Tom Daley launches Get Set, Go Free summer activities initiative

Young diving sensation Tom Daley has just launched the Get Set, Go Free campaign, as part of Team Nestlé, which aims to encourage families to try out a range of free activities during the summer holidays.

Nestlé is offering families the chance to try one of 37 different activities at over 4,600 venues across the UK, including martial arts, swimming, dancing, paintballing and scuba diving.

All parents need to do is to collect points from the wide range of Nestlé products, including Kit Kat, Cheerios and Nesquik.

With a government survey showing that nearly three-quarters of children are not getting an hour of physical activity each day outside of school, the initiative aims to get kids moving and involved in a new activity that could become a long-term favourite.

The photo above shows Tom and his family trying out kitebuggying. “You have to give it a go if you get the chance,” he enthused.

He also treated a group of Devonshire parents and children to a beginners diving lesson.

Visit the Get Set, Go Free web site for more information.

Top 10: British teachers vote for their favourite sports day moments

Ahh, Sports Day. Remember the days of egg-and-spoon, sack and three-legged races? Of exuberant parents and grass stained PE kits.

British teachers have now submitted their funniest school sports day stories to SchoolStickers.co.uk, and here’s the top 10:

10. A poor llama being hit on the head by a welly throwing participant.

9. In the relay race, a girl passing the baton to the next runner, but keeping on running, overtaking her team mate.

8. In the egg and spoon race – children trying to cheat and hold onto the egg.

7. A pet’s race turning into total chaos – animals in all directions.

6. A teacher’s race where the teacher in charge of music chose to play the Benny Hill tune.

5. The whole school dancing and singing along to the locomotion song being played over the tannoy.

4. A very small reception child running right underneath the largest set of hurdles without seeing them!

3. Reception children stopping before the finish line.

2. The rope breaking during a parent versus staff tug of war.

1. One school lined up the reception age children for their sack race. They were told on “Go!” to get into the sack and go as fast as they can to the finish line. On “Go!” one child put the sack over her head, pulled it down and ran blindly up the track.

Photo by dullhunk

Survey: How do you manage your summer with the kids?

Would you like the chance to win a goodie bag of toys from Fiesta Crafts, while helping us all understand a little better how to keep children amused and parents stress-free during the long summer holiday that’s fast approaching?

Yes? Then head over to www.surveymonkey.com/s/fiestacraftssurvey and answer some questions about how you and your kids cope with the summer hols.

The survey will run over the summer holidays and results will be published in time for the dreaded back-to-school routine.

Bread & Jam launching limited edition dress designs

We’ve featured Bread & Jam before because their clothing ranges are fantastic for girls living in the real world.

Now, the created-by-mums company has announced the “Teeny Edition Club”.

Each month, an exclusive limited edition dress design will be created and publicised via the Bread & Jam mailing list, and it can only be purchased via a secret web page listed in the email.

The first Teeny Edition dress to be released will be the Birdhouse design on the 1st of September. This limited edition dress is perfect for Autumn/Winter and looks gorgeous layered on top of polo-necks. The dress is made of 100% cotton and features a large pocket with a colourful bird design, ideal for storing small treasures or bird seeds. £29

To be in on the action sign up now at www.ilovebreadandjam.com/contact/ to get your exclusive ‘Teeny Edition Club’ email on the first of each month.