The Best Gloves for Kids
The important thing to remember when selecting gloves for kids is that when they're playing outdoors, they'll get messy, snowy, muddy or wet. You'll want to find a pair of gloves that will keep your child's hands warm and dry without limiting his range of movement and manual dexterity, whether he's building a snowman, zipping downhill on a sled or trying to zip or unzip his jacket.
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The North Face Denali Thermal Gloves
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The North Face is a company known for outfitting consumers in areas with harsh winters. Needless to say, the Denali Thermal Glove is sure to keep your kids' hands warm, and the fun colors and articulated fingers mean they won't be resistant to putting them on in the morning and keeping them on whenever they venture outside.
Outdoor Research Kids' Adrenaline Mittens
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While they don't have the same advantage of gloves with articulated fingers, an insulated and waterproof mitten can give your child hours of snowy outdoor fun. Perfect for rolling snowballs and making snowmen, these Adrenaline Mittens are fully lined and insulated as well as waterproof, which will let your kids play on a snowy mountain or in the backyard without cold and soggy hands.
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Outdoor Research Kids' Adrenaline Gloves
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If it drives your kids crazy when their mittens get in the way of unzipping their jackets, these insulated, waterproof gloves by Outdoor Research will keep them happy, as well as warm and dry. The gloves are made with non-slip gripping patches on the palm and easily adjustable bungee cords at the wrist so snow can't creep into their sleeves.
Dakine Girls' Knittens
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If your daughter can't tear herself away from her phone's touch screen for more than two minutes, try Dakine Girls' Knittens. They're fully lined with super-warm Thinsulate. The insulated mitten cover can flip over the half-finger gloves if it gets too chilly, but she can just pop it off for full access to buttons, zippers and keyboards. The thumbs also have slits for quick access to all her texts, too, so she won't have to miss a thing.
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