• by Teresa Buyikian , September 5, 2024

Halloween is back at Wendy’s, but this year has an added treat for those who pitch in a little extra to benefit foster care adoption.

Wendy’s Halloween-themed kids meal for 2024 is Frosty Frights, and each contains a choice of four-piece chicken nuggets or a hamburger or cheeseburger with Jr. Hot & Crispy Fries or apple bites and a kid's drink.

The meals also contain one of 11 different collectible Frosty-themed “sweet and spooky” character toys – such as Franken Frosty, a green Frankenstein-reminiscent character, while Frosty Bite is a red Dracula-like character complete with fangs and a bat bow tie.  Coolie Ghoulie is a trick or treating ghost, while Brrr Beast is a harmless-looking werewolf and Cold Spell is a friendly purple witch.

The chain has brought back its yearly Halloween-themed Boo! Books, which this year feature the Frosty Frights characters. The books are available for $1.00, 90 cents of which directly benefits the “Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, and its mission to find safe, loving and permanent homes for children waiting in foster care,” per the announcement.

Available now through Nov. 3, the Boo! Books contain coupons for five free Frosty treats, along with a coupon to redeem a $1.99 Wendy’s Kids’ Meal with any purchase. The five free Jr. Frosty and $1.99 kids' meal coupons can be used through Dec. 31. The books are available in store and online in bulk at https://www.davethomasfoundation.org/about-us/the-wendys-partnership/.

The Dave Thomas Foundation For Adoption has helped find forever families for more than 14,000 children across the US and Canada since its inception in 1992. According to the Foundation’s website, it “works closely with child welfare advocates and policymakers, provides free resources about foster care adoption and raises awareness through social media campaigns, public service announcements and events.”