Glove Season

Just a tip - unless you live in Southern California or Florida, stock up on those cheap little stretch gloves that are sold two or three pairs for a dollar. Whenever you have a spare bit of change, grab a few. You can choose one color per child and have a box of these gloves, when they lose one of their good, thick gloves, at least there's a pair of these. You don't have to worry about left or right, just turn it to fit the correct hand.

It's entirely possible to buy ALL of them in one color so it doesn't matter which child needs a glove, they can just grab one from the box. Either way works but you will want different colors for different sizes. Tiny ones in one color for the very small kids, a different color for the older larger kids. You want to be able to quickly grab a matching pair since they won't tell you until the last minute that they lost their gloves.

You'll want to keep a generic jacket and a pair or two of these gloves in the car too. You know that one of kids will end up losing, ruining, or forgetting a jacket or gloves when you go somewhere. Plus it's always wise to have an extra in case of emergency (car breaks down, etc.).