📚 Free Summer Reading Rewards for Boerne Families
Summer in Boerne is full of sunshine, splash pads, and sweet memories—and what better way to make the most of it than with some free fun for your little bookworms? We've rounded up the best ones and how local families can use them to make summer reading extra rewarding.
🎉 What Can Your Kids Earn for Reading?
Here are some real rewards your family can snag this summer just by logging books and reading minutes:
🍕 Pizza Hut - Camp BOOK IT!
Kids who meet monthly reading goals can score a free Personal Pan Pizza from Pizza Hut.
✅ Sign up as a parent and track reading in their online dashboard.
📍Pizza Hut locations are available in Boerne! More info here
📚 Barnes & Noble - Summer Reading Program
Read 8 books and turn in a completed reading journal to earn a free book from a select list.
📍Closest location: La Cantera or The Rim - 📎 Download the Reading Journal
🐼 Panda Express - Read With Me Program
Kids who read 5 books can get a free Kids Meal voucher.
📍Panda Express is coming to Boerne this fall (closet one is in SA)
🏫 Great for homeschoolers or local teachers to enroll a group. More info Here
🎮 Chuck E. Cheese - Rewards Calendars
Read every day for 2 weeks and earn 10 free play points!
📍Closest location: San Antonio - 📎 Download the Reading Rewards Calendar
🧁 Nothing Bundt Cakes - Books & BundT Reading Program
Log your summer reading and bring it in for a free Bundt Treat (participating locations only).
📍Closest location: La Cantera - Pick Books & Bundts Log in person!
🖍️ Half Price Books - Summer Reading Camp
Read 300+ minutes in a month and earn $5 in Bookworm Bucks, plus printable activity packs.
📍Nearest location: San Antonio
📝 Download Activity Packs
💻 Scholastic - Home Base Summer Zone
Free access to games, virtual author events, and online books to read all summer long.
🌐 Great for kids who enjoy reading on a device. More Info Here
📖 Don’t Forget Our Local Library!
The Patrick Heath Public Library in Boerne has its own summer reading program : Summer Reading Challenges
The library is excited to offer summer reading challenges for all ages again this summer. Little Readers can pick up their challenge sheet starting June 2. Complete your choice of challenges each week to be entered into a weekly raffle for a chance to win a prize from our display case of treasures!
For ages 12 and up, the challenge begins June 2 and ends July 26! Earn tickets toward exciting summer prizes for each book you read while also creating your own colorful dancing ribbon based on each genre for the closing Color Festival! Stop by the library to get their readding Challenge Sheet!! More Info Here
🌟 How Boerne Families Can Make the Most of It
Here’s how to make reading rewards work for your family:
✅ Create a family reading chart – hang it on the fridge
✅ Make it a weekly outing – read, then redeem a prize
✅ Use rewards as motivation – “Read 3 books, get a Bundtlet!”
✅ Celebrate progress – plan a “reading party” with your earned freebies
🏡 A Simple Way to Add Joy to Your Summer
These reading programs are a great reminder that fun and learning can go hand-in-hand—and they don’t have to cost a thing. Whether you're homeschooling, road-tripping, or just soaking up slower summer days at home, these rewards are a simple (and sweet!) way to celebrate your kids' reading progress.
Let’s make this a summer to remember—one story at a time. 💛