I find the bottles much easier to carry and generally they contain a larger amount of drink which is important when kids are rehydrating after biking, Taekwondo or ballet!.
But now Ribena has launched Ribena Minis, made specifically for frantic family life with a specially designed 'Less Spills, Less Mess' cap on a brightly coloured plastic bottle (recyclable of course).
The caps have been developed, based on in-depth research with parents, to minimise spillage by allowing liquid to be released only when gently squeezed.
There are three flavours with real fruit juice and no-added sugar - Brilliant Blackcurrant, Oh So Yum Orange and Amazing Apple & Mango.
The drinks come in 2 sizes, 200ml and 250ml, ideal for day trips, lunches and after-school snack and if there's a little leftover, the resealable bottles mean that they can be opened and closed whenever needed.
Caitlin tried the Amazing Apple & Mango and Ieuan tried the Brilliant Blackcurrant and they were happy to accept Ribena's challenge to prove that the new caps are leak-proof by holding the bottles upside down over their heads for 5 seconds.
The flavours are what you would expect from Ribena and whilst we tested the 200ml size, Ieuan wanted a bigger bottle - he's a blackcurrant fiend - so the 250ml would have been better for him.
The caps certainly do the job and little fingers would not be able to open them. Ribena state that the caps are not suitable for children under 3. You do have to push the cap in and then lift it and it took my two a while to get the hang of it because the caps are quite stiff. You might find that a grown-up is needed to open the drink for a younger child.
The Ribena Minis range is available in major supermarkets and the drinks are available in multipacks of 8 (RRP £2.99), 4 (RRP £1.99) and single 250ml bottles of Apple and Mango and Blackcurrant are available at RRP 85p.
It's nice to have a new drinks option for the kids' packed lunches and day-trips.
You can find out more at @RibenaUK on Facebook and Twitter.
*PR samples were sent for the purpose of this post.
