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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

  2. Rosey

    Even though I have heard chicken noodle soup and ginger ale do not aid in illness, I still carry the tradition over from my childhood to my children. When they are sick I give them soup, and ginger ale on ice. I sit next to them by the bed, and rub their head. If they’re up for reading, I’ll read whatever they’d like until they fall asleep.

  6. christy

    I give Lots of LOVE! Warm chocolate milk and a nice warn blanket warmed up by the dryer. And we watch t.v together.

  8. Leslie S.

    When my kids are sick they get to lie down in my room and just watch tv.We cuddle and they seem to feel better.Thanks!

  9. Cindy B. of Montana

    When I was a kid my grandma use to put eucalyptus oil in water on the stove to humify the air and help unplug noses. Then she’d rub Vicks Vaporub on our chest and pin a towel around it to keep the heat in. We’d lay on the couch under a pile of blankets, sip a 7Up float, and watch cartoons. That was real comfort!!

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  14. Esther

    I use a hand towel soaked in hot water over my nose to relieve congestion and soothe after all that sneezing!

  15. Jean F

    I eat Lipton’s chicken noodle soup (the one with the tiny noodles) and drink hot tea with honey. And I spend a lot of time sleeping!

  17. Paula H

    I make them a “nest” on the couch or in the recliner. We have a special blanket just for those times.

  18. lisa h

    If hubby or the kids get a cold, they get tucked into bed with the tv on, a box of soft tissues, remote control, 7up, and chicken noodle soup. This is the ‘comfort tradition’ we have. Now, if its me, I want a blanket on the couch and a book to read and just suffer through it.

  19. Jay F

    Nothing works perfectly, but getting the humidifier out and running it for a few hours when the kids go to bed seems to comfort them.

  20. mary boemmel

    I rub my grandson’s chest with Vick’s vapor rub and give him a little bit of hot tea.

  22. courtney

    just staying in the house is a great remedy! Maybe game night, or movie night!:)

  23. Beverley Justice

    I let the “sickie” snuggle with a blanket in the family room, and I make chicken noodle soup for them.

  24. Becky K

    Besides the usual (fluids, rest), I believe lots of Mom Hugs help anyone get better soon!

  25. Theresa D

    To comfort my children, I feed them nice hot homemade soup and cuddle on the couch with them

  28. Ashley

    with a good cold I like to put vicks on my chest and take a steamy bath. the steam acts with the vicks and makes me feel so much better!!!