Here is a list we have compiled of some businesses that reward students for getting good grades on their report cards. If you know of others, please email them to bethc@macaronikid.com or add them in the comment section below. Some of these may be at participating locations only, so we highly recommend that you call ahead to ensure that your particular store is offering these freebies.
Rewards for good grades:
✿Applebees: Get a free kid’s meal for straight A's.
✿Baskin-Robbins: Get a free scoop of ice cream for good grades on your report card.
✿Blockbuster: 1 free "Kids/Families" movie rental for "A's" on your report card.
✿Chuck E. Cheese: Have your child bring in their most recent report card and they will receive FREE tokens for good grades. Valid only with a food purchase. Up to 15 tokens maximum per child. All grading systems accepted.
✿Cold Stone Creamery: Kids can earn a free ice cream with a straight A report card which includes kindergarten students up to 5th grade.
✿Dairy Queen: Each store is unique in their promotions for report cards.
✿Family Video: Free movie rental for every A (or equivalent) in core classes up to 5 only in the month of June.
✿Justice 4 Girls: $5 discount on merchandise for a report card with passing grades on it.
✿J & S Sports Cards: For each grading period, take your report card in for a free pack of trading cards for good grades.
✿Krispy Kreme: Offers 1 free donut for every "A" on your report card up to 6 A's, up through the sixth grade. This only applies to Krispy Kreme stores - not Krispy Kreme displays you will find in convenience and grocery stores.
✿Limited Too: Get $5 off any Limited Too purchase when you take your report card into any retail store within 30 days of issuance.
✿McDonalds: Students with straight A's can get a free Happy Meal.
✿Melting Pot: Bring in your report card with all A’s and you will be rewarded with the free Straight A’s Club Fondue Dinner at The Melting Pot Restaurant. The K to 8th grade feature dinner will be the Three-Course.
✿Orange Leaf: 1 oz of frozen yogurt free for each A on a report card.
✿Pizza Hut: Each marking period, any child who has 3 A’s or the equivalent thereof, will receive one Personal Pan Pizza and a small soft drink or carton of milk by presenting his or her report card to the manager.
✿Sonic Drive-In: Offers free goodies for good grades.
✿Texas Roadhouse: You can get a free kids meal & choose a toy.
✿Wendy's: A report card with A's and B's earns a delicious treat. Be sure to show the cashier your report card before ordering.
Rewards for reading:
✿Barnes & Noble: Their Summer Reading Program where kids can earn free books is released in late spring each year. While you’re there, be sure to enroll in their Kid’s Club rewards program for discounts, rewards, and a free birthday cupcake.
✿Six Flags: Read to Succeed Program begins in the fall and is open to teachers, schools, and homeschoolers. Kids who complete 6 hours of recreational reading are eligible for a free ticket to Six Flags.
✿Tippecanoe County Public Library: You can earn prizes from their Summer Reading Program.
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