School holidays can cost parents a fortune as they try to keep up their children entertained during the week-long half term break.
With the current cost of living, this year may be much harder than others.
Thankfully, a number of restaurants, supermarkets and some retailers across the UK have introduced freebies and discounts over the next two weeks which will help ease the pressure on parents.
Mirror Money has compiled a list of 14 places, which is just some of many, offering deals this February.
Remember to check your chosen deal is running before you place an order, just in case anything has changed between the time of publication.
Morrisons
Kids can eat for free in Morrisons cafes nationwide all day, every day with every adult meal.
The offer applies with each adult meal ordered over £4.99 and can be used for children under 16. Youngsters can order from the kids menu or the chilled kids snack pack.
As well as the meal, children will receive a piece of fruit and Tropicana Kids Orange or Apple drink or bottle of water.
Asda
At Asda, there are currently two schemes offering families the chance to eat out for less.
The supermarket has joined forces with Quaker Oats to offer a free bowl of porridge to youngsters during half term, between 8am and 12pm every day.
The offer is in addition to the current Kids eat for £1 menu, which includes a choice of one of six hot meals, in selected cafes, or a cold pick-and-mix meal deal, which includes a sandwich, a drink, a piece of fruit, a fromage frais yoghurt and a treat item.
Tesco
Tesco is bringing back the Kids Eat Free deal to all Clubcard holders this half term, from Monday February 13 to Friday 24.
Children can choose between a free hot meal deal, breakfast or pick ‘n’ mix deal with each cafe item bought by an adult.
Shoppers will need to show their Clubcard at the point of purchase.
M&S
From Monday 13 February, M&S Cafes will provide a free Kid’s Munch Meal, which is usually £4, when you spend £5 or more in a single transaction on non-kids food or drink.
The Kids’ Munch Meal includes a main, a snack, and a drink, with meal choices including pancakes with blueberries and honey, jacket potato with beans & sausages and cheesy tomato pasta.
Bella Italia
Kids eat for just £1 when an adult purchases a main meal between 4pm-6pm at Bella Italia.
The offer gives your child three courses and they can choose between the smaller or larger portion size.
For the starter kids get the choice of cheesy garlic bread or dough balls and for the main, they can choose either a pizza, pasta, fish fingers or chicken or vegan nuggets. For dessert, Bella Italia offers treats such as ice cream, ice lollies and brownies.
Dunelm
If you're having to take the kids cushion shopping you can stop off at Dunelm's Pausa Cafe over the half term break.
Kids eat for free at Dunelm when an adult spends £4 or more at the Pausa Cafe.
Kids can get a free mini main, two snacks and a drink for every £4 spent after 3pm Monday to Friday.
Yo Sushi
If your child is under the age of 10 years, they’ll be able to eat for free on selected dates at YO Sushi. The chain is offering youngsters a free meal when an adult spends £10 or more between February 13 and February 24.
Kids can tuck into one of the kiddo bento boxes for free, with a maximum of three children per booking.
Children under the age of 10 eat for free between February 13 and 24 when an adult they are with spends £10 or more.
Ikea
During half term at Ikea, children can enjoy a kids tomato pasta and soft drink for 95p - the perfect mid-flatpack shopping pitstop. Any of the other kids meals are also available for just £1.50, all served from 11am.
If you’re an early riser, though, shoppers can enjoy a breakfast roll and hot drink for 95p in any of their restaurants from 9.30am to 11am.
Beefeater, Brewer’s Fayre and Table Table
Other places kids can enjoy breakfast on the house is at Beefeater, Table Table and Brewers Fayre restaurants. For every adult buying a breakfast, two children under 16 get to eat for free.
Breakfast is served daily until 10.30am midweek and 11am at weekends,
The restaurants serve both a continental costing £7.50 and a full English costing £9.50.
The unlimited breakfast includes eggs, sausages, bacon rashers, hash browns and black pudding.
The Real Greek
Available to all children under 12, The Real Greek is offering one free kids meal for each adult who spends £10 or more when they dine in at their restaurants.
The offer includes a kids meal from Kids Menu, a drink and ice cream or sorbet.
The deal will be available from Monday, February 13 to Sunday, February 26, but will not be available to use in conjunction with other offers.
Bill’s
Diners at Bill’s can feed the family for less with the return of their Kids Eat Free deal.
From Monday, February 13 to Friday, February 24, up to two children can eat a meal for free all day, if one adult orders any main dish for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
The children’s menu features Bill's famous buttermilk pancakes, mac and cheese, and fish fingers and chips.
Frankie & Benny’s and Chiquito
From February 13 to 23, kids can eat free at Frankie & Benny’s or Chiquitos.
The offer gives you one kid’s meal from the Kids’ menu for free with every adult main meal purchased from the main and gluten-free menus.
To claim the offer you will need to sign up to one of the restaurant's mailing list through their website and you will then receive a QR code which will give you the discount. This code can only be used once and must be shown on your phone or tablet in the restaurant.
Sizzling Pub
The pub and grill chain is offering a kids main meal with the purchase of every adult main bought in the same transaction for £1 between 3pm and 7pm from Monday to Friday.
There’s a huge range of children’s dishes to choose from such as fish fingers, pasta, chicken wraps, pizza and Birdseye Green Cuisine nuggets.
Toby Carvery
From Monday 13 to Friday 17 February and Monday 20 to Friday 24 February 2023, children under 10 years eat for only £1 when you order an adult’s main meal for yourself at Toby Carvery.
All you have to do is download the Toby app, save your voucher, and show it to the team when you visit.
Sadly, the offer does not include drinks or dessert.
