An activity sheet kids can get in December 2025 as part of IHOP's program for children.
Starting Monday, Dec. 1, 2025 through Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, children 12 and under will receive a free kids menu item, plus a kids activity sheet with the purchase of any full-priced adult entrée at IHOP.

IHOP is bringing back its Kids Eat Free deal, offering free kids' menu items for children under 12 for nearly three weeks.

The deal runs from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. local time, ending Dec. 21, and is valid for customers who purchase a full-priced adult entrée, according to the pancake house restaurant chain. The company also said kids will get a new activity sheet featuring pancake cartoon characters Pam and Perry, a word search, a joke and other activities.

IHOP has offered the deal before, including during the launch of its "Kids LiveWell" program in 2011, and amid the 2024 back-to-school season.

IHOP’s December deal comes months after the restaurant launched an everyday value menu starting at $6. Value menu options include combos, scrambles and omelettes. One combo, the Breakfast Faves Combo, includes two buttermilk pancakes, two eggs, and two bacon strips or pork sausage links.

“At IHOP, we believe great food should be accessible to everyone, every day,” Lawrence Kim, IHOP president, said in a news release about the value menu items.

“We know our guests are more value conscious than ever, so the launch of IHOP’s Value Menu is a direct response to what they want – delicious food, variety, abundance, and affordability without compromise, seven days a week," Kim added.

What’s on IHOP’s kids' menu?

According to IHOP’s website, its kids' menu entrées include:

  • Jr. Waffle (new item)
  • Happy Face Pancake (new item) – Chocolate or buttermilk pancake filled with chocolate chips, topped with whipped cream, a chocolate chip smile and strawberry eyes.
  • Jr. Cupcake Pancake (new item) – One buttermilk pancake filled with rainbow sprinkles, topped with cupcake icing and whipped cream.
  • Jr. Protein Pancake (new item) – Made with whole-grain rolled oats, barley, rye, and chia for at least 9 grams of protein. The pancakes are topped with fresh strawberries and banana slices.
  • Silver 5 (new item) – Five silver dollar buttermilk pancakes.
  • French Toast Sticks (new item) – Sliced French toast with powdered sugar.
  • Jr. Cinnamon Dippers (new item) – Four donut holes tossed in cinnamon sugar, served with chocolate dipping sauce.
  • Jr. Cheeseburger (new item) – USDA Choice Black Angus Beef burger with American cheese.
  • Kraft Mac & Cheese (new item)
  • Jr. Chicken Strips (new item) – Two buttermilk chicken breast strips made with all-natural chicken.
  • Jr. Breakfast Quesadilla (new item) – Scrambled eggs and cheese in a flour tortilla.

IHOP's kids' menu also features the following side items:

  • One scrambled egg, one piece of bacon, and one sausage
  • Strawberries and banana slices
  • Mott's applesauce
  • French fries
  • Hash browns
  • Three mozzarella sticks

USA TODAY contacted IHOP and its parent company, Dine Brands, on Dec. 2 but has not received a response.

Saleen Martin is a reporter on USA TODAY's NOW team. She is from Norfolk, Virginia – the 757. Email her at sdmartin@usatoday.com.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Kids eat free at IHOP until Dec. 21. What to know about the deal.

Reporting by Saleen Martin, USA TODAY / USA TODAY

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