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Free Kids Roller Skating

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Kids Roller Skate Free

Next up in our summer freebies series is a “OH DEAR GOD, JUST GET OUT OF THE HOUSE FOR A WHILE!” offer for all those stressed out parents 🙂 You can grab free kids roller skating passes good at a variety of locations in 36 states.

Once you locate a nearby rink, click their name to see dates, times, and age limits for their free skating. There's also a $4 signup fee to register at some locations. While not free, the passes don't expire until the end of the year, so you make your money back pretty fast.

2019 Kids Summer Reading Freebies & Deals

Updated: Jun 4, 2019 · Posted on

Free Summer Reading Programs

I originally compiled this list of free summer reading programs in 2014. I was pretty surprised how many of the offers stilled existed in 2019!

Below are all of the 2019 summer reading freebies and deals for kids! Most follow the “read X books, get 1 free” model, but there are a few that differ. Hopefully your little one enjoys reading or at least getting freebies 🙂

I also have an idea I wanted to pass along. With some of these programs, you earn a free book off a list of available books. If your child reads this summer, but isn't interested in the freebies, consider donating them! School and public library are always desperate for books. Donating them to The Salvation Army or Goodwill is another possibility. Regardless, showing your child that freebies can be fun and helpful to others is a cool idea!

Confirmed 2019 Summer Reading Freebies

Amazon – Grades K-8 can read any 8 books this summer and get a free book!

Barnes & Noble – For kids in grades 1-6, get a free book after reading 8 books and filling out a Reading Journal. For adults, share your school's required reading list and get a free tall hot or iced coffee from the cafe. They also have coupons and discounts listed under the right-most “Summer Reading Deals” tab.

Books-A-Million – For 2019, read 4 books and take the form in-store to get a free Diary of a Wimpy Kid drawstring backpack.

Check E. Cheese – They have a ton of methods for kids to earn freebies, from good grades to sports achievements to reading in Spanish or English! This reading rewards calendar doesn't expire until 12/31/19 and gets 10 free Play Points with any food purchase.

Half Price Books – Children 14 and under who read 300 minutes over June and July (that's only 5 mins/day) will receive Bookworm Bucks. I don't see where it says how much you'll get, but it was $5 previous years. You have until August 29, 2019 to claim your Bucks.

Teens can also earn HPB Bookworm Bucks by reading any of the listed titles and writing a short review.

New York Times – Every Friday from June 13 through Aug. 23, children aged 13-19 can read one article in the NYT and write in about why they read it or what interested them. At the end of the week, judges from the Times newsroom pick favorite responses and publish them here. Aside from broadening their horizon's and randomly posting some of the selected weekly responses, there doesn't look to be any “reason” to do this. Still, 15-year-old-Goob would have gone crazy over this offer so maybe there's a kindred Hiffer out there who would enjoy this.

Pizza Hut – I can't find any details on what the prizes are, but Pizza Hut has run their Book It summer programs for many years now and people seem to love it.

Pottery Barn – Every Tuesday at 11am, join Pottery Barn Kids Book Club for readings, activities, and more! Your child receives a special prize after attending five events.

Public Libraries – Be sure to check with your local libraries, as they often host multiple weekly, monthly, and seasonal events and reading competitions.

Scholastic – From May 6 until September 6, kids ages 6-17 can log their reading time online as part of the Scholastic Read-a-Palooza Summer Reading Challenge. Over the course of 18 weeks, kids can enter their summer reading minutes online, unlocking digital rewards as they complete weekly reading challenges; and access book excerpts, videos, and other summer-exclusive content.

Showcase Cinemas – Bookworm Wednesday rewards your little one with free admission to a select children's film when they present a book report. Accompanying parents or guardians and children under six years of age receive free admission and do not need to submit a book report!

SYNC – This free program offers audiobooks each week to teens ages 13+. You don't get any rewards, but hey, free books!

TD Bank – Finally we have the classic offer by TD Bank. Kids in grades K-5 have until Aug. 31 to read 10 books. They'll be rewarded with cold, hard cash in the form of $10 added to their free savings account.

2018 Deals Potentially Returning This Year

American Girl – Select locations in large cities are being held for girls ages 8 and up. Kids get to decorate their own bookmark and summer reading log and can take home a doll-sized poster.

DOGOBooks – Looks to be a $10 gift card this year, but the 2019 details haven't been finalized.

HEBuddy – After reading 10 books, send in the form to receive a “cool prize,” which looks to be a free t-shirt.

LifeWay – Take your completed Summer Reading Journal to the register at your local LifeWay store to get one of nine books plus receive a free Bible, while supplies last. Expires August 31, 2018.

Amazon Prime: Free 12-Months Nintendo Switch Online

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Free Nintendo Switch Online

If you have an Amazon Prime account, you may already know that you can link it to Twitch.tv and get tons of free perks. Over the past two years, they've given away exclusive skins, cosmetics, subscriptions, and even entire games!

Currently, you can get up to 12 free months of Nintendo Switch Online, a $20 value. This allows anybody with a Nintendo Switch to access online play, classic NES games, and other cool perks.

Those who already have a Nintendo Switch Online membership will have these additional months added to their existing Nintendo Switch Online membership. Twitch Prime members have until Sept. 24, 2019 to claim their three months of Nintendo Switch Online, and until January 22, 2020 to claim the additional nine months.

Free Professional Sports Kids Clubs

Updated: Apr 22, 2019 · Posted on

Free Sports Kids Club

Since the dawn of HIF, major sports teams and their affiliates have offered free kids clubs. These offers are continually changing, but this week I compiled all of them into the post below! I'll continue updating this post going forward as new kids kits are released or updated.

So what do you get with a free kids club? Well, that depends on the team! The most common freebie are fan badges, lanyards, and draw string backpacks. However, some teams offer free tickets to games! How cool is that?!

Paid kids clubs are sadly more plentiful. While some are insanely expensive, I noticed quite a few in the $20-$30 range that came with nice swag and multiple tickets to games. Depending on your family plans to attend game, some of these look to be decent offers where you can save some money with the little ones.

Finally, I've included all the dud teams as well, who offer no free or paid kids club. I've also included instructions on where to look for possible new clubs, since these change with each sports new season!

As always, please share in the comments if you find any new or altered sports kids clubs!

Free Baseball Kids Clubs ⚾

Professional MLB teams are tied for the most free kids clubs (9) out of 30 teams. That's 30% of teams offering offering freebies! They also lead the way in paid kids clubs at 17, leaving only 4 professional baseball teams offering no kids club whatsoever.

  • Arizona Diamondbacks

    • Fans ages 15 and younger are eligible for this free club. In addition to a membership card, you win prizes for each game you attend. Kids also receive one free Sunday ticket at Chase Field! The following dates are eligible for 2019: 4/28, 5/12, 5/19, 6/2, 6/23, 7/7, 7/21, 8/4, 8/18, 9/1, 9/15 & 9/29.

  • Atlanta Braves

    • This free club is for Braves fans ages 14 and under. They get a free Braves passport and lanyard, opportunity to earn prizes for attending Braves home games, and ongoing invitations to exclusive, Kids Club only events. There's also a paid, upgraded club available with more perks.

  • Boston Red Sox

    • Kids get a free lanyard & member card, plus one free 2019 Red Sox game ticket!

  • Chicago White Six

    • I first wrote about the free White Sox kids club back in 2009 and I love to see they're still going strong into 2019! This year, kids get a free personalized ID badge. These give to access a new prize each month at the Kids Club Prize Redemption Kiosk.

  • Los Angeles Dodgers

    • The Jr. Dodgers kids club is free, but it doesn't really say what you'll get. But if you're a true blue fan, it doesn't matter – free is free!

  • Pittsburgh Pirates

    • The 2019 Bucaroos Kids Club is exclusively for Pirates fans 14 & younger. Along with the paid upgrade option, the free club gets you a free Chick-fil-A sandwich or nuggets and a free Pirates ticket voucher! This is the first kids club I've come across that offers free food!

  • San Diego Padres

    • The Compadres Kids is for kids 14 and younger. You earn prizes for attending games, but the site also mentions earning points to redeem for rewards and experiences. Compadres Kids also get access to events like Kids Sunday Signings, Kids Run the Bases and Catch on the Field.

  • Seattle Mariners

    • Kids 14 & under can join the free Mariners kids club. During your first game of the year, stop by a kiosk to pick up your choice of drawstring backpack, whiffle ball, club badge, lanyard, and welcome packet. Like others, there's also a paid upgrade plan if you're interested.

  • Washington Nationals

    • The Jr. Nats Rookie Membership is available for all fans ages 4-12. It comes with a membership card and lanyard, plus meet and greet opportunities. There's also a paid, upgraded club available with more perks.

Paid Baseball Kids Clubs

No Kids Club Available

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to find any sort of kids club at all for these final teams. Maybe we should tweet at them and ask why?! If you get a response, be sure to tweet at @heyitsfree and let us know!

Free Basketball Kids Clubs 🏀

They say basketball is the most global American sport. Well, the NBA is doing a good job of exporting freebies! Professional basketball teams match their baseball counterparts with 9 free kids clubs out of 30 teams. However, they only have 6 paid clubs, leaving a whopping 15, or 50%, of teams with no kids clubs at all!

Now, for the bad news. The NBA season is almost over! As such, many of the following free kids clubs might be closed for registration. However, they offered a free program for 2018-2019, so we should know how the 2019-2020 program will look around October 2019!

Paid Basketball Kids Clubs

No Kids Club Available

Again, these teams decided not to offer a kids club for some reason. Feel free to inquire on Twitter as to why. If you get a response, be sure to tweet at @heyitsfree and let us know!

Free Football Kids Clubs 🏈

Oh, NFL, what are you doing? A mere 4 teams out of 32 teams (12%) offer a free kids fan club. That's the lowest percentage of all the major US sports.

Another 12 (38%) look to have been paid in 2018. That leaves 16 out of 32 (50%!) of teams with no kids club to speak of. Smart business!

Paid Football Kids Clubs

No Kids Club Available

Choose Your Adventure: You have a multi-billion dollar industry rife with long-term safety issues. Do you A: invest in both safety and the next generation of fans by offering kids clubs or B: Ignore kids altogether. If you're the following teams, you picked B!

Ask what's the deal to each team's Twitter. Tag us @heyitsfree and we'll help get an answer!

Free Hockey Kids Clubs 🏒

Professional hockey teams barely eked out victory over football, with 5 teams out of 31 (16%) providing free kids clubs for their young fans. I also found 2 potential free clubs that I can't honestly tell what to make of them. The Toronto and Vancouver clubs are free … something!

Of the remaining clubs, 10 (32%) are paid and 14 (45%) have zilch.

Hockey has a very similar schedule to basketball. Like the NBA, the NHL is also entering their playoffs at time of publication. We should have more info on the 2019-2020 kids clubs later this year.

Paid Hockey Kids Clubs

No Kids Club Available

What the puck?! You know the deal by now. Hit us up @heyitsfree if you need help holding their feet to the ice!

Free Minor League Baseball Kids Clubs

Don't ask how I found all these free minor league baseball kids clubs! When I started looking, my expectations were rather low. I was pleasantly to find seven great free clubs! If you live near any of these towns, be sure to check them out.

Another idea is to search for your favorite college sports teams kids clubs! There are thousands of colleges across the country and some of them are bound to have some awesome free programs! If you find any, please don't be shy and share in the comments!

If you know of any free clubs, kits, or caboodles I missed, please share!

Kids Bowl Free All Summer

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Kids Bowl Free all Summer

This annual summer freebie has returned for 2019!

It's about that time for the return of the favorite kids bowl free all summer deal! Sign up and your children will get two free games of bowling every day this summer. That's valued at over $500.

Not a bad deal if you ask me. Though to be fair nobody asked me. I guess that's what I get for being single, living alone, and working from home.

Too bad I still don't live at home, because my family are pretty big bowlers. Oh, we don't take the actual bowling part too seriously. We're more of a “who wants another round of nachos and beer?” type enthusiasts! 😀

Free Noah’s Ark Kids Puzzle

Updated: Apr 4, 2019 · Posted on

Free Noah's Ark Kids Puzzle

Every summer during our family vacation, somebody inevitably drags out a twenty million piece jigsaw puzzle. It provides not only hours of entertainment for the puzzlers, but ample “hmmm, still haven't finished that?” comments from the peanut gallery. Throw in copious amounts of alcohol and welcome to Goob's Vacation.

I can't wait to waltz in with this free Noah's Ark 24-piece kids puzzle and knock it out in a few hours, to much fanfare 😊

I went through the entire checkout process and got a confirmation number with no shipping fee. I have a feeling this will die fast, so sign up while you can!

Free Complete Adventures of Pan Books

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Free Complete Adventures of Pan Books

Apple is giving away The Complete Adventures of Pan Books 1-7 for free on iTunes right now. This freebie contains the complete series of stories about the adventures of Pan, aimed at children aged 4 and up.

So what's the story about? Surprisingly, not cooking ware!

When Pandora discovers she’s not the orphan her grandfather told her she was, the fearless but hasty purple panda leaves her tribe to rescue her parents. Soon she meets Chase, a hard-headed warrior bunny training to become a Keeper of a sacred book, and Locke, an anxious but loyal inventor fox desperate to prove himself at the Capitol Games. Together they journey to Capitol City, the last place Pan’s parents were seen. With a band of obsessed ninja cats on their tails every step of the way, the trio realizes that Pan’s parents aren’t just missing…they were captured while trying to stop an ancient evil before it could unleash war and destruction on the entire world.

Touch, tap, tilt, and swipe to help Pan and her friends on their adventure:

  • More than 100 fully interactive cinematic scenes with artwork drawn completely by hand
  • New imaginative locales with a full cast of inspiring and quirky characters
  • Engaging activities that will keep your child playing, thinking, and giggling
  • Read-along narration and dialogue text highlighting
  • Quality sound effects and an originally composed score

Here's to hoping this keeps your little one engaged for a few hours of free entertainment!

Best Buy: Free Pokemon Trade & Play Event

Updated: May 11, 2019 · Posted on

Free Pokemon Trade Play Event

Calling all Pokemon trainers! On Saturday, Feb. 23, stop by your local Best Buy between 11am-2pm to attend a free Pokemon Trade & Play event!

Kids will receive a booster pack that consists of a three-card mini pack, activity sheet, Pokémon coin and guide (while supplies last).

Be sure to use the provided store search function to make sure your local Best Buy is participating!

Free Sesame Street Fire Safety Coloring Book

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Free Sesame Street Fire Safety Coloring Book

FEMA is giving out free Sesame Street fire safety coloring books. This educational freebie comes with the whole Sesame Street gang, including Elmo and apparently Ernie's big brother?

This fire safety coloring and activities booklet is intended for children ages 3-5. Grownups ages 18-120 can still color it and learn fire safety tips too!

Free Kids Youth Hockey

Updated: May 9, 2019 · Posted on

Free Kids Youth Hockey

On Saturday, February 23, kids ages 4 to 9 get to try hockey for free at over 350 USA Hockey locations in celebration of National Hockey Week! Particpating locations will have limited equipment available to use, so you won't stress over building a homemade pair of ice skates using butcher knives and duct tape.

As a kid, I swore I hated sports and would never play them. Against my extremely vocal protests, my parents signed me up for baseball and 30 years later I couldn't be happier that they did. Who knows, maybe your kid is the next Wayne Gretzky and will only discover their love for the game thanks to this freebie!

Free Michaels Snowman Slime Event on January 12

Updated: May 9, 2019 · Posted on

Free Micahels Snowman Slime Event

The next free Michaels Slime Event will be held on Saturday, January 12, from 1-3 pm at your nearest Michaels. You get to customize your own free snowman from the free slime and decorative mix-ins.

All supplies will be provided, so all you need to do is bring your imagination and maybe a kid so you don't look out of place.

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