Earmuffs and other stuff for children

Sorry if this has come up before but we are off to Rovaniemi on a daytrip this Saturday bringing our children aged between 5 and 9.

We are getting conflicting advice on what headgear they should wear.....some say a hat and earmuffs, while others say that a hat with ear cover is the business.

Please help! Any advice here would be really appreciated!

Also, how many changes of socks and gloves per child?!!

Thanks everybody!

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personally I would take a hat that covers their ears, earmuffs can be annoying and fall off

as you are only going on a day trip one pair of gloves should be fine, just check they are not sweaty inside so when you are inside places take them off and turn them inside out, as for socks, I reckon a good sock liner and if you can, get some merino wool socks too, two pairs of socks in total should be fine, the thinner the better too

just going back to the gloves, if you have mittens they will be easier to turn inside out etc

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Mittens are good, especially for children who seem to have more difficulty getting gloves on and off quickly.And they keep your fingers warmer than gloves. A warm windproof hat with earflaps is best I find. Needs to have some form of lining insulation maybe fleece or fur.

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hi , we got back on friday and it was only -5 , but the day before was -35 so we were lucky, my kids are 7 and 10. We had balaclavas for them both with a hat on top. But to be honest they were too warm , but better to be warm than cold. We took 3 pairs each of spare gloves but could of done with a few more! they were that excited to see snow they couldnt put it down!

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My children always just wear a hat with the flappy bits that cover the ears and does up under the chin.They are fur lined only inside and are lovely and warm.Do not see them about much in the shops so if anyone knows where they sell them let me know as we have had ours for the third year running this year.

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Thank you all so much. Will take all of your thoughtful words on board...THIS EVENING !!!

Any thoughts on face cream. Someone mentioned that it%26#39;s essential, but not sure which brand that I should look for.

Also, lunch time - leave it for a while, or go straight after arrival - which works best on a one day trip. Thanks again, you%26#39;ve been very helpful!

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