Winter Gloves

mittens are best, but good Luck!!!! I have never had any luck, mostly because both my little ones were (and still are) finger and thumb suckers!! L. C.

Mittens and get 2 or 3 pair that are all the same since those things come up missing constantly! Get thinner mittens so that he can still pick stuff up.

There are, or you can make, mittens that have a string attached to them. This goes in the sleeves and keeps the mittens on. The mittens go in one sleeve and come out the other so the string is through both sleeves and around the back. You can just attach something like it on regular mittens.
As for what is better; mittens are better because the fingers keep each other warm.
-A.

I think your fighting a losing battle there! But, on the other hand some kids love mitens/gloves.

Practice indoors for a few minutes at a time untill he gets used to them.

Also he won't really need them if you're just going from the house to the warm car and vice versa.

I always felt that mittens were warmer and ALOT easier to put on, especially since your son is so small.

hope this helped

mittens are warmer my oldest had some that snapped to his winter jacket they came with it but you could easily attatch snaps.

I swear by mittens--much warmer and easier to get on! And like someone else said, buy several pairs, to replace the ones that go astray or get wet. When our son was little, we stuck mainly to the fleece ones. He could move his hands better with them.

We usually tucked the cuffs of the mittens, into the cuff of the coat, to help keep them on. We were pretty diligent about making sure they stayed on. So as our son got older, he hated getting his hands cold, because it was such an unfamiliar feeling for him. (Or at least that's the theory I'm sticking with for now.)

Truth be told, he's 12 and still pretty good about keeping them on. The hardest part is teaching them to do it themselves as they get older. Mittens are not the most flexible things in the world.

Enjoy the winter!

Mittens are warmer and easier to put on, but my daughter (who was 18 months last December) was frustrated by not being able to hold things. So I used gloves on her. I bought a few pairs of inexpensive ones and carried an extra pair around so I could replace the first ones when they got wet from snow etc. Just a thought--it might depend on your son's personality, and what he'll tolerate. Of course I also kept an eye on her in really cold weather to make sure her hands didn't become too cold.

Honestly, I think the best kind are the ones that are like mittens, but with no thumb hole. Just big pouches over their hands. I have a 3 y.o. who can dress herself completely, but man, what a hassle it is trying to get her fingers to stay open and aim for finger holes. This will be our first year using mittens.

A little tough love worked for me...let the hands freeze and they will keep those gloves on.

Hi M.,

Mittens are definately easier and keep fingers warmer too. Personally I have several pairs of the less expensive knitted mittens. Your little one will still maintain some dexterity with these. The bulkier ski mittens are warmer and waterproof but quite bulky. I guess it depends on how long he will be exposed to the cold.

J. L.

Hi M.,

I have always used mittens--but now that my daughter is in pre-school and will be going out in the snow with her class, I have gotten her gloves (she's 4 1/2). When she was 19 months old, however, I had her in this GREAT outfit. It had a hood and covers for the hands (like mittens) and feet (I would simply carry her where she needed to go when we were outside). As she got bigger, I simply rolled open those areas and started the mittens. It was made by "Columbia," but I know that there are other brands as well.

Hi M.,

Having the MITTEN connected by a string, "idiot string" is what it's called, (which passes from one MITTEN, up the sleeve, across the back, down the other sleeve, and is attached at the other MITTEN)is a sure way of keeping the MITTEN from becoming lost.

What I love though is you can sometimes find MITTENS that have very long cuffs that extend up to the elbow. These MITTENS prevent snow from getting into the MITTEN. They also stay on better than regular MITTENS. You can purchase them at ski shops. They are called L-Bow mittens. You can also find them at http://www.lbow.com/mittens.html

If you haven't guessed it by now, MITTENS are the prefered choice. The fingers provide heat for each other. Gloves separate the fingers so there is less heat shared. The fingertips get especially cold.

: ) Maureen

I have always used Mittens for my son & he played outdoors at daycare unless is was bitter cold. We had clips for the mittens (they are a stretchy material about 1/2 inch wide with a metal clip on either end). If you put the mittens on before the coat you can clip one end to the mitten & the other end to the child's shirt about 1/2 way between the wrist & elbow. That way they stay snug & don't let the cold in but they can still be taken off if needed. I would not recommend the string that goes all the way around the childs back. I have an adult cousin who was badly burned as a child because her mitten caught fire & she could not remove it because of the string thru her coat. The clip makes it easy to remove if need be.

put a string on them and put it in the coat sleeves, so if they do take them off it wont get lost. oh mittens are way more fun.

i actually just read in a magazine that mittens keep your hands warmer than gloves.Probably easier to get on a 19 mo old too.T.

I found some at Burlington Coat Factory that had no thumbs and had a velcro closure, making them easy to get on and stay on. I also looked for a coat that came with mittens clipped on so they were less likely to get lost. I have also seen people connect the mittens by sewing a long strig from one mitten to the other, then stringing them from one sleeve to another. This way the strings hand below the arms where you would want mittens to be, but the strings keep the mittens in the jacket and in place.