Toddlers are funny, complicated little people.
Take the Willster - my own little mischief maker - for example. He loves, and I mean loves wearing oven mitts. If he grows up to be the next Jamie Oliver, then great, but in the meantime, getting him to give up my manky old potholders for mittens when we go out is next to impossible.
I don't entirely blame him since mittens for wee ones aren't exactly wearer-friendly. First of all, many of them don't have thumbs built-in, so it's like wearing a glorified sock. There's no way to wiggle little fingers or grasp a favorite book, toy or Goldfish cracker in the car, which inevitably means a tantrum, and hastily mom-removed mittens.
Secondly, the elastic on said glorified socks never seems to stay put around pudgy wrists, making them easy to lose in the wash, on a walk or inside one of my hub's shoes on the floor of the coat closet. And, while there are gloves for older kids out there, slipping a pair on a pint-sizer with teeny phalanges only makes him look about as uncomfortable as Edward Scissorhands trying to hold a Kleenex.
But, by George, someone finally figured out that little hands need little warmers, so when Mahar Dry Goods let me in on their super soft, super cozy Bumble Bee mittens (shown), I was so overjoyed, I may have inadvertently proposed marriage to Robert Mahar, their oh-so-fabulous founder. Ahem, already married. Me, I mean.
Not only do these sweet little covers keep William's hands toasty and warm, but he gets a kick out of wearing them and eagerly holds up his hands so I can slip them on. I finally have my oven mitts back and best of all, my little man is free to fiddle with the cold weather world - thumbs included. $18
Cosmomama says there's more in the details:
The mittens measure 6" from tip to cuff, are made from thick fleece, and have an interior elasticized cuff to keep them from falling off. Machine washable and dryer friendly.
