Science-themed Family Nights & Thomas Edison’s Secret Lab Prize Pack Giveaway!

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Are your children fans of the fun new animated series, Thomas Edison’s Secret Lab? 

Well, then you will LOVE the NEW kids meal and Family Night offering at Ovation Brands’ portfolio of restaurants, including Old Country Buffet, Ryan’s, Hometown Buffet, and Country Buffet.

From November 12th through December 31st, they are teaming up with the innovative, exciting and newly-launched animated series, Thomas Edison’s Secret Lab series, available on Netflix, PBS Stations, and Comcast XFinity. Each Thursday from 5-8PM (excluding holidays) they will be hosting a different science-themed event in our restaurants, from showing kids how cotton candy is made, to why we dream and the importance of quiet time before bed.

The activities featured are as follows:

November 12 “Why Do Things Float”
November 19 “Sweet Dreams/ PJ Party”
November 26 Thanksgiving DVD Sweepstakes (Each restaurant will give away a DVD)
December 3 Cotton Candy Experiment
December 10 Genius Dress Up
December 17 What’s Your Bright Idea!
December 24/31 Thomas Edison Secret Lab Activity sheet available

**Note that 100 of their restaurants will also be showcasing episodes of the popular series each Thursday night. Check with your local restaurant for details.

To celebrate the promotion is also an amazing sweepstakes featuring a trip for a family of four for 5 days/4 nights to sunny Florida! The prize pack includes air, hotel, admission to Edison & Ford Winter Estates, and even a gift card for ground transportation! The Westin Cape Coral Resort at Marina Village boasts a prime waterfront location within the prestigious Tarpon Point Community overlooking the Gulf of Mexico, the Caloosahatchee River and San Carlos Bay. In addition to the hotel stay, the package include round trip air, admission for four to the Edison & Ford Winter Estates as well as a $250 Visa gift card for ground transportation and an extensive collection of Thomas Edison’s Secret Lab videos! The trip is courtesy of Entertainment Marketing Group, Ovation Brands, and our friends at VISITFLORIDA.com.

So make sure to stop into your nearest Ovation Brands restaurant (Old Country Buffet, Ryan’s, Hometown Buffet, and Country Buffet) on Thursdays! And meanwhile, enter this super fun giveaway below for a chance to win a special Thomas Edison's Secret Lab "Genius" Prize Pack valued at OVER $100!!!

Win It:

Ovation Brands is generously offering (1) special Thomas Edison’s Secret Lab “Genius” Prize Pack, complete with themed, collectible products including a Secret Millionaire’s Club (SMC) “Business in a Box” lemonade stand, a SMC Car Wash, SMC DVD and of course your very own FREE MEAL COUPONS from any of the more than 300 Ovation Brands restaurants.

Enter here for a chance to win:

(1) Thomas Edison’s Secret Lab “Genius” Prize Pack including: 

• Secret Millionaire’s Club (SMC) “Business in a Box” lemonade stand
• SMC Car Wash
• SMC DVD 
• FREE MEAL COUPONS from any of the more than 300 Ovation Brands restaurants

 (The prize pack is valued at well OVER $100!!!!!)

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Family Night with Garfield & Giveaway

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Do you have a Garfield fan in your house??!! 

Who doesn't love this fun, crazy cat, right? 

Well, then make sure to head to your local Ryan's, HomeTown or Old Country Buffet because starting May 1, 2015 and continuing through June 30, 2015, Thursday Family Nights will be welcoming America’s favorite fat cat, Garfield, to the dinner table.

Kids dining at participating restaurants will receive one of three different Garfield & Friends Finger Puppet Perf & Play Activities for free when dining with their families any Thursday evening from 5 to 8 p.m. during the promotion period, while supplies last. The fun includes Garfield “Perf & Play” Finger Puppet Show Activities featuring mazes, games, and coloring fun.

Garfield & Friends – Perf & Play Finger Puppet Show Family Fun

There will be three differently themed Garfield & Friends Finger Puppet Perf & Play Activities available throughout May and June – Make a Splash, Jammin Out, and Fiesta Fun. “We’re proud to have many repeat guests, which is why we wanted to offer a new, fun Garfield & Friends experience each time families return,” explains Crews. The Garfield play activities are free to all children.

Within each Finger Puppet Perf & Play Activity, families will also find a 20% off Coupon Code that can be used toward the purchase of Garfield & Friends t-shirts, mugs, and other merchandise at the Café Press Garfield Store. Some exclusions may apply.

Also on Thursday nights, kids 11 years and younger may eat for just $1.99. The buffet restaurants serve up a variety of home-style meals made fresh for you.

For more information about the Garfield & Friends Finger Puppet Perf & Play Activities, visit www.Ryans.com, www.HomeTownBuffet.com, or www.OldCountryBuffet.com.

Buy It: 

Find your local Ryan's, HomeTown or Old Country Buffet here.

Win It:

 (2) buffet meal passes and a Garfield DVD to a lucky winner!

Enter here for a chance to win:

TWO Buffet Meal Passes 
(to your local Ryan's, HomeTown or Old Country Buffet restaurants)
AND 
 Garfield DVD

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VeggieTales at Buffet Family Night & Giveaway

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I have another awesome promotion happening at one of my favorite local buffets, Old Country Buffet! If you have kids that like VeggieTales and like to eat, this is perfect for your family! Make sure to check it out!

Ryan’s, HomeTown Buffet, and Old Country Buffet, will be serving up VeggieTales in the New Year, as the family casual restaurants will feature the popular animated series in all their restaurants as part of Family Nights. Starting January 15, 2015, kids visiting from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursdays will receive free VeggieTales themed Character Masks including games, and coloring fun featuring Bob the Tomato, Larry the Cucumber, and Phillipe Pea.

The VeggieTales activities will be available every Thursday night from January 15 through March 26, 2015. Each character mask will include a $2 off coupon on the purchase of the new VeggieTales: Noah’s Ark DVD. The DVD will be available at major retailers starting March 3, 2015.

And since you are not in a VeggieTales mood and have their theme song in your head, enter to win one of their newest DVDs, Beauty & the Beet!

Win It:

(1) Beauty & the Beet to a lucky winner!

Enter here for a chance to win:

(1) Beauty & the Beet VeggieTales DVD

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Ghostbusters DVD Giveaway

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The popular buffet restaurants Ryan’s, HomeTown Buffet, and Old Country Buffet are celebrating two big anniversaries in October with the second anniversary of the restaurants’ popular Thursday Family Night and the 30th anniversary of the popular and enduring Ghostbusters franchise.

In honor of the films’ milestones, Ghostbusters I and II are being released on Blu-ray™ as special anniversary editions that will also feature a $3-off dinner coupon good at any of the 324 family-style restaurants. All the restaurants are also featuring Ghostbusters-themed activities every Family Night in October.

Starting Thursday, October 2, Ryan's, HomeTown Buffet, and Old Country Buffet will be celebrating Family Night with a free in-store activity that features the popular and lovable Slimer. Kids can take home their very own "Slimer Feeder," where they can launch paper food into Slimer's mouth. Supplies available while they last.

Family Night pairs free and engaging activities with dinner favorites. Families may enjoy kid-friendly menu items including corn dogs, pizza, spaghetti, cotton candy, and seasonal offerings, along with other home-style meals typically served at the restaurants. Kids 11 years and younger eat for just $1.99 or less from 5 to 8 p.m. on Family Night. Each month also boasts a new promotion that allows parents and children to bond over a meal.

Win It:

 (1) Ghostbusters DVD to a lucky winner!

Enter here for a chance to win:

(1) Ghostbusters DVD

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Explore Your Artistic Side With Crayola & Giveaway

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Do you have creative children who love art, creating and drawing? And how about eating??? Then you will definitely want to bring them to your local buffet for Family Night this month!

This August, parents and children can explore their artistic sides at Ryan’s, HomeTown Buffet and Old Country Buffet through a promotional partnership with the classic school and craft supply company, Crayola. The buffet restaurants nationwide will host activities using Crayola products during the popular Family Night on Thursdays in August from 5 to 8 p.m.

Every Thursday night in August, the restaurants will have a variety of Crayola Color Wonder products available for children to make a colorful creation while they enjoy their meal. In addition, guests who dine at the restaurants on Family Night in August will receive a $1 coupon for their next Crayola purchase of $7 or more. Kids eat for a special price with the purchase of an adult meal and are treated to free balloons and cotton candy.

And make sure to enter below for a fun and creative prize pack valued at $65!

Win It: (1) Crayola and Buffet prize pack consists of (1) set of 10 Ultra-Clean Washable Markers and one (1) set of eight Visi-Max Dry Erase Markers and a family pack of four (4) Be My Guest passes for free meals at any of the buffet restaurants nationwide to a lucky winner!

Enter here for a chance to win:

(1) Crayola and Buffet Prize Pack
including:

(1) set of 10 Ultra-Clean Washable Markers 
(1) set of eight Visi-Max Dry Erase Markers 
(4) Be My Guest passes for free meals at any of the buffet restaurants nationwide. 

(The pack is valued at $65!)
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Hasbro Family Game Night and Buffet Prize Pack Giveaway

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You know what I love about our local Old Country Buffet?? The fact that they always a FUN Family Night Promotion every Thursday night in June from 5 to 8 p.m.!!

Last month, Ryan’s, HomeTown Buffet and Old Country Buffet partnered with Hasbro again for an exclusive Family Night promotion, where families received themed activity sheets which included a coupon for a 10% product discount from www.HasbroToyShop.com. The activities include tie-ins to family-favorite board games like Trouble, Sorry, Battleship and Operation. Who doesn’t love those classic games?

Don't worry! If you missed out on June's special Family Night Promotion with Hasbro, enter below to win a Hasbro Prize Pack and passes to your local buffet worth over $60 and have your own Family Game Night at home!!!

Win It:  (1) Prize pack consists of one Hasbro Sorry board game, one Hasbro Trouble board game and a family pack of four meal passes to any of their restaurants nationwide (Ryan’s, HomeTown Buffet and Old Country Buffet). The total value of the prize is over $60.00. to a lucky winner!

Enter here for a chance to win:

(1) Hasbro & Buffet Prize Pack 
(contains Sorry Board Game, Trouble Board Game 
AND
FOUR Meal Passes to any Ryan's, Hometown Buffet and Old Country Buffet Nationwide!)
(Worth over $60.00!!!)

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Relaunch of Nancy Drew & Hardy Boys Books & Giveaway

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I am sure if you think back to your favorite childhood books, your favorites may include Nancy Drew Diaries or Hardy Boys Adventures. I know I was OBSESSED with Nancy Drew Diaries and read every single one I could get my hands on!

If you are a fan like I am, then you will have to enter the great giveaway that Ryan’s, HomeTown Buffet and Old Country Buffet are offering below! During the month of April, the restaurants have partnered with Nancy Drew Diaries and Hardy Boys Adventures to celebrate the relaunch of the classic mystery book series. The books you may remember loving in your childhood can now be read with your own kids with a new look and suspenseful storylines. The books make wonderful additions to any child’s Easter basket.

PLUS, the restaurants are celebrating Easter in a big way this year! In addition to serving traditional Easter ham, delicious prime rib and special Easter desserts at dinner from Friday, April 18 to Sunday, April 20, the first 50 children each night will receive a surprise gift.

Parents will be treated to a Two Can Dine for $15.99 coupon (valid with two beverage purchases) that is redeemable from April 21 to May 2.

Buy It: You can find your local Ryan’s, HomeTown Buffet and Old Country Buffet on their website.

Win It: Ryan’s, HomeTown Buffet and Old Country Buffet is generously offering (1) Nancy Drew Diaries Curse of the Arctic Star book and (1) Hardy Boys Adventure Secret of the Red Star book, plus a family four pack of meal passes to Ryan’s, HomeTown Buffet and Old Country Buffet (The total value of each prize pack is $60.00)  to a lucky winner!

Enter here for a chance to win:

(1) Nancy Drew Diaries Curse of the Arctic Star book,
(1) Hardy Boys Adventure Secret of the Red Star book
PLUS
Family FOUR pack of meal passes to Ryan’s, HomeTown Buffet and Old Country Buffet 
(Worth $60.00!!!)

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Buffets, Inc Prize Pack Giveaway

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In September, Garfield, America’s favorite food-loving cat, brought his fun and loveable grumpiness to your family at Buffets, Inc restaurants. Every Thursday night, kids 11 years and younger eat for just 99 cents at participating Buffets restaurants.

Get in on the fun by entering to receive Garfield-themed prize packs courtesy of the Buffets brands restaurants. The prize packs are valued at over $80.00 and each include: a Garfield tote bag from CafePress, Garfield cookbook from Gooseberry Patch, a Garfield lanyard with key fob and a glass cutting board from Gladiator Supply, a Garfield comic book from BOOM! Studios and two Be Our Guest cards for meals at any Ryan’s, HomeTown Buffet or Old Country Buffet. The prize pack is a great way for families to connect by doing enriching activities like cooking and reading together.

Visit It: You can visit a Buffets, Inc restaurant near you, including Ryan's, HomeTown Buffet and Old Country Buffet!

Win It: Buffets, Inc is generously offering (1) Garfield Prize Pack (includes Garfield tote bag from CafePress, Garfield cookbook from Gooseberry Patch, a Garfield lanyard with key fob and a glass cutting board from Gladiator Supply, a Garfield comic book from BOOM! Studios and two Be Our Guest cards for meals at any Ryan’s, HomeTown Buffet or Old Country Buffet)

Enter here for a chance to win:

(1) Buffets, Inc. Garfield Prize Pack 
(worth $80!)

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Head to the Buffet for Mother's Day! & Giveaway

If you are looking to take Mom somewhere this Mother's Day, let me recommend the buffets from Buffets, Inc. including Ryan's, HomeTown Buffet, and Old Country Buffet. They make it easy to pamper Mom on Mother's Day this year!

Chefs at Ryan’s®, HomeTown® Buffet and Old Country Buffet® have crafted specialized Mother’s Day Breakfast and Dinner menus to be served on that special day in May honoring the queen of our lives. Families can visit any of the 337 home-style restaurant on Sunday, May 12, 2013 and enjoy a smorgasbord of lunch and and dinner favorites like grilled sirloin steaks, crispy butterfly shrimp, and succulent peel ‘n eat shrimp. Restaurants serving a breakfast buffet will offer juicy steaks, carved ham, and sizzling eggs cooked to order. Of course, the restaurants’ expansive sweet treats in the dessert bar will be available during all mealtimes during this special day!

Ryan’s, HomeTown Buffet, and Old Country Buffet are also saving piggy banks from hammering and giving kids a fun and free way of showing Mom some love. Throughout the month of May, children are invited to personalize and decorate a beautiful blooming bouquet of pop-up paper flowers for Mom.

And if you can't make it on Mother's Day, go any other day this May for Family Night! Family Nights at the buffet restaurants are giving families everywhere yet another reason to shout “Hooray for May!” Ryan’s, HomeTown Buffet and Old Country Buffet are hosting Family Nights every Thursday in May from 5 to 8 p.m., when children ages 11 and younger eat for just 99 cents! A series of free travel-themed activity sheets will be available for kids with a variety of travel games, geography activities, passports, and more!

For more information about Mother’s Day and Family Night and to find a location near you, visit online at www.Ryans.com, www.HomeTownBuffet.com, and www.OldCountryBuffet.com.

Win It: Buffets, Inc is generously offering (1) $25 Buffets, Inc gift certificate to a lucky winner!

Enter here for a chance to win:

(1) $25 Buffets, Inc Gift Certificate
(Valid at Ryan's, HomeTown Buffet, & Old Country Buffet) 
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