Family Friday: Stormer Gloves
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OK, ladies, here’s my question to you this lovely Friday: what are your best recommendations for mittens and gloves that stay on little hands but also keep kids’ hands mostly dry? I feel like I am forever buying gloves and mittens and in the past few days it seems like my eldest does not like ANY of them. I don’t think I’ve bought these pictured Stormer Gloves before, and they are the highest rated in the kids section at Lands’ End, so I may give them a go. But do tell if you’ve got a great option here… The gloves were $20, are now marked to $9 (and I swore there was another promotion in the top strip but it disappeared right after I posted this, bah). Stormer Gloves
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Sales of note for 11.25.24 (Great Black Friday Sales!!)
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Early Black Friday, up to 60% off — great deals on Natori, Vince, Theory, Boss, Cole Haan, Tory Burch, Rothy’s, and Weitzman, as well as gift ideas like Barefoot Dreams and Parachute — Dyson isn’t marked down at all but you do get 3x points on beauty purchases.
- Ann Taylor – 40% off your purchase, plus extra 15% off full price styles
- Anine Bing – Shop more, save more (spend $200-$300, get an extra 15-25% off)
- A.P.C. – Shop 40% off
- ba&sh – Up to 40% off Fall/Winter styles, including select colors of reader favorite Gaspard & Guspa cardigans (also included in Tuckernuck’s sale)
- Banana Republic Factory – 60% off everything + extra 20% off (or extra 30% off with your Gap Inc credit card) ends 11/26
- Bloomingdales – Take $25 off every $100 you spend on items labeled BLACK FRIDAY; ends 11/24
- Boden – 30% off on 1000s of styles, including reader favorites like this blazer and these dresses
- Cuyana – Free shipping over $95 (and 10% off your first order over $150)
- Demellier – 20% off with code, free worldwide shipping & returns
- Design Within Reach – 25% off sitewide (including reader-favorite office chairs Herman Miller Aeron and Sayl!)
- The Fold – Black Friday, up to 30% off everything
- Eloquii – 50% off everything + extra 10% off $125 or more
- Everlane – Up to 50% off everything
- Furla – Up to 50% off select styles
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off almost everything – LOTS of winter coats 40% off, down to $204-$230
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off everything, plus extra 25% off orders $125+
- Kule – 30% off sitewide
- Kohl’s – Earn $10 Kohl’s Cash for every $50 Spent – includes Travelpro luggage!
- LaLigne – 30% off in their ONLY sale of the year
- Lo & Sons – Up to 70% off – reader favorite laptop tote is under $200
- Macy’s – 20-50% off beauty brands like Clinique and Armani, 50% off designer handbags, 50-75% off sparkly jewelry, and 40-50% off women’s boots
- Mansur Gavriel – Winter sale, up to 60% off
- M.M.LaFleur – “20% off everything” (but exclusions apply)
- Ministry of Supply – 30% off sitewide
- Mulberry – Up to 40% off, including Bayswater, Islington, and more
- Neiman Marcus – Earn a $50-$1250 gift card, including on beauty and fragrance purchases
- Rothy’s – Everything up to 30% off (some also on sale at Nordstrom)
- Shopbop – 25% off storewide with code, including great blazers from Rag & Bone, IRO, Smythe, and select L’Agence (also lots of nice Black Halo dresses)
- Soma – Early Black Friday $29 bra event (up to 50% off)
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off, plus free shipping on everything (and 20% off your first order)
- Sue Sartor – Week of Joy sale, 30% off sitewide
- Steelcase – 25% off sitewide, including reader-favorite office chairs Leap and Gesture
- Strathberry – Pre-black Friday, enjoy up to 30% off select styles!
- Stuart Weitzman – Extra 25% off full-price and sale styles
- Talbots – 40% off your entire purchase + daily deals
- Theory – 25% off sitewide + up to 40% off select outerwear
- Tory Burch – 30% off $250+
- Tuckernuck – 20% off sitewide
- Universal Standard – At least 30% off sitewide, up to 70% off all styles
- Victoria’s Secret – 30% off everything, and 7/$35 panties
- White House Black Market – 60% off clearance, 30% off sitewide for WHBM members
- Zappos – 26,000+ women’s sale items! (check out these reader-favorite workwear brands on sale, and some of our favorite kids’ shoe brands on sale)
Kid/Family Sales
- BabyJogger – 30% off sitewide
- BestBuy – Lots of deals on gaming consoles, including PS5, XBox Series X, and more
- Carter’s – 50-60% off entire site and store
- ErgoBaby – 25% off bouncers
- Graco – Up to 30% off sitewide
- Hanna Andersson – 50% off sitewide
- J.Crew Crewcuts – 50% off almost everything, prices marked
- Nordstrom – Lots of deals on Stokke, Maxi-Cosi, BabyJoger, Posh Baby, Silver Cross, and more
- Old Navy – Everything on sale
- SNOO / Happiest Baby – 30% off Snoo, up to 50% off sitewide
And — here are some of our latest threadjacks of interest – working mom questions asked by the commenters!
- The concept of “backup care” is so stupid…
- I need tips on managing employees in BigLaw who have to leave for daycare pickup…
- I’m thinking of leaning out to spend more time with my family – how can I find the perfect job for that?
- I’m now a SAHM and my husband needs to step up…
- How can I change my thinking to better recognize some of my husband’s contributions as important, like organizing the shed?
- What are your tips to having a good weekend with kids, especially with little kids? Do you have a set routine or plan?
Yup, my kid will do this in the next few years. My older one is a Rule Follower. But my younger one (18 months) figured out yesterday she can pull a stool up to the counter, open the medicine cabinet, get the band-aids and neosporin and PLAY DOCTOR! all over the floor.
At least we’re smart enough to keep all *real* medicine well out of reach but let me tell you, a greasy toddler + greasy tile floors + band-aid wrappers everywhere ALL WHILE I WAS IN THE BATHROOM FOR FIVE MINUTES is teaching me some lessons about the differences in my two children. My older one was in her room “reading” the entire time (she can’t read).
I look forward to the silly haircuts.
My 3 yo daughter cut her bangs last night. Like a piece right in the middle, sheared up to the scalp. I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry and ended up doing both when she wasn’t looking. I know it’s only hair, but zomg. This is going to be a nightmare to grow out and there’s nothing a haircut would do at this point … because there is nothing left to even out. Bangs are such a part of her overall hairstyle that she almost looks like a different kid!
Y’all, thanks for the support yesterday. It was a bit of a rollercoaster of a day — aaaaaall that mom guilt, and then in the afternoon my boss came in like, “we’ve all noticed how you’re stepping up lately” and gave me a raise! It felt super validating and sort of helps make this make sense. TBH before I wasn’t quite making enough to have a stay-at-home spouse (living here, etc.), and now maybe I am? Because this job really does require a ‘wife’ if you have kids (or a high earning working partner so you can cover lots of last minute childcare). Anyway! Yay! And I’ve been really talking up the birthday PARTY aspect so … she’ll be fine. She knows I love her.
Ok, seriously. I went to Target yesterday and, in the toddler section, there was ONE ski bib, a few pairs of mittens and…swimsuits! Really? It’s the beginning of January. Most of the country will be cold for months. While I appreciate being able to obtain a swimsuit in January, keep some winter stuff too!
Hitting the home stretch with my second pregnancy, and my first child is 7.5 years old.
Last night I had a flash of “omg what have I done?!?!” a 7.5 year old still requires sooo muuuch parentiiiiing and now I’m going to start over?!?! What was a thinking?! (Yes I thought all this through before getting pregnant again but now I’m so tired.)
Ladies with kids far apart in age- is it going to be ok?!?!?!
Our son’s first birthday is coming up, and I’m throwing him a small party at our house. It will basically be a backyard bbq with our friends who have kids. Our families live over 250 miles away and do not drink alcohol (we do). My question is: should I invite the family (grandparents, aunts, cousins, etc) knowing that it would be a bit of a financial hardship for them to come (many of them cannot afford a hotel) and that they would resent that we are serving alcohol at our kid’s party? We get cousin birthday invites annually (we don’t usually attend due to prior engagements). Should I :: eyeroll :: throw two parties? I could ask my mom to give him a small, dry family get-togther in our hometown and invite the in-laws and cousins. My mom is pretty terrible at hosting parties though so this isn’t my first choice.
TL:DR – Would you be more hurt to know we threw a party and didn’t invite you, or to get an invite and feel obligated to attend an event of which you do not approve?
Concur that this is normal. Do you know, if he is spending most of his day inside with the nanny? I know the weather is awful in a lot of places, but if my kids get outside at all during the day, they are soo much better. My high energy boys also really need a lot of physical outlet. We take very frequent trips to the play ground, walks where they are walking, swimming in the Y pool, dance parties in the kitchen, etc. Sometimes it seems counter intuitive, like I can’t bear the thought of leaving home when they are acting out, but they are so much better for it.
Also, in half a year or so, he might develop more independence. In our house, there is still lots of loud rambunctious play, but I can put in some headphones and read a book for a few minutes when I need to peace out.
Talk to me about super empathetic toddlers. The other day we were watching a Pixar cartoon and DS (2.5) goes ‘Where’s [main character’s] mommy?” I said, his mommy is far away but he’s going to look for her, and he burst out crying at the thought of the mom being so far away. I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, he was so adorable and sad! Same thing has happened with nearly every movie we’ve seen lately. PLUS missing moms are a huge trope in children’s stories/ adventures (gee, thanks a lot for the mom guilt). It’s probably developmentally appropriate, I know, but how long does this last and what do you tell your kiddos?
DH and I started thinking about our son’s 3rd birthday party (in the spring, which I know is far away). Ideally, we’d like to reserve the picnic shelter at our neighborhood park and rent a bounce house and invite his daycare class and a few other families. But I’m concerned about rain. It’s drizzled on Kiddo’s birthday the past two years, and heavy rain wouldn’t be unusual that time of year. What’s the best option for a rain plan? Have the party anyways, or move indoors at the last minute, or cancel/reschedule? We live in an 1100 sq ft apartment, so our house isn’t a good fallback option.
Any recommendations for a toddler winter coat that does not cover the neck?
My two year old haaaates her nice lands end parka or any other jacket that touches her neck or chin, so we’ve resorted to layering sweatshirts and fleeces, but I’d like to just find her a winter jacket that won’t touch her neck. (She has a wool gaiter that she wears around her neck instead). Doesn’t have to be super warm; we’re in Chicago but hot-blooded folks and by now excellent at layering.
Just zipping the jacket to her chest and laying the neckline down is not sufficient; she is horrified by the thought that something COULD touch her chin.
For those of you with super hyper toddlers, do you have any tips of how to handle them? Does it bet better? Will DS ever sit still for me to read him a book? Play with a toy for more than 10 seconds?
DS is 16 months and I am a little worried. He has so much energy, gets bored easily, is very impatient, and sometimes hits. He is very smart but does not talk yet. Part of his frustration comes from the fact that we cannot understand what he wants. He is with a nanny during the day. The moment I get home, he gets crazy whiney. Now he started to protest at bedtime, bath time etc. Is this just a phase? Thanks!
I have never yet found a way to make gloves or mittens stay on my 2 year old’s hands. Either they slide off or she pulls them off. I suppose you could superglue them to the cuff of her coat sleeves…
Any recommendations for maternity tights? I was able to avoid for my last pregnancy based on timing, but I’m popping earlier this time (12 weeks and I think it’s starting to be guessable) and my regular tights smushed down just below my teeny bump are not so comfy. Preference for something I can order online (Gap, Amazon). Thank you!
Oh man, a day too late for me! I just ordered some random gloves off of amazon for my son yesterday (he, of course, has lost his). They had a high rating, and I ordered a few sizes down. As avocado said, in my experience they are ALWAYS way too big
For younger kids (probably <4) who are not yet putting on their own mittens, we love these from Cat and Jack at Target: https://www.target.com/p/mittens-cat-jack-153-nightfall-blue-stripe/ They have a long gauntlet that closes with Velcro over the coat sleeve–keeps the wrists warm, and is quicker to get on than tighter fitting types. Our daughter has last year's model–her daycare teachers love them, and they've held up well to a year on the playground. Plus the price is right. Not sure they're the warmest for polar conditions skiing all day, but just fine for daily playground use
We just got the Outdoor Research Toddler Adrenaline Mitts for my 3 year old and they are amazing. The first snowfall that I didn’t spend the entire time putting mittens back on. I just ordered the Kid’s version for my 5 year old, so no feedback on that yet but I am hopeful. Their hands were toasty warm after an hour or so of playing in the snow. For non-waterproof, we really like the fuzzy REI Snowy Creek toddler fleece mittens.