National Childrens Activity Week 2006 - Fun for all Seasons

The 13th National Childrens Activity Week took place from the 9th to 15th October.......

9th to 15th October 2006

The 13^th National Children's Activity Week, created by Tumble Tots and supported by Tixylix, took place from 9-15 October 2006, encouraging children all around the country to have fun, keep fit and join in a year long action adventure.

National Children's Activity Week was designed to remind families about the vital importance of enjoying recreational exercise right from the outset and is backed by one of Britain's best known female athletes, Olympic Gold Medalist and mother of three, Sally Gunnell.

Latest statistics issued by the NHS1 have shown that childhood obesity rates have doubled in the last 10 years and one in four children are now obese.  Sally Gunnell explains, "These statistics are the combined result of poor diet and lack of exercise.  It is really important that recreational exercise is encouraged in the home from an early age and by going to groups such as Tumble Tots, in order for our kids to have the best chance of growing into healthy and fit young adults.  National Children's Activity Week gives children and parents all across the country simple, fun and effective ideas in order to build a spirit of family fitness and an engrained understanding of its importance."

Tixylix, the children' medicine brand which has been taking care of cough and cold symptoms for generations of kids, has worked closely with Tumble Tots to develop a bright and engaging leaflet and wall chart, entitled 'Fun for all Seasons'. 

'Fun for all Seasons' is packed full of exciting and fun physical activities that parents can enjoy with their kiddies to keep them strong, fit and full of life, whatever the season, summer, winter, spring or autumn, and has been distributed to Tumble Tots all across the country.

Tumble Tots activity centres hosted extra Tumble Tots sessions during National Children's Activity Week for its 60,000 members to encourage babies, children and their parents to get into the active habit.   

For more information on Tixylix visit Tixylix on-line.

If you would like to receive a copy of the "Fun for all Seasons" activity wall chart, please  email your address details to info@tumbletots.com

Reference 1:  The Information Centre (for the NHS), updated data 21-04-2006

Notes:

1.      Tumble Tots is an active play programme for children from six months to seven years. It is designed to develop children's physical skills of agility, balance, co-ordination and climbing as well as develop their positive personality traits.  The sessions are 45 minutes, once a week, and there are more than 500 Tumble Tots centres in the UK.  Since 1979, more than a million children have experienced the Tumble Tots lifestyle.  

2.      Tixylix is especially made for children and is available as Tixylix Baby Syrup, for the relief of dry coughs, for babies aged from three months, and as Tixylix Chesty Cough, Tixylix Cough & Cold, Tixylix Dry Cough and Tixylix Night Cough for children from 1-10 years.  Pleasant-tasting and sugar- and colour-free, the products in the Tixylix range have been relied on by mums for over 40 years and the various formats will help to quickly deal with tickly or chesty coughs and runny or bunged up noses.  Tixylix Cough and Cold contains pseudoephedrine hydrochloride; Tixylix Chesty Cough contains guaifensin; Tixylix Dry Cough contains pholcodine; Tixylix Night Cough contains promethazine hydrochloride and Tixylix Baby Syrup contains glycerol.  Remember to always read the label.