

The specially-marked boxes include Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Cocoa Puffs, Cookie Crisp, Lucky Charms and Reese's Puffs.

Each box includes instructions that are meant to be fun and easy.

Posting a photo of your machine on Instagram or the General Mills Cereal Facebook page could get you a chance to win a college scholarship.

General Mills says this effort is to promote science, technology, engineering and math education.