With the advent of autumn, mothers begin to think about preparing a children's wardrobe for the winter. These are jackets and overalls, blouses and sweaters, insulated pants and warm tights, hats and scarves. But what to do when you need to choose gloves or mittens? If mom knits herself, then there are no problems. It is enough to pick up a ball of thread and knitting needles and, sitting comfortably in front of the TV, in a couple of nights to tie beautiful accessories to your baby. And if you need to buy them? And even if there is no way to try them on (in case of purchase through now popular online stores). How to accurately determine the size of children's mittens or gloves, because it is not the same as the size for adults aunt and uncle?
What are the notorious accessories for?
Mittens and gloves - for babies, gaiters and mitts - for older children ... All this is necessary in order to warm the handles of daughters and little sons with the onset of autumn dampness and winter cold. But parents should remember: these warm and beautiful things should not only warm the hands of the little one from wind and frost. In no case should they stop children from actively exploring the world around them, which constantly attracts and attracts them. The size of children's mittens, chosen correctly in accordance with age, will enable young researchers to have fun on every walk on the coldest day. Such mittens will not prevent the child from participating in a variety of winter activities - playing snowballs, sculpting snowmen, building fortresses, and sledding.
True, not all parents know how to determine the size of children's mittens correctly. It needs to be fixed.
Sizing
Today, on all kinds of websites, online boutiques, and regular store shelves, there is such a variety of children's gloves and mittens that parents can get confused in the first minutes. Adults who easily choose gloves for themselves, when choosing the same accessory for their baby, will doubt the color scheme of mittens and yarn, and which model will sit most comfortable and which one does not fit at all. But the deciding factor, of course, will be the correct size calculation.
To correctly identify the size of children's mittens or gloves (whoever likes it better), it is necessary to measure the girth of the palm of the hand in its widest part (a little higher than the bones, almost on the bend line of the fingers), while the baby’s thumb should not be gripped, and the centimeter tape should not be tightened.
Attention! It is necessary to measure the leading hand: for right-handed people - the right, and for left-handed people - the left.
True, parents should understand that the indicated parameters are rather arbitrary, therefore, the best way is to go to the store together with the child and try on mittens on children's hands before buying.
Pay attention to differences in standards
I must say that there is simply no single standard regarding the size of mittens and gloves for babies. In the territory of the former countries of the Soviet Union, the size of such children's accessories is determined, as mentioned above, by the girth of a child’s palm in centimeters. The thumb does not need to be considered. For example: if after measuring the palm on the measuring tape the mother saw a value equal to 10 centimeters, then the corresponding size of the mittens will be 10. In the domestic plate of the sizes of children's mittens, this size refers to the age of the babies who have not yet reached six months of age.
If you need to know the size of children's mittens and gloves according to the international scale, this can be done by examining the tables available on the websites of foreign online stores and by focusing on the age of the child. For example, if the baby is two or three years old, then mittens should be bought in the second size, but for a preschooler four or six years old, the third.
Check the table
Different countries have adopted completely different numbering systems for mittens and gloves. They can confuse not only young mothers, but also quite experienced ones. In order to be able to easily determine the size suitable for the baby, the result of the above measurement should be compared with the data from the table of sizes of children's mittens and gloves.
For example, if the girth of a child’s brush is 14 cm, the number “3” must be found on the product of a domestic manufacturer, if 17 cm, then “6” and so on.
In order to find out the children's sizes of gloves and mittens according to the international alphabetic numbering system, a plate is also useful. For example, the girth of the baby's brush is 14 cm corresponds to the designation XS, 15 cm - S, 17 cm - L.
Quite often, on gloves and mittens (especially if the production is Chinese), you can see the indication of the baby's age (1-2 years, 3-4 and so on). But are the sizes of children's mittens according to age from the label the actual size of the child’s pen? Not really and not always. Children are different, and they grow in different ways. Therefore, with absolute accuracy, picking up mittens and gloves is unrealistic. And it is better to try them on the spot.
Parent Tips
Like other things in a children's wardrobe, mittens and gloves for babies are right to buy one size larger than the child wears now. During the season, the pens of girls and boys are able to grow, and a product purchased with a reserve will last much longer. But mittens should not be too big: the child will be uncomfortable in them, and they will look ridiculous.
The mittens and gloves chosen correctly will gently cover the child’s palm, will not press, fly or collapse. Children under four years old are better off getting mittens: they are much warmer, and mittens are uncomfortable to pull on because of the poor development of fine motor skills in babies. For newborns, solid models are suitable that do not contain a compartment for the thumb. It is only necessary to make sure that the rubber band fits snugly and the mittens do not fly off.