Thursday, January 12, 2012

KFC's Keep Fit Challenge - save your points for a bike!

Last week, hubby brought the kids home one of those new KFC Kids' meals sporting the KFC Keep Fit Challenge logo.  Those nifty boxes came with chicken, a side of macaroni (not to mention the re-usable container it came in) and a drink.  They also had two Keep Fit Points on each box, so for two kids, we got a total of four points.

I thought, surely I'll be collecting these points forever.  We don't eat KFC too often, so the reality is that we'd never save up enough points for the bike.  So I aimed a little lower and was surprised at the prizes they offer -- they were nice and would be great for home or to donate to your child's school. 

The prizes at the 5 point level aren't really worth getting (a bucket of sidewalk chalk, among a few others), so definitely keep saving.  At 10 points, you can get a playground kickball that would be lots of fun.  They also have a rubber football and a KFC branded youth football, along with a kite, at that level.  The prizes get progressively nicer as you save, with plenty of play equipment showing up as prizes.  What I liked about the prizing scheme is that you aren't saving up a lot of points for little return.  If the kids eat there once a month even, it will only be a few months until I can get something nice for them with the points. Parents with multiple kids will rack up points even faster.

It will take 50 points to get a girl's or boy's bike, so if you're saving up for that, you're in for the long haul.  Still, a lot of times a ball team might stop somewhere to eat and having a healthier meal might appeal.  Just be sure to collect all those points and get something your team can really enjoy.

Check it out at the KFC Keep Fit Challenge site.

No comments: