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KEEPING kids entertained in the summer holidays can be expensive.
Sun Money’s OLIVIA MARSHALL explains how to find cheap – or even free – days out, meals and activities for fun that won’t hit the family’s finances.
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GETTING the kids out and about need not cost a fortune.
Under-17s can see a West End show, including & Juliet and Jersey Boys, for free in August when an adult buys a full-price ticket.
Find out more at official londontheatre.com/kids-week.
You can also visit a number of National Trust and English Heritage sites around the country for free, although you may have to pay for parking.
A Blue Peter badge will get your kids free entry to attractions including HMS Belfast and Whitby Abbey. Apply for a badge via bbc.co.uk.
Got a Tesco Clubcard? Parents can swap vouchers for up to three times their value to buy tickets to Alton Towers, Legoland, Chessington World Of Adventures and more.
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IF you face struggling financially this summer, check with charities if help is available.
Many offer grants to help with household bills, clothing and even holidays. Martin Lewis and his Money Saving Expert team recommend using online tools to find any grants you might be eligible for.
National charity Turn2Us (turn2us.org.uk) has a “grant search” function on its website where you can find out what support is available to you.
The Family Holiday Charity helps families get away together during the school break — but a social worker or teacher must refer you.
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KIDS eat free all day at Morrisons Cafes when adults buy a meal costing £4.99 or more.
Dobbies Garden Centres and Yo! Sushi are also offering a free kids’ meal when their parents fork out for a main.
Spend £9.50 on an all-you-can-eat buffet breakfast at Brewers Fayre, Table Table or Beefeater pubs and two children under 16 can eat for free.
Asda and Bella Italia both have £1 meal offers for kids.
Families visiting Ikea can get a meal from the kids’ menu for between 95p and £1.50 at its cafes.
If your child receives free school meals in term-time, they should be entitled to vouchers you can spend at supermarkets.
Parents can usually claim between £15 to £30 but this can vary depending on where you live.
You should check with your local council, as it can be something of a postcode lottery.
Apply via the council’s website or through your child’s school.
MORE than one million families could be eligible for help to cover childcare costs over the summer holidays.
Tax-free childcare gives families up to £500 per child every three months. The cash can be used for holiday clubs, before- and after-school clubs, childminders and nurseries.
You could get up to £1,000 if your child is disabled.
For every £8 you put into a tax-free childcare online account, you will get an extra £2 topped up by the government. It’s available for kids up to the age of 11, or 17 for disabled children.
There are rules which decide whether you get tax-free child support. It depends on if you’re working, how much you earn, your child’s age and your immigration status.
You can usually get tax-free childcare if you or your partner are in work, on sick leave or annual leave or on shared parental, maternity, paternity or adoption leave You might be eligible even if you’re not working, as long as your partner is.
You must also be claiming either Incapacity Benefit, Severe Disablement Allowance, Carer’s Allowance or Contribution-based Employment and Support Allowance.
You can find out more at: www.gov.uk/tax-free-childcare.
PARENTS could save a few quid and keep the kids fit over the holidays by taking advantage of free swimming, cycling and gym classes from their local council.
Brighton and Oxford councils are offering these deals and you can find out what your council has on offer by referring to its website.
Also, join your local library so kids can read books and use the computers for free.
If you want to keep the kids occupied at home while also stimulating their brains, then Amazon Study could come in handy.
There’s a bunch of free resources like workbooks on maths and science topics for ages five up to 16. You can take a look at what’s available on Amazon Study online.
Has your little one been inspired by Wimbledon?
The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) is hosting free tennis sessions or coaching at more than 100 venues across England, Scotland and Wales.
FREEBIE hunters have until midnight tomorrow to grab £170 by switching their bank account to HSBC Advance.
After that, the bank is axing its reward to new joiners, which has been the most generous deal on offer for months.
To get the cash, you’ll need to be a new customer who has not had an account with HSBC or First Direct since January 2019.
Grab your free cash by heading to the HSBC website and filling out the form to switch your current account.
In order to get accepted for the Advance account, you need to qualify for an optional overdraft of £1,000.
The account doesn’t require you to pay in a minimum monthly amount but you must deposit at least £1,500 within the first 60 days to get your bonus.
You also need to switch at least two direct debits or standing orders. Nationwide Building Society is also offering £100 to new customers who switch to its FlexDirect, FlexAccount or FlexPlus accounts.
If you’ve already got a savings account or mortgage with Nationwide, you can get a higher £125 bonus. You’ll need to move at least two direct debits.
With the FlexDirect account you can also get interest of 5 per cent on a balance of up to £1,500 for the first year if you pay in at least £1,000 a month. MoneySavingExpert.com has found a loophole whereby you can get the full £125 bonus – even if you’re not yet a Nationwide member. To do so, open one of the three accounts offering the bonus, but don’t request to switch from your existing current account.
Instead, wait until a day after you’ve received confirmation that your new account is open. You can’t get the bonus by switching from one Nationwide current account to another.
But If you already have a Nationwide current account as well as an account with another bank, you could switch the other one to Nationwide to get the £125.
Rachel Springall, finance expert at comparison site Moneyfacts, said: “Switching is easy, but it’s vital to compare all the benefits and charges to ensure it suits the customer’s needs.”
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The sun is shining and the kids have broken up for six weeks of fun.
But in the current cost of living crisis, many families are feeling the pinch with bill prices rising a considerable amount over the past few months.
Energy, petrol, fuel, and food prices have all risen leaving many scrambling to save pennies to live.
To try and help out those in need, many supermarkets, pub chains, and eateries across the country are offering meal deals so youngsters can eat and enjoy a trip out of the house over the summer.
Here’s where kids can eat for free or for just £1 over the summer holidays:
If you’re heading to Morrisons for your weekly shop, pop into the Morrisons cafe where kids can eat for free with any adult meal.
Every child will receive one free meal from the kid’s menu or a chilled kids snack pack with any one adult meal with a value of £4.99 or over.
Each kids meal includes a piece of fruit and a Tropicana Kids Orange/Apple drink or bottle of water.
The offer excludes all cafe specials and cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer except Teatime Meal Deal.
Children can eat for just £1 at all Asda cafes across England and Wales with no minimum adult spend.
Any child aged 16 and under can access a hot or cold meal for just £1 seven days a week from July 25 until September 4.
An Asda spokesperson said: “We know that families can find the summer holidays tough, and our customers are telling us that this year more than ever, they’re concerned about holiday hunger.
“With that in mind, we are so pleased to be able to offer children’s meals for just £1, with no minimum adult spend, to ensure that those who would normally rely on a school meal aren’t left without.”
Baby food is also available as part of the initiative, with little ones able to enjoy a free pouch of Ella’s Kitchen baby food (70g pouch) in any Asda cafe.
From July 11 to September 3, kids can get a meal from the children’s menu at Ikea from 95p.
The deal includes one hot meal, but for £1.50 you can also buy a drink, a piece of fruit, and dessert.
According to the Ikea website, the 95p meal is not available at Aberdeen, and the combination offer is not available at Aberdeen or Hammersmith.
Kids can eat free with any £4 minimum spend at Dunelm Pausa cafes.
The offer started on June 25 and allows shoppers to claim one free mini main, two snacks, and a drink in-store.
From 12pm each day, kids can eat free with any adult meal at any Dobbies Garden Centre.
Kids can choose from the lunch menu or pick ‘n’ mix meal, and also pick their own drink.
Between July 23 and September 4 families can take advantage of the kids eat free offer at Heathrow Airport.
The offer is valid for one free, regular-sized children’s meal with each adult main course purchased from the main menu.
Participating restaurants include Leon, Yo!, Giraffe, and more.
You can see a full list of where kids can eat free at Heathrow Airport and any individual terms and conditions here.
Kids under 16 can eat breakfast for free at any Beefeater, TableTable, or Brewers Fayre during the summer holidays.
You can get two free kids’ breakfasts when you buy a £9.50 adult breakfast.
They can choose from freshly cooked full English options as well as continental favourites.
Hungry Horse pubs are also offering a free breakfast offer over the holidays.
Everyday between 8am and 12pm you can get a free kid’s breakfast up to £2.49 for free when you buy an adult breakfast for at least £3.49 in a Hungry Horse pub.
There’s a maximum of two kids breakfasts per adult one, and the offer cannot be combined with any other offer, daily, deal, promotion, or discount – excluding add a drink promotion.
You can treat the kids to a meal for just £1 at any Sizzling Pubs this summer.
The offer is available Monday to Friday from 7am to 3pm with the purchase of any adult main meal.
It will be in place until September 2 and the offer cannot be used in conjunction with the breakfast menu, any other offer, or set menu.
Kids eat for just £1 every Wednesday at any SA Brain pubs.
Youngsters can enjoy any main meal from the Little Dragons menu for £1 when purchased with a full-priced adult main meal.
Adult main meals do not include sandwiches, jackets, starters, sharers, sides, or desserts.
Until September 29, kids can eat free from Monday to Thursday between 3pm and 5.30pm.
Little ones under 10 can tuck into our Mini Ninja children’s menu for every £10 spent on any adult meal.
The offer includes a bento and a drink from the kids menu and a dessert can be added for £1.50.
A maximum of three children per table can claim this offer.
Kids eat for £1 with the purchase of any adult main at Bella Italia from 4pm to 6pm Monday to Thursday.
Children will be able to tuck into a three-course meal as well as a Cawston Pressed fruit water.
The offer is not available in conjunction with any other offer, set menu, voucher, discount, or Tesco Clubcard.
Not available at Center Parc sites or Edinburgh Northbridge or in Birmingham during the Commonwealth games.
For just £1 kids can enjoy a two or three-course meal at Cafe Rouge.
The offer requires any adult to order one main course from our A La Carte menu to qualify.
Saturdays are not included in this offer.
Kids up to the age of 10 can eat free at Preto with the purchase of any adult main.
This is an ongoing offer and is available every day of the week.
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