{"id":12250,"date":"2025-12-09T11:42:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T11:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.turtletots.com\/uk\/?p=12250"},"modified":"2025-12-09T15:10:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T15:10:57","slug":"vote-to-name-the-turtle-tots-mascot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turtletots.com\/uk\/news\/national\/vote-to-name-the-turtle-tots-mascot\/","title":{"rendered":"Vote to name the Turtle Tots Mascot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"46\" data-end=\"365\">Last week, we introduced you to our new Turtle Tots Mascot and now it\u2019s time to take the next step in our &#8216;Name the Mascot&#8217; journey! Over the past week, we&#8217;ve received so many wonderful suggestions. After lots of smiles and giggles, we\u2019ve narrowed it down to a shortlist of 6 fantastic names.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"367\" data-end=\"416\">Now we need your help to choose the perfect one!<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"367\" data-end=\"416\">It only takes a second to vote. Simply click on the button next to your prefered option below and submit before midnight on Sunday 14th December to have your say. Our mascot will be popping up at classes, events, and online, so we want a name that feels fun, friendly, and totally Turtle Tots. Whether you prefer something cute, classic, or completely creative, your vote will help shape our new character\u2019s personality for years to come.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"367\" data-end=\"416\"><div class=\"forminator-ui forminator-custom-form forminator-custom-form-12248 forminator-design--default  forminator_ajax\" data-forminator-render=\"0\" data-form=\"forminator-module-12248\" data-uid=\"6ab1dc9db202b\"><br\/><\/div><form\r\n\t\t\t\tid=\"forminator-module-12248\"\r\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"forminator-ui forminator-custom-form forminator-custom-form-12248 forminator-design--default  forminator_ajax\"\r\n\t\t\t\tmethod=\"post\"\r\n\t\t\t\tdata-forminator-render=\"0\"\r\n\t\t\t\tdata-form-id=\"12248\"\r\n\t\t\t\t data-color-option=\"theme\" data-design=\"default\" data-grid=\"open\" style=\"display: none;\"\r\n\t\t\t\tdata-uid=\"6ab1dc9db202b\"\r\n\t\t\t><div role=\"alert\" aria-live=\"polite\" class=\"forminator-response-message forminator-error\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div 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While we received some brilliantly unique name ideas, many of the most-loved suggestions were sent in by lots of different people. So, if one of these popular names wins the final vote, we\u2019ll pop everyone who suggested it into a draw &#8211; then pick one lucky winner at random.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"408\" data-end=\"488\">The prize? A <strong data-start=\"421\" data-end=\"466\">full term of Turtle Tots swimming lessons<\/strong> at their most convenient pool.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"490\" data-end=\"576\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">We can\u2019t wait to see which name floats to the top\u2026 and to crown our lucky winner!<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"933\" data-end=\"1006\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Thank you for being part of this Turtle Tots story &#8211; happy voting!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, we introduced you to our new Turtle Tots Mascot and now it\u2019s time to take the next step in our &#8216;Name the Mascot&#8217;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":12254,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[237,259,238],"location":[],"class_list":["post-12250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorised","tag-baby-swimming","tag-preschool-swimming","tag-toddler-swimming"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Vote to name the Turtle Tots Mascot | Turtle Tots UK<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"It&#039;s time to vote to name the brand-new Turtle Tots Mascot. 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