RE: Getting a Toddler Around in Winter Weather
I was just thinking of that very same thing!! I have a 6, 4, and 1 /12 year old, and a new puppy that needs frequent walks. I've seen the toddler bundle me but can't bring myself to spend the $50 yet. I'm thinking of buying a sleeping bag and cutting slits in it to fit into the stroller straps. If anyone else tries it, I'm curious if it works.
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RE: Getting a Toddler Around in Winter Weather
if you are low income your community might have a bus that will take you around for a cheap fair or try freecycle.org and you might be able to get a free stroller or wagon, or post up a ride share at your sons school and maybe for a few dollars in gas money you might get some one that will give you a lift, and if you cant afford the money over a trade off, of some skill...
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RE: Getting a Toddler Around in Winter Weather
trix:
many moons ago when my son was small and had to go to day care every morning we used one of those round plastic sleds, i lived in Edmonton so our winters were not the most pleasant!! to keep him warm i found an old fur coat that someone had discarded and wrapped him in that, he loved it and it made for a fast trip
hugs
lc
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RE: Getting a Toddler Around in Winter Weather
They sell a plastic kids sled/tobbagan that is tough and not too expensive. Try second hand places and keep your eye open for bargains. I think one of the companies, might be Tike Toys makes a wagon that converts to a sled/tobaggan. Try googling and see if I'm right. Toys R Us website would give you some idea what's out there at least and you could check for those things in second hand places.
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RE: Getting a Toddler Around in Winter Weather
When my kids were young, I worked in a daycare about a block away from my house. They got a toboggan for Christmas (not a sled - it didn't have runners - it had a flat bottom) that was about 4 feet long, & it was not expensive - under $10.00. At first, I took them to work in it for fun, but I soon found that it was easier than wrestling a stroller or trying to get my little ones to buck drifts in an Idaho winter! Even though the snow had been removed from the streets, there was enough ice to pull it across the street. we used it every day for 2 winters before the bottom cracked. Not much money for maximum fun!
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RE: Getting a Toddler Around in Winter Weather
I didn't have this problem, since my son was raised in sunny CA, USA. But just thinking the problem through. We used our little red wagon a lot when he was that age. Zoos, fairs, etc. Couldn't you bundle him up and pull him in the wagon?
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RE: Getting a Toddler Around in Winter Weather
You could use a sled. My niece has one that was an old wagon that grandpa put skiis on the bottom of. Or you can buy them new if you must.
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RE: Getting a Toddler Around in Winter Weather
We had a jogging type stroller with bigger wheels than a standard stroller and it did just fine in the snow.
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RE: Getting a Toddler Around in Winter Weather
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RE: Getting a Toddler Around in Winter Weather
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RE: Getting a Toddler Around in Winter Weather
the wagon idea is such a good one.you could even make a 3 sided tent over it to keep him warm. by adding a frame to it made with 2x2 inch lumber and use a decorate shower curtain over it to keep wind out. and when summer comes just detach it from the outer sides from where it was connented with maybe L brackets. tip for keeping warm to while in it, put hot water in a 2 liter soda bottle and wrap a dish towel around it and lay it next to him, could even warm up towels and put in the wagons bottom first before he gets in. just a suggestion.
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RE: Getting a Toddler Around in Winter Weather
A child's sled would work very nicely through the snow. If you have any packages, you'd have to find some way of tying them on the sled and still have room for your little boy.
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RE: Getting a Toddler Around in Winter Weather
How about a wagon? If the child's weight is not enough to get it through the snow you could add some weight to it. Also, it would have some room for shopping purchases. I used one of the wooden ones through two Buffalo area winters before we were able to afford a car.
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RE: Getting a Toddler Around in Winter Weather
wonder if you could make or they sell chains for the stroller wheels? like car tires use. it would cut right through the snow and ice.
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