I was reading a discussion on another older post mentioning the bulky winter clothing and how the bulk should go over the straps, rather than under (i.e. blanket over the secured child instead of a baby in a snowsuit.) I just wanted to bring up something we've used for the past several years and see what y'all think (since it is finally starting to get cooler around here.)
When my DD was less than 1 y.o. and we were going through her first winter, my mom started making her fleece ponchos with a little variation. They were super simple to make and she got to pick out what colors/prints she wanted which made it even better. Basically you just take a large square of fleece and cut a hole in the center. My mom liked using the stretchy stuff like T-Shirt and Sweatshirt trim (you can find it at Hancock's or JoAnns, or maybe even Wal-Mart) to make a sort of turtleneck opening that she sewed into the hole. It worked great for getting in and out of the car because I could just flip up the poncho to buckle and unbuckle her in her seat, and the excess fabric I basically let hang over the seat. We've been using them for DS, too. Even though it's a poncho, we picked stuff like frogs and cars fleece so it looks boyish. It's worked great for us, although we live in an area that doesn't get super cold and snowy for very long.
Anybody else have any good cold weather suggestions?
When my DD was less than 1 y.o. and we were going through her first winter, my mom started making her fleece ponchos with a little variation. They were super simple to make and she got to pick out what colors/prints she wanted which made it even better. Basically you just take a large square of fleece and cut a hole in the center. My mom liked using the stretchy stuff like T-Shirt and Sweatshirt trim (you can find it at Hancock's or JoAnns, or maybe even Wal-Mart) to make a sort of turtleneck opening that she sewed into the hole. It worked great for getting in and out of the car because I could just flip up the poncho to buckle and unbuckle her in her seat, and the excess fabric I basically let hang over the seat. We've been using them for DS, too. Even though it's a poncho, we picked stuff like frogs and cars fleece so it looks boyish. It's worked great for us, although we live in an area that doesn't get super cold and snowy for very long.
Anybody else have any good cold weather suggestions?