January 16, 2017 - The boy is approaching double-digits and seems to have mostly outgrown kids meals. Bummer. We'll just have to do this without him.
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 Teen Titans Go! toys and Sweethearts "clip gloss" as the goodies in their Happy Meals. The next promotion wasn't shown yet on January 16, because the site was still listing Sing toys as the current promotion while also saying that it runs through January 9th.
- Burger King's kids meal web site features The Secret Life of Pets toys. There are six different toys.
Submitted by Bobbi on Mon, 2017-01-16 16:32October 24, 2016 - We didn't eat out much since the last update, but the boy did score a Talking Tom figure at McDonald's. A few years back, he loved the Talking Tom apps, but he didn't seem especially interested in this toy. It's a cute figure, so I think he has just outgrown the license.
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 It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown trick-or-treat pails with their Happy Meals. The next promotion shown will be Trolls.
The McDonald's McPlay app has free ebooks in it as well as a game. The ebooks are also available on their web site.
- Sonic has Angry Birds movie toys their Wacky Pack meals, with Ninja Spoons coming soon.
Submitted by Bobbi on Mon, 2016-10-24 13:50September 4, 2016 - August brought with it the start of a new school year and a toy recall from McDonald's. They have recalled the Step-It activity bands that they gave out in Happy Meals in August. You can return the bands to McDonald's for a replacement toy and either a yogurt tube or apple slices.
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 Talking Tom toys in their Happy Meals. The next promotion shown is a joint promo of Justice League and DC Superhero Girls. Each will have eight toys, with half being action figures and half being role-play items.
The McDonald's McPlay app has free ebooks in it as well as a game. The ebooks are also available on their web site.
Submitted by Bobbi on Sun, 2016-09-04 12:52July 11, 2016 - For June, we made a single trip to McDonald's and picked up a Skylanders Superchargers toy. We don't play Skylanders, so this elicited a solid "meh" from the boy, although it is a pretty nice little 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 The Secret Life of Pets movie toys in their Happy Meals. The next promotion shown has Step-It activity bands.
The McDonald's McPlay app has free ebooks in it as well as a game. The ebooks are also available on their web site.
- Burger King's kids meal web site features The Penguins of Madagascar toys. There are six different toys.
Submitted by Bobbi on Mon, 2016-07-11 14:29
June 3, 2016 - School is finally out, so now we have a bit more time for small-scale "adventures" like leaving the house to go get toys at McDonald's. The boy scored one Angry Birds movie toy and decided that we'll get the rest on 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 Angry Birds movie toys in their Happy Meals. The next promotion shown is a joint one featuring Powerpuff Girls and Skylanders Superchargers.
The McDonald's McPlay app has free ebooks in it as well as a game. The ebooks are also available on their web site.
Submitted by Bobbi on Fri, 2016-06-03 13:53
May 6, 2016 - April was strangely busy, so we skipped eating at fast food restaurants and bought the boy a set of McDonald's plush Emoji toys from eBay. There are 16 in the set, so this was definitely the easier and less expensive option.
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:
- Burger King's kids meal web site features DC Super Friends toys. There are six different toys.
- Sonic has Mario & Luigi Paper Jam toys their Wacky Pack meals.
- The Chick-fil-A site shows six different Zooborns books as the goodies in their Kid's Meals. The under 3 toy is a board book.
No changes from last month at these restaurants:
Submitted by Bobbi on Fri, 2016-05-06 11:34April 12, 2016 - March brought us a blizzard and (unrelated) pneumonia, so we are delighted that it is finally April.
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 Emoji plush toys in their Happy Meals. The next promotion shown is from the Angry Birds movie. I see some eBay purchases in my near future!
The McDonald's McPlay app has free ebooks in it as well as a game. The ebooks are also available on their web site.
- Sonic has Teen Titans Go! toys their Wacky Pack meals.
- Subway Kids Meals have several different Jungle Book watches.
Submitted by Bobbi on Tue, 2016-04-12 10:01March 7, 2016 - February flew right by, even with the extra day. The only trip we made to a fast food restaurant was for a school fundraiser, but the boy did not want to by a kids meal then, so we scored no toys.
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 a joint promotion of My Little Pony and Transformers in their Happy Meals. The next promotion shown is a joint promotion of Barbie Spy Squad and DC-themed Hot Wheels.
The McDonald's McPlay app has free ebooks in it as well as a game. The ebooks are also available on their web site.
- Burger King's kids meal web site features Garfield toys. There are six different toys.
Submitted by Bobbi on Mon, 2016-03-07 10:04
February 8, 2016 - January and early February brought us two trips to Wendy's and two "Build Your Creativity" toys. The giraffe and robot use pieces that we have seen in their kids meals before, so if you can remember to keep tucking them all into one storage spot, eventually you'll have enough to build something large.
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 Valentine's books in their Happy Meals. The next promotion shown is a joint promotion of My Little Pony and Transformers.
The McDonald's McPlay app has free ebooks in it as well as a game. The ebooks are also available on their web site.
Submitted by Bobbi on Mon, 2016-02-08 12:02January 2, 2016 - December flew by with no trips to fast food restaurants. We did get a popcorn bucket nearly the size of the boy when we went to see Star Wars: the Force Awakens, but there was no toy at the bottom.
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 a joint promotion of Shopkins and Rabbids toys in their Happy Meals. The next promotion shown is actual books with a Valentine's theme.
The McDonald's McPlay app has free ebooks in it as well as a game. The ebooks are also available on their web site.
- The Chick-fil-A site shows eight different Amazing Animals books as the goodies in their Kid's Meals. The under 3 toy is a board book.
Submitted by Bobbi on Sat, 2016-01-02 15:58