I saw this info. posted on a parenting message board yesterday. Kids can earn 10 free tokens for Chuck E. Cheese by completing the reward charts here: http://chuckecheese.com/html/rewards_cal.html.

Note in the small type it says you must purchase a food item to get the free tokens.

Better yet, make up your own reward chart -- based on whatever it is you're struggling with (whining, dressing themselves, bathing themselves, etc.) and spring for the tokens yourself (and skip the unhealthy food).

Winter's coming, parents. And the zoo is closing again. Chuck E. Cheese is going to look pretty good come February.