NEW AV-Daily Newsletter - Daily Fun Activity Ideas For Kids!

We are thrilled to announce the launch of our new daily newsletter, just in time for half term and the long summer vacation!

If your children need something to do and you get stuck for ideas, subscribe to AV-Daily! We’ll send you themed activities each and every day of the week, right to your inbox. We cover three age groups so the whole family can take part, and we’ll suggest everything from imaginary play to crafts, printables to rhymes, clapping games to thinking games! And we've got a full year of emails ready for you...

Never be stuck for activities again!

Instead of searching the net and the library for inspiration, we’ll bring it straight to you. You could set aside a time every day to enjoy our ideas, or print out the emails and keep them in a file for later. If you get your emails on an iPhone or Blackberry, you could by carrying around a huge store of activity ideas at your fingertips!



Who needs AV-Daily?

We think parents, grandparents, teachers, carers, nannies or au pairs could benefit - basically anyone who could do with a little extra inspiration every now and again!

• Always have something new and fun to do with your kids
• Look forward to our emails every day
• Enjoy a new “theme” every 7 days, to develop your children’s interests in new directions
• Involve the whole family in the fun
• Encourage your children to enjoy our activities together or alongside each other (great for sibling relationships)
• Three different age levels covered (2-4 years, 4-7 years and 7+)
• Be the “go-to” person in your group or family, known for always having something up your sleeve to keep the kids busy!
• A whole year of daily emails ready for you!

You can’t lose! Subscribe now and, for a limited time only, you’ll receive the first month’s emails completely free! Then, if you decide to keep receiving AV-Daily, we will charge you only £2 per month. That’s about 7p a day! And of course, if at any time you decide you don’t want the emails anymore, you can cancel in a jiffy.

Still not made up your mind? As a thank you for subscribing we’ll send you a pack of 20 of our printable Lunch Box Notes at the end of the first week, completely free, and another pack every 4 week’s thereafter when you stay a subscriber! So you’ll be getting our Lunch Box Jokes, Lunch Box Tongue Twisters, Lunch Box Proverbs, Lunch Box Fun Facts and more! (Even if you don’t do lunch boxes, you’ll find all sorts of uses for these). Our Lunch Box Notes sell for £1.45, so that's almost the cost of the subscription refunded!

The quicker you get started, the quicker you will start getting AV-Daily and the quicker you can start having some fun with your kids! Click the button to subscribe below. Remember, the first month’s emails are free.

World Cup For Kids

Soccer fans  can celebrate the 2010 World Cup in South Africa with our brand new page - World Cup for Kids! The jam-packed World Cup month kicks off on 11th June and during the following month through to 11th July we will see 32 teams competing for the title!

We've got lots of ideas for you to use in the classroom and home, including some fabulous colouring pages, printable bookmarks and worksheets. And we have puzzles, games, soccer jokes and football crafts coming soon too!

World Cup For Kids

Search Amazon.com for world cup 2010

68% of families ‘can’t afford’ to spend time together, the average family spend just 49 minutes a day together, and kids reveal what the most important aspect of parenting is to them.

National Family Week, the largest coalition on family matters, commissioned a poll exploring current perceptions of both parents and children and issues facing modern family life in the UK. National Family Week, the largest coalition on family matters surveyed 3000 parents and 1000 children in the UK as part of the build up to National Family Week (31st May to 5th June) with fascinating results.

· New research indicates that children seem to have a better idea of what parenting should be about than their actual parents and highlights the short amount of time families actually spend together.

· The average family spends 49 minutes a day together, barely enough time to share a meal and worryingly, the majority of parents are happy with the amount of time they spend with their family, as are children

· The biggest issue facing parents when it comes to spending quality time is money with 68% citing it as a barrier to spending time with family but kids disagree that time with family has to break the bank with 66% happy to spend time with family at home rather than going out.

· Days out and family holidays were perceived as the best examples of quality time by parents, whilst more cost-effective alternatives like engaging in sports and reading together fell by the wayside.

· Children cite boredom as the hardest thing about spending time with family.

· More than half of parents feel they spend enough time with family.

· Only 14% of parents would introduce more flexible working arrangements if the could

· Only 8% of children want their parents to work less

· What children think are important aspects of parenting differ greatly from what parents think

· Parents are underestimating the important of being a role model to children who place this as the greatest priority

· Boys and girls show huge differences when it comes to expectations of parents

· Facebook more important to children than sport and has a bigger influence over them than school, siblings, celebrities and even their grandparents

· Only 3% of parents think making a healthy meal is one of their important roles

· Children are actually more committed to traditional family values than their parents

· The cliché Mummies boys’ and Daddy’s girls’ still stands true

Backed by all major political parties, National Family Week is the largest coalition on family issues in the UK, with over 180 national and thousands of local organisations on board including charities, councils, sports associations and community groups. The initiative celebrates the diversity of the modern day family, championing the benefits of quality family time and encouraging a healthier and more active approach to family life.

National Family Week and its supporters are encouraging families to improve on the time they spend together. After the huge success of 2009’s inaugural event, National Family Week 2010 is set to be bigger and better. Between 31 May and 6 June, over 5000 events will take place up and down the country run by a huge range of community groups, charities, sports associations, local councils and more. Families will also have access to a huge range of special offers and savings on products, services, days out and more, which should be received well by children as more than half of those surveyed (52%) said they would like to go on more outings with their family.

The summer half term holiday will see the return of activities including the Family Week Picnic, Family Week Film Day, Family Week Story Time, Family Week Games Night and Family Week Sports Day, with fun family features like a Guinness World Record Attempt for the largest three-legged race and a UK exclusive preview of Shrek Forever After one month ahead of its general release locked in for 2010’s Week of family fun. National Family Week 2010 is summer’s ‘must-do’ family event.

Highlights of National Family Week

Monday 31 May
Family Week Picnic – Hundreds of picnics organised throughout the country with eight regional flagship events


Tuesday 1 June
Family Week Film Day in association with Pizza Hut and Vue. Families can enjoy a day out with special offers from Pizza Hut and Vue. 1 June will also feature an exclusive UK-wide one-day-only release of Shrek Forever After, a month before its general release.

Wednesday 2 June
Family Week Story Time – Thousands of story time sessions and activities organised throughout shopping centres, local libraries, 50 WH Smith stores and more. The National Literacy Trust will launch their new campaign aimed at improving family literacy at home.

Saturday 5 June
Family Week Sports Day – National Guinness World Record attempt for the Largest Three-Legged Race in Multiple Locations. Sports Days running across the UK including eight regional flagship events.
 

Find our more here: www.nationalfamilyweek.co.uk