Family trip to Iceland over New Year

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We are planning a big family trip to Iceland to fall over New Year next winter, there will be about 15 of us staying in 3 cabins. What sort of clothing is best to wear for both kids and adults- we will be mostly spending time around the cabins, I will have a 3 year old, 5 year old and 8 year old. Is ski wear the best plan- base layer, fleece and jacket? Or is there another way to stay warm and dry and play in the snow if indeed it does snow and not rain.

Also, a few of the party want to go to the New Years fireworks in Reykjavik, is this suitable for small children? My middle is autistic and struggles with with crowds and loud noises so would need to be in a double buggy along with her younger brother, is this feasible with the crowds? We did Disney Florida's fireworks this way but there was a space for families and people with disabilities which made a huge difference.

Thanks!

My DD went in the winter and it was bloody cold! So layers and more layers. Duvet coats or similar. I wouldn’t have thought DC would enjoy standing around in the cold.

We went the week before Christmas last year.
Find the local supermarkets for food.
It its cold and we had a lot of rain.
I wore a Down jacket that's too hot for our climate but was fine, as already mentioned lots of thin layers, Good hats with insulation in them not just knitted, the good ones have a layer of that Thinsulate stuff stitched in side.
Wind proof out, flees or Down jacket, to be honest you often find them cheap on Ebay look for the highest down weight as they are not all the same.
Muddy Puddles make some excellent kids water proofs, we used to buy them then get half the cost back when the kids out grew them by selling them on so very economical.
Hand warmers
We have a selection of lighter fuel powered hand warmers this are the best thing you can have for the kids, they range from £20 each to a couple of quid from Ebay, we have some expensive some cheap all work well, just practice lighting them, buy the fuel in super markets ( lighter petrol) Its £1 in the uk and one can will last weeks.
Keep them in the pouch and show the kids how to use them safely

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Metal-Hand-Warmer-Petrol-Reusable-Pocket-Portable-Ski-Winter-Camping-Hand-Heater/333423636988?hash=item4da198f1fc:g:PosAAOSwDbBd5yRh
I would look for an Icelandic group for Autism and see if they can offer any assistance, I don't think we found anyone who didn't speak excellent english

When I mentioned rain there was still 2" of ice on the floor and a couple of feet of snow!
If you live near an outdoorsy area, we are in the middle between Snowdonia and the lakes so we travel to them in the summer as they often sell of warm clothes then, we once went to an independent outdoors shop and he did us a good deal as we bought so much out of season stock.

Thanks everyone. Looking for an Icelandic autism group is a good idea @Funf thanks. I've seen down filled parkas in Lands End sale as well as parkas in Polarn O Pyret for the kids coats- does anyone have any experience of these? At the moment I'm thinking I may have to stay at the cabin with the younger kids for New Years fireworks rather than take them, but it's a tricky one as its my FIL's 60th birthday that day and I think he is planning on seeing them as his birthday celebration. We have the youngest children out of the 7 kids going, and are the only ones whose children have additional needs as well.