Winter Solution for Keeping Kids Warm

When it’s cold outside, that’s when it seems your kids want to explore and range throughout the out-of-doors. No seeming sense, for sure, but parents can only put up with so many complaints about how their children are being kept prisoner in their home or vacation room. Sooner or later, you’re going to let your brood assault the snow and the ice. Your main concern is going to be about how to keep your youngsters from getting sick ¾ after all, they’re outside getting hot and sweaty, but the wind’s nippiness factor can suck up body heat and insert a chilly reception for your youngsters.

The proper winter clothing for kids is like armor to a knight. The correct clothing can prevent a nasty, nasal affair, one that could, if given a foothold, creep into chests and produce all sorts of horrid results. Clothing designed to battle winter’s inclement insistence, from jackets and pants to hats and boots, can help ensure your child will enjoy himself or herself out in the snow and lessen the odds of an infection.

Gear made by Burton… yep, the same folks who design and manufacture some of the best snowboards in the world… can aid you in repelling winter’s force. Kids Burton Gear includes such goodies as the Boys Modem Jacket with its lime green camo design, their System Jacket, the black denim Modem Jacket (perfect for boarding), their Apollo Jacket, cargo vent pants, gloves, and support and vent mitts, all could be part of your anti-cold strategy.

The Burton Youth Support Mitt is constructed of breathable and waterproof material with Thermacore insulation. The lining is made of brushed micro fiber and there’s an adjustable Velcro wrist strap to ensure a snug fit. For wrist protection, the mitt also has a removable plastic support system. In junior sizes from 5 to 16, this mitt also happens to rate highly on “looks” as well as practicality.

In the Burton jacket lineup, there’s the extremely popular Burton Boys Modem Jacket (the one with the GOP Lime Camo design), which offers 120gm of Thermacore insulation and has a quilted, micro fleece lining. The critical stress seams are all taped and there’s a stretch waist gaiter, an internal sound pocket for that iPod, and the entire outfit is machine washable. This jacket is also breathable and waterproof. Boys and girls riding in this jacket just seem to have a natural ability to max the pipe and look good mastering their tricks.

Protecting your youngsters from winter’s unfriendly atmosphere doesn’t have to make you seem uncool. With Burton gear, your child will still be able to have fun with winter, all the while staying dry and looking supreme on the slopes.

Written by Hartley G. Lesser for WinterKids.com