These birthday freebies for kids are free food, gifts, or special treats offered by restaurants, stores, and brands to celebrate a child’s birthday.

Birthday freebies for kids are a huge help: the sticker price for kids' birthday celebrations can be huge! So every little birthday freebie for kids is a gift to parents, too! Here, we've rounded up 61 places that offer up free stuff on your birthday. 

Read on to discover how to score Starbucks birthday freebies, free burgers and ice cream, calls from favorite characters (like Paw Patrol or SpongeBob), discounts on clothes, surprise gifts, and even more birthday freebies for kids.

For more birthday freebies near you, check out your city's Guide to Free Things To Do with Kids; and when you're ready to plan that party, be sure to check out our Birthday Party Ideas Guide for Unique Goody Bag and Party Favor Ideas, 100 Kids' Birthday Party Themes, and more.

Winter has arrived in the DC area, and your family is likely spending more time at home. Whether you prefer to continue being warm indoors (raising my hand!) or to bundle up and head out for some fresh air, you may be starting to feel like you need a change of scenery.

If that's the case, check out my list of 10 great winter day trips from DC. These fun, family-friendly winter day trips near DC appeal to a variety of ages and interests, from exploring museums to being active in the snow. Even better, they are all less than three hours or less from DC by car—and totally worth the trip.

Find more winter day trips from DC, such as the best snow tubing near DC for families, in our Day Trip and Weekend Getaways Guide and our Guide to Winter Fun. Whatever you decide to do, be sure to embrace the season—spring will be here before you know it!

2025 was a great year for new fun things for kids. 

Whether you're still missing the days of holiday break, or it feels like it all just ended, there are plenty of great ways to make the time fly by. From winter fun, to new and trending spots, we've got plenty of fun activities to do while you've got the time together!

Looking for more winter activities? We've got plenty and we've rounded them all up in our convenient Winter Vacation Guide for Philly Kids!

Just when it seems the dreariness of winter has taken hold of the city, along comes a pop of playfulness and color gracing the rooftops and plazas of the Flatiron District and NoMad neighborhoods.

Mr. Pink lands in the district today, bringing a FREE public art trail of 10 illuminated inflatable sculptures from French artist Philippe Katerine to the area. The naked, cartoon-like, bubblegum-pink sculptures range from 9-16 feet tall, creating a whimsical, snapshot-worthy moment for visitors and encouraging passersby to linger and discover all the fun in the neighborhood.

Read on for more details on where to find these whimsical installations, which remain on display through the end of February.

When you think of New York's Chinatown, you're probably thinking of the one on Canal Street in Manhattan. In fact, there are a few places around NYC where Chinese communities gather, from Main Street in Flushing, Queens to Brooklyn's Avenue U in Sheepshead and 86th Street in Bensonhurst. But one of the best NYC Chinatowns to visit with kids can be found in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, which stretches down 8th Avenue from roughly 40th to 65th Streets. There are plenty of things to do and eat with kids in this corner of Sunset Park's Chinatown, making it worth a visit for families.

Three Central Florida attractions are offering FREE preschool passes for Florida residents during the calendar year. Florida preschool kids can meet Elmo and his friends, enjoy animal interactions, and explore space at these fun Orlando attractions with free preschool cards. Florida residents have a limited time to take advantage of these great offers, so register now! Read on for all the details.

Summer internships can make your average, high-achieving, New York City kid really stand out from the rest of the equally high-achieving pack when it's time to apply to college. In an era when applications have become increasingly competitive—leaving schools to look for more than good grades, great test scores, an outstanding essay, and a list of after-school activities—these summer internships in NYC offer kids hands-on, real-world experience, and some even include leadership opportunities.

NYC summer internships come in various forms, paid and unpaid, regular and intermittent, educational and creative, with some also offering school or volunteer credit. The primary thing teen summer internships in NYC tend to have in common is that the application due dates are usually long before most teens have started thinking about their summer—or college—plans.

To make sure your teens don’t miss out on any opportunities, we've rounded up 17 great summer internships in NYC for teens. Most are accepting applications now. Find more teen-friendly happenings in our Teen Guide to NYC.