The following restaurants offer free birthday meals and/or dessert. As always, reader additions are welcome!

• Baskin Robbins (Birthday Club)—coupon for free scoop of ice cream mailed to club members (kids 12 and under).
• Bob Evans (Birthday Club)—free meal from the children’s menu for kids 5-12. Must register ahead of time.
• Boston Market (Kids’ Birthday Club)—free kid’s meal, drink, and dessert. Must register ahead of time.
• Burger King (Big Kids Club)—free Big Kids meal for kids 4-12). Must register ahead of time.
• Casa Rico—free entrée on your birthday, with purchase of one or more entrées of equal or greater value. Must show id.
• Cold Stone Creamery—free ice cream creation on your birthday. Must register ahead of time.
• Cozy Restaurant (Thurmont)—free entrée on your birthday.
• Denny’s (Kids’ Birthday Club)—free entrée and sundae for kids 10 and under. Must register ahead of time.
• Macaroni Grill—free piece of chocolate cake & song. No id required.
• McDonald’s—free Happy Meal for children 5-12. Must complete form (available at restaurant) ahead of time and mail it in.
• Outback Steak House—free scoop of ice cream & song. No id required.
• Perkins (Birthday Club)—Kids who sign up for the Perkins Birthday Club receive a free kids meal now and a free dessert on their birthday.
• Red Lobster (Overboard Club)—free slice of cake & song for anyone celebrating a birthday; Overboard Club members receive a $5 coupon via email.
• TGI Friday’s—free ice cream sundae & song. No id required.