January 16, 2015 - The boy made a single trip to McDonald's last month. He scored a Spy Gear toy and then asked that we get him a set from eBay. When I agreed, he also requested a set of Penguins toys, because he had been paying attention to the commercials. It turns out that the Penguins are really nice toys - they are a periscope, binoculars, a wind-up toy, a water squirter, one that shoots a projectile, and one that launches a fish with a hidden message inside.
Let's see what's out there in restaurants this month! (More after the jump)
A quick check of the web sites for the more popular fast food restaurants reveals the following:
- McDonald's has books in their Happy Meals. The next promotion shown is a joint promo of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (spinning tops) and Sweethearts plush message hearts.
Submitted by Bobbi on Fri, 2015-01-16 17:48McDonald's Of Southern California Invites Families To Celebrate The Joy Of Reading With The Second Installment Of Happy Meal Books
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 13, 2015 -- From Jan. 9-22, McDonald's will offer books as the toy in Happy Meals, providing thousands of books to families across the Southland. Through a new collaboration with HarperCollins Children's Books, families will be able to enjoy a collection of four classic, Happy Meal-sized books: "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie," "Big Nate: In a Class by Himself" (abridged), "Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses" and "Flat Stanley Goes Camping." Each book, which also has a related activity element, brings imagination and play to life in a way that only McDonald's can. Books are available in English and also Spanish in select locations.
Submitted by News on Wed, 2015-01-14 16:54
December 19, 2014 - It's been a crazy month, so we made no fast food visits at all this past month. Looking back over the past year, the clear choice for our household's favorite fast food premium was The LEGO Movie cup collection from McDonald's. We ended up with a whole set and a few extras, and the cups have really gotten a lot of use.
Let's see what's out there in restaurants this month! (More after the jump)
A quick check of the web sites for the more popular fast food restaurants reveals the following:
- McDonald's has Spy Gear and Flutterbye toys in their Happy Meals. The next promotion shown appears to be books, including Pete the Cat. Our boy loves the Spy Gear toys, so I think an eBay purchase is in my near future.
The McDonald's McPlay app now has free ebooks in it as well as a game. The ebooks are also available on their web site.
Submitted by Bobbi on Fri, 2014-12-19 10:38
November 24, 2014 - We made just one trip to McDonald's this past month, where the boy snagged a Max Steel plane with a
missile launcher and I picked up a Hello Kitty toy that opens to reveal a hair barrette you can wear.
Let's see what's out there in restaurants this month! (More after the jump)
A quick check of the web sites for the more popular fast food restaurants reveals the following:
- McDonald's has Max Steel and Hello Kitty toys in their Happy Meals. The next promotion shown is Penguins of Madagascar.
The McDonald's McPlay app now has free ebooks in it as well as a game. The ebooks are also available on their web site.
- Sonic has Batman toys that they are promoting in their Wacky Pack meals.
Submitted by Bobbi on Mon, 2014-11-24 14:30
October 24, 2014 - The boy made a single trip to McDonald's this past month and scored a trick-or-treat bucket from The Book of Life. The buckets are similar to the ones from 2013, with a themed handle and stickers for customizing the bucket.
Let's see what's out there in restaurants this month! (More after the jump)
A quick check of the web sites for the more popular fast food restaurants reveals the following:
- McDonald's has two The Book of Life buckets in their Happy Meals. Or to be more accurate, the Happy Meals come in the buckets. Hee. The next promotion shown is Max Steel and Hello Kitty.
The McDonald's McPlay app now has free ebooks in it as well as a game. The ebooks are also available on their web site.
Submitted by Bobbi on Fri, 2014-10-24 13:44
September 19, 2014 - School has started again, so our fast food trips have again slowed down. The boy didn't make any trips this past month, but I did go to McDonald's to pick up a Hexbug toy. They still had the display up for the previous promotion, so you get two pictures this time around, yay!
If you missed last month's round-up, head back there and scroll to the bottom, as we had several informative comments from anonymous posters. (Thanks, folks!)
Let's see what's out there in restaurants this month! (More after the jump)
A quick check of the web sites for the more popular fast food restaurants reveals the following:
Submitted by Bobbi on Fri, 2014-09-19 12:11
August 2014 - The Toy Pizza series on YouTube has a new episode up!
Click here to check it out! This episode features fast food toys, including the recent Mario Kart toys from McDonald's.
They have also posted a bonus video to celebrate a new influx of subscribers - a short clip of the Daft Punk figures from Tamashii Nations.
Submitted by News on Mon, 2014-09-01 15:52
August 22, 2014 - The boy made two trips to Wendy's this past month, but has zero interest in the two Kung Fu Panda toys he got with his food. He has already let me know to hand them out at Halloween.
I bought a set of Guardians of the Galaxy drawstring backpacks from eBay because I wanted all six but I don't like Subway enough to eat there six times in a month. The bags are larger and nicer than I thought they would be. The fronts have pictures from the movie, while the backs have line drawings of the characters.
Let's see what's out there in restaurants this month! (More after the jump)
A quick check of the web sites for the more popular fast food restaurants reveals the following:
Submitted by Bobbi on Fri, 2014-08-22 17:02
July 22, 2014 - This seems to be a pattern - the boy made just one visit to fast food in the past month, choosing to get his chicken nuggets out of the freezer at home instead of in a retaurant. He came back from his one McDonald's trip with a Mario Kart 8 toy.
Let's see what's out there in restaurants this month! (More after the jump)
A quick check of the web sites for the more popular fast food restaurants reveals the following:
- McDonald's has toys from Mario Kart 8 and Teenie Beanie Boos in their Happy Meals. The next promotion shown is a joint promo of HotWheels and Barbie.
Their McPlay app now has free ebooks in it as well as a game. The ebooks are also available on their web site.
Submitted by Bobbi on Tue, 2014-07-22 16:00
June 16, 2014 - Once again, the boy made just one visit to fast food in the past month, scoring a pair of Pokemon toys at McDonald's. He also talked me into a set of Burger King's Tom and Jerry toys via eBay.
Let's see what's out there in restaurants this month! (More after the jump)
A quick check of the web sites for the more popular fast food restaurants reveals the following:
- McDonald's has toys from How to Train Your Dragon 2 in their Happy Meals. The next promotion shown is a joint promo of Mario Kart 8 and Teenie Beanie Boos.
Their McPlay app now has free ebooks in it as well as a game. The ebooks are also available on their web site.
Submitted by Bobbi on Mon, 2014-06-16 17:12