Toddler Outdoor Essentials
One thing I have learned in my four winters of being a mom, is that you will be outside. All the time. So it’s best to have ALL the gear, for ALL the weather.
If your toddler(s) are anything like mine (well, Harrison for now…) you probably spend 90% of your days outdoors. I wanted to share some of our favorite pieces, by weather type, that will keep everyone adorable, happyy, and warm/dry this fall and winter.
Snow & Freezing Cold Temps
1. Teddy hat - The only style hat I trust to keep little heads warm for hours outside
2. Reima snowsuit - This suit kept Harrison warm and dry all. day. long. in freezing cold temps AND on wet snow days, sitting in the snow for hours. Unbeatable! Also, runs big so you can get atleast 2 seasons out of it.
5. Neck warmer - Scarves feel just completely impractical with kids, and love how cozy and warm this keeps them, and can be worn with snow suits, or dressed up a bit with an overcoat
6. Sorel snowboots - Warmest with easy pull on and tighten ability. All the wins. With wool socks, of course.
7. Wool mittens- On their own, or layered with fleece lined shell mittens on colder/wetter days.
15/16. Wool base layers - You know I will sing the praises of Polarn O. Pyret forever, and their base layers are essential for winter. We wear under snow gear, rain gear on colder days, and just on its own around the house. Also, LOVE Ella’s Tubes — but they can be hard to find!
Dressed Up
8. James Street Co Port Beanie
Rainy Days
9. Classic rain jacket - Definitely for more mild/rainy days vs. cold, but layered with wool base layers and a lightweight down jacket underneath you’re golden.
10. Fleece lined rain pants - Would this even be a blog post of mine if i don’t recommend these golden pants?
14. Hunter original rain boots
Dry Winter Day
11. We wear our Patagonia vest from early fall into late spring. Layered or alone, it’s an essential part of our cold weather wardrobe. We sized up and are on our second season.
12. Reversible Patagonia jacket - Great for every day errands and running around in the cold. Again, size up to get another season out of!
Dressed Up
1. Sherpa Coat or Classic Wool Baby Coat
Snow & Freezing Cold Temps
4. Mini A Ture BabyWen Puffer Anorek
8. Binibamba sheepskin stroller liner
11. Reima Puhuri Snowsuit — after buying one of these for Harry last year, I will never buy another snowsuit. The warmest, comfiest, most waterproof, easiest to put on, and most importantly super durable. I had optimistic views that her 3-6 month Patagonia baby bunting would work again this year, but after a few playground visits in the freezing cold, it’s not going to cut it. She of course wants to get into things, and play, and it’s just not durable enough for an active toddler, plus it’s definitely on the smaller side, especially since she’s now 15 months… so it doesn’t give her the flexibility to move freely at all. I love them for itty bitty babies, but I like something more durable and free once they’re mobile.
12. Ella’s Wool tubes - worn on their own, or layered under snow suits or rain pants, and last multiple seasons because of sizing and fit!
14. Skoki balaclava
15. Wool sweaters - Margot has hand me downs of Harrys from Misha and Puff, as well as some vintage irish wool fisherman sweaters that you just can’t beat.
Rainy Days
9. Polarn O Pyret rain pants - definitely run generous! I would buy the pink if I was buying new for Margot, but since they hold up so well, she is currently wearing navy hand me downs of Harrys in the 6-12 month size. I love layering these over basically everything when they’re not in snow suits - it keeps clothes clean and lets them fall/crawl and enjoy their time outside without getting wet/damp/cold.
10. 2022 Edit: Bisgaard no longer makes these yellow rain boots, but since I originally wrote this post Margot has grown out of them and is now wearing (and loving) Harrison’s hand me down Hunter boots. You just can’t beat a classic!
Dry Mild Winter Day
7. Liewood Diana vest - also love layered under jackets/snowsuits for extra cold days!
13. Polarn O Pyret wool gloves
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