Many parents across the country might be looking for ways to keep their kids entertained this February half-term. Multiple schools across Scotland have already been on holiday, with some council areas breaking up from as early as February 10.
Hundreds more schools are set to have time off in the coming days. Whether your kids are on holiday, or will be very soon, chances are you’ll have more time to spend as a family.
To help save some pennies during the holiday, then Tesco has officially confirmed its popular Kids Eat Free scheme will be returning to all 324 cafes across the UK for the half-term starting next week, with the exception of weekends.
The money-saving initiative will officially be available from Monday, February 17, and will run until Friday, February 21. However, it is worth mentioning that it will only be available to customers with a Clubcard.
It will see kids able to get the choice of a hot meal deal, breakfast, or pick ‘n’ mix deal completely free with each item an adult purchases for at least 60p. To get the deal, Clubcard members need to just present their loyalty card when at the checkout.
The scheme has been running across school holidays for a few years now, with the supermarket providing 404,499 free meals during the 2024 school holidays alone. Popular menu items include the likes of little beans on toast and little avo on toast.
Kids can also choose from a variety of family-favourites for their hot main meal that includes fish fingers and baked goujons. To ensure your little ones get their five a day, each dish comes with a variety of vegetable options as their side dish.
Meanwhile, the pick ‘n’ mix deal will offer kids the choice of a sandwich, a piece of fresh fruit, two snacks and a drink. According to Tesco, this provides kids with “something healthy and satisfying” from breakfast to dinner.
Claire De Silva, Head of Communities at Tesco, said: “We know that household budgets can be stretched over the school holidays, so offering free meals to children during this time is just one of the ways we can support families.”
It’s just the latest money-saving scheme to be offered by the supermarket, as it has recently launched the second phase of its Tesco Fruit and Veg for Schools. The scheme saw Tesco donate slow cookers to schools to help thousands of pupils learn how to cook healthy meals.
The supermarket invested a staggering £4 million additional funding to schools up and down the country in a bid to help young people get fruit and veg into their diets. Tesco says the scheme will support up to 140,000 pupils in 400 schools where there is a higher-than-average free school meal ratio, and in total will provide around 16 million pieces of fruit and vegetables.