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Comfort Giveaway: Vicks VapoRub Prize Package (ARV $450)

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vaporubDid you know that kids can catch six to ten colds year-round?

I’ve never kept track, but that sounds about right. I don’t think there was a single week this past winter when at least one of the kids was feeling under the weather.

Vicks would like to provide one very lucky Deal Seeking Mom reader with a little extra comfort for both mom and child. They’ve put together a “Vicks VapoRub Comfort Care” gift basket valued at $450 filled with Vicks VapoRub along with some other favorite items to make children more comfortable. The basket includes a plush Little Giraffe blanket, classic children’s books and lullaby CDs. And don’t think they forgot about Mom, especially with Mother’s Day a few days away! They’re also including a 100% cashmere wrap, some favorite soothing skincare items from L’Occitane and a manicure/pedicure kit.

For child:

  • Vicks VapoRub
  • Chenille Blanket
  • Soothing lullaby music
  • Assortment of children’s books: Corduroy, Harold and the Purple Crayon, The Giving Tree, The Little Prince

For mom:

  • Nordstrom Cashmere Sweater Knit Wrap
  • L’Occitane Shea La Vie Gift Set and Hand Cream
  • Sephora Professional Manicure/Pedicure Nail Kit
  • Essie Spa Pedicure Mini Kit

Want to win a this fabulous Vicks VapoRub Prize Package?

Of course you do – I wish I could win myself! Just tell me about your favorite way to comfort yourself or your child when a nasty cold infiltrates your family. Do you have a special remedy that’s been passed from generation to generation? Maybe you make a big batch of chicken noodle soup like me.

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Every reader has four methods available to enter this contest. Choose one each of any combination of method one, two, three, or four for up to a total of 4 entries!!!

Methods of entry:

1. Leave a comment. Tell me what you do to comfort yourself, your child, or a family member when the cold or flu strikes.

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Prize:
Vicks VapoRub Comfort Prize Package (ARV $450)

This giveaway ends at 11:59 p.m. PST on Wednesday, May 13th. I’ll use Random.org to select the winning comment. Winner will be notified by email and listed on my Giveaway Winners page. Good luck!

While you’re in a contest entering mood, don’t forget to check out the Giveaway Gathering for a variety of contests being hosted on Deal Seeking Mom readers’ blogs!

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Halifax

    I’d normally turn to some aroma therapy oil to help with the breathing (stuffy nose) and some medicated ointment to help the cough

  5. kimeve

    When my little ones have colds they get soup for dinner, usually Avgolemono Soup (Greek Egg-Lemon Soup), Yougurt with fresh fruit dessert, a vapor bath and are put to bed with baby-vicks rub on their back and chest.

  6. Danielle

    My little one was only sick one time this past winter (knock on wood!), but I found singing to her when she went into a coughing fit somehow took her mind off the coughing and sent her to sleep. There was also not one night that went by that she didn’t have her Vicks humidifier running in her room, even when she was well – I swear that’s what helped keep the nasties away!

  7. Jennifer

    We use Vicks on my youngest almost everynight for the last few months since she started dayccare. It really helps her breathe better. I would love to win this package!

  8. Kristie

    For colds and flu, pine needle tea! 10X higher in vit.C than a lemon or an orange. Will knock the nasties right out of you!

  9. katie

    This may sound weird but when either one of my sons had a cough this winter I put vicks vapo rub for children on the bottom of their feet and it helped them to stop coughing. It was like magic.

  10. kathy

    I remember when i was a kid my mom and grandmom always got out the vicks when I had a stuffy nose.

  13. danielle dipasquale

    I always take a hot shower and put on the softest sweats or pajamas…I also make a lot of tea with honey!

  14. cara

    My kids like to just lay there and have me rub their backs when they aren’t feeling well. My Mom used to do the same for me when I was little. :)

  15. Leslie Carlisle

    When my child gets a cold or the flu, I do a few things for him. I start by finding his favorite movie, gettting him his favorite blanket, and getting him something cool for him to drink. I also give him the bear lollipops for his sore throat. There are times he just wants me to stay with him and just let him lay his head in my lap while he lays down.

  16. Julie

    I rock with them while watching their show. When they fall asleep, I recline and fall asleep with them. At least that is what I did with my first. . .I just had my second and have a feeling something is going to have to change :)

  18. Amiyrah

    Our formula for the flu/cold: Homemade chicken noodle soup, ritz crackers, orange juice and lots of herbal tea. For us grown ups, we sometimes throw in some robitussin if need be. Vicks was also a big one last flu season, especially for our son.

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  20. Christy Lenoir

    Getting sick is terrible, but I always turn it into good “Mama love time” with my kids. When one of them has a cold we do the soup. I also get a favorite snack of theirs and rent a movie. Then it’s snuggle time on the couch! It the perfect op to give extra love!

  22. Mandy

    I love to put vicks on my kids back and bottoms of their feet my Great Grandma used to say that is the way to get releif from it and we have done it since I was a kid. I would really like to win.

  23. Mandy

    I already had you on a blog list but I added your button. Love the blog and would love to win.

  24. Jessica Mosteller

    When my little ones are sick I always raise their mattress at night. It helps them breathe so much easier.

  25. KAREN

    when my kids have a cough, i put vicks on their feet, then put socks on. this keeps them from coughing all night long. it’s amazing!

  27. Nicola

    When my kids are sick, they get lots of extra cuddles and are allowed to havea mellow day and watch tv/movies.

  30. Brenda

    Any when my kids are sick I like to rub Vick’s on their nose, chest, and the bottom of their feet (I don’t know, but it seems to work). Also lots of TLC for the sick kiddos too.