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Bassetts Soft & Chewy Vitamins – With Free Soft Play!

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Now that the Autumn and Winter season is here, there seems to be loads of bugs and colds going around so it’s good to get the children to have a good multi vitamin for some extra protection to keep them healthy and well! We tried the Vitamin ABCD&E packs in Orange and Strawberry. There are 45 vitamins in each pack, to be taken one per day. They are chewy and seem like sweets to the children, with a pleasant taste (but no sugar!) and they are easy to eat.

With Bassetts Soft & Chewy Vitamins there is even more of a reason to buy them as there is a free soft play voucher with every promotional pack until the end of the month. Each voucher entitles you to one free soft play session at a choice of over 200 venues convenient to you.

Soft play is a great choice of activity, especially when the weather is colder but the children still need to burn off their energy! My boys love it and a recent survey of mums in the UK found that a whopping 71% enjoy treating their children to a soft play day because it is guaranteed high-energy entertainment that can be enjoyed whatever the weather. I can’t say that surprises me, as I know it’s a popular choice. The survey also showed that many mums enjoy soft play themselves, as a chance to meet up with friends and chat while the children play and of course to see their little ones enjoying themselves. Again – I definitely agree.

To redeem your free session with the promotional Bassetts packs, you visit www.bassettsvitaminssoftplay.co.uk and add your post code to find your nearest soft play. There are many from the Wacky Warehouse chain, so one of those was the most local choice for me. You then add the code from your packet and you will get your voucher to print out. Don’t forget to keep your sticker from the pack as you need to attach it to the front! Once you have your vouchers, you have until May 2014 to redeem them.

We have not had a chance to redeem ours yet. It’s a shame Mr T has not been able to go out for the past couple of weeks (regular readers might know, he had his grommets in and adenoids out and is not allowed to go and mix with people in case of infection). Soft play would have been ideal for the children over this cold half term week, or some of these rainy and windy weekends we have been having! As soon as he is well and back to nursery, then soft play will definitely be at the top of our to do list and I’m sure it will put a smile on his face! All 3 boys love soft play and for Mr T it is brilliant to help build up his muscle strength, which is something that he really needs with his low muscle tone.

Once we have been, I will be back to share some pictures on the blog! But I did not want to wait too much longer to share the news about these promotional packs, as they are only available to buy until the end of the month.

Disney Gummie Vitamins

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Multivitamin GummiesRecently we were sent some of these Gummie Multivitamins to try out, they come in Disney packaging and we had some bottles with Cars or Mickey Mouse which is great for my children to make it more exciting. It also comes in Disney Princesses as seen above, which some children might prefer.vitaminsEach bottle contains 60 multivitamins with vitamin A, B, C and D with added omega-3 DHA. The vitamins are chewy and in fun shapes matching to the character on the bottle. They look just like a sweet and the taste is nice, so I don’t think most children would complain about them! My 5 year old was really excited about these vitamins, he said they will make him really strong and mighty and he likes the Disney Packaging. My 3 year old is the one I would have preferred to take the vitamins, as he has such a limited diet. We do keep trying different types of vitamin for him – but so far he won’t take anything. I do think these have a better chance though, if I keep showing him eventually he might give in to the lure of the Disney characters as he is a big fan of both Lightening McQueen and Mickey!

Although my 5 year old has a better diet and will eat more variety of fruits, I still like to see him having a vitamin just for extra back up to make sure he is not lacking anything.

Luckily the bottle is fully safety proof with a safety cap, which is important as the vitamins are so sweets-like, but I have explained to him that we can only have one per day and he has remembered that rule.

You can read more about the vitamins here on vitaminsforkids.co.uk and they are available exclusively in Boots for 8.99 a bottle, currently on a 3 for 2 offer which makes them pretty good value!

myvitamins – Review and Giveaway

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Like a lot of busy mums, I tend not to get enough sleep. There’s not enough hours in the day for me, and I always end up doing my housework and ironing late at night (not to mention the 2am blogging! 😉 ) and this ends up taking its toll on my general health and energy levels!

I do try to eat a healthy diet including plenty of fruits and vegetables, but I still always notice quite a big difference in my energy levels in the times when I am taking vitamins and the times when I get out of the habit.

myvitamins offered me the chance to try out some of their range of vitamins and have sent me some complete daily vitamins, some ‘true woman’ vitamins for hair, skin & nails and some total CLA which is a fatty acid used to help with weight management.

The Complete Daily Vitamin

myvitamins complete daily vitamin

This is a great all rounder basic multivitamin, which will help me to feel like I have more energy and not get so run down. I have started taking it recently to test it out and I have noticed myself having more energy and feeling a bit brighter and healthier after just a few days. I must make sure I stay in the habit every day from now on!

  • Comes in a pack of 30
  • Suitable for Vegetarians
  • Comprehensive mulitvitamin
  • Convenient one a day tablet
  • Very small and easy to swallow tablet
  • Contains Vitamins A, C, D3 and E

True Woman: Hair, Skin & Nails

myvitamin women's vitamins

This is definitely a good one for me. I do notice that when I don’t make time to eat and sleep properly my skin and hair can be looking quite dull, so anything to keep these more healthy and better cared for is definitely a good thing. I don’t know why I didn’t think of taking something like this before, after all I do deserve to take good care of myself too as well as the children! I’m looking forward to seeing the results after I have been taking it for a longer period of time.

  • Comes in a pack of 30
  • Suitable for Vegetarians
  • Specifically designed for the health of hair, skin and nails
  • Convenient one a day tablet
  • Slightly bigger tablet (long and thin) but still very easy to swallow
  • Contains key Vitamins & Minerals

Total CLA

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I must admit, I had no idea what Total CLA was until I had a look at the details on the website. It stands for Conjugated Linoleic Acid and is a fatty acid found in meat and dairy products. It is used for weight management because it encourages the body to transform stores of fat into useable energy. This sounds like a brilliant concept to me! The only problem I had with this is that the capsules do have gelatine in them so are not suitable for vegetarians.

  • Premium quality Conjugated Linoleic Acid
  • Easy to consume softgel
  • Provides 1800mg per serving
  • Reduces body fat levels
  • Supports weight management
  • Improves body composition
  • Effective anti-cellulite treatment

All of the myvitamins products here come in handy resealable foil packages which are much less bulky than traditional tablet bottles, which makes it easier for you to keep a few different varieties in the cupboard. I love the packaging too, it is so fresh and modern and really appealing. Of course like with all vitamins or medicines, it needs to be kept well out of the way of children. My vitamins also sell pill boxes if you prefer to keep your vitamins in those.

If you would like to try some vitamins out yourself, myvitamins are offering one person the chance to win a prize of 3 packets of Complete Daily Vitamin (3×30 tablets) and one pill box. Enter via the Rafflecopter below! Good luck 🙂

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