Good parenting skills are key to avoiding things like temper tantrums, sulking, and most importantly of all, disappointed children which leads to disappointment for parents too. As a dad, good nutrition is important to me and my kids, primarily because I know how important getting the right foods helps kids stay healthy and grow strong.
On the other hand, having fun is very important to me too. And, as a fully grown adult who not only got an occasional McDonald’s meal when I was a kid, as well as one who ate there waaaayyyy to much in his twenties, I know that a Happy Meal here and there isn’t going to hurt my kids. When you way the fun of a trip to McDonald’s to get a Happy Meal against any nutritional detriments, fun comes out way ahead.
The catch to the whole thing is that the toy in a McDonald’s Happy Meal is an important part of the fun. Nothing puts disappointment on a little kid’s face like a crummy Happy Meal toy. That’s why I always like to know in advance what the current Happy Meal toy is.
Often the toys are tied to movies, but many of those won’t end up on the list of good movies for kids.
However, that does not necessarily mean that the current Happy Meal toy is no good.
Trick To Get Better Happy Meal Toy
If you have a younger child and the McDonald’s toy sucks when you go, there is a trick you can use to get a better Happy Meal toy free and easy.
The main Happy Meal toys are almost never “suitable” for children under 3. So, if you have a kid who is under, or even near 3-years old, just ask for the “under 3 toy”. This is a special Happy Meal toy that all McDonald’s restaurants keep on hand for parents who have young kids that don’t meet the official age requirements for the main Happy Meal toy. Don’t worry about making anyone grumpy, they have to have those toys anyway, and it is all the same to them, as long as you aren’t trying to be a weasel and get two toys out of your Happy Meal.
You can also find out the latest Happy Meal toys with the McDonald’s app. And, as an added bonus, if you’ve got more than one child, the app often has coupons Happy Meals, like a Buy One Happy Meal, Get One Free coupon that is on my app for this week.
However your lunch journey ends up going, have a fun day with your kids.
May 2021 Happy Meal Toys
It looks like the May 2021 Happy Meal toys will be either Hot Wheels cards, or Shopkins Happy Places. Remember, don’t say, “boys toy” or “girls toy” when talking about the Happy Meal toy choices.
Hot Wheels are obviously cars. The Shopkins things appear to be furniture turned into cuddly animals.
Like this, but only the furniture, no humans are available as McDonald’s Happy Meal Toys in May 2021.
The other evening I took my grandson (age 3) to McDonald’s. I’m not sure what the clear plastic creature is that was in his Happy Meal, but it has to be a contender for the all-time ugly toy! Why didn’t you guys include something like a boys’ version of the cute Sketchers key ring? And don’t tell anything about the creature toy being from the “latest, greatest” movie. No matter what, they are grossly ugly. It is apalling that parents would even let their young kids see a movie that featured these things. I made my grandson throw it into the trash at home. Next time we’ll just complain to the management before throwing it into the trash at McDonalds!
Not EVERYTHING in life is PRETTY!!!