Kids clothes

[Maureen80]

I am curious to know how many pairs of shoes and jackets your children possess :)?

My 6yr old has 3 pairs of trainers and 2 waterproof jackets. Her trainers last a year or two but I try and change jacket each year, preferably at the start of winter.

My four year old has one pair of shoes, a pair of wellies and some hand me down snow boots. He has a waterproof coat and a padded coat.

What is the difference between the waterproof and padded jacket because presumably both are warm and comfortable?

How on earth do trainers last a year or two on a 6 year old?? My 6 year old grows so fast he needs new shoes twice a year at least! Coats however I buy a size or two big so they’ll fit him for at least two winters, sometimes more. At the moment I think he’s got school shoes/daps/wellies for forest school, and then a pair of boots for at home. One warm waterproof coat, one extra warm but not waterproof coat, and two lightweight rain coats

My eldest mainly lives in wellies this time of year. I bought him a pair of shoes but they’ve been worn twice all winter. DD needs kickers for support and she has two pairs of them!

My son has a school coat and an at home coat. DD has about 4-5 coats on the go. I bought her 2 new coats this year (for pee school and at home) but last years still fit but I buy two coats each per winter!

When the weather gets a little warmer I’ll buy them a thinner waterproof for the spring/summer. I also tend to buy more shoes in the summer too!

Dc1 (7) a pair of school shoes; a pair of trainers; a pair of wellies; a pair of party shoes. A thick winter coat, a thin waterproof, a couple of hoodies.

Dc2 (4)a pair of school shoes; a pair of trainers; a pair of wellies; a pair of boots. Two thick winter coats, a thin waterproof, a couple of hoodies; a gillet.

DD(5) has wellies, school shoes, trainers, boots, red party shoes and plimsolls for PE.

Oh lord too many to be honest we live in Liverpool and all of ds cousins and friends kids are always dressed impeccably and in designer stuff. I'm from America and in America kids don't wear designer stuff as we think more of comfort. However dh feels bad if our son is the only one from the group who doesn't look at nice so he's constantly buying him shoes and clothing which I think is ridiculous and unnecessary. So shoes about 20 pairs of trainers. Jackets 9. Clothing too much to even count.

DS, 4, has wellies, some smartish black school shoes and some light lace up boots (not particularly good quality). He’s got a good puffa coat with furry hood and a light waterproof jacket (but a good one, Muddy Puddles brand I think).

DS(3) has one pair of trainers, one pair of snow boots (we are in the US and there’s a lot of snow) and one pair of wellies. And in the summer he has some water shoe things.

For coats he has a fleece, a winter coat, a gilet and a thin raincoat

Four year old has one pair of school shoes, ones pair of running shoes, one pair of boots and, one pair of sandals. He has a school coat, a duffle coat and, a tweed jacket for when it’s not that cold.

Oh and one pair of wellies.

5yo DS has 2 pairs of trainers (1 for PE), 1 pair of nice brown boots, 1 pair of sandals, 1 pair of school shoes, 1 pair of wellies. He has 2 winter coats (1 still fits from last winter) and 1 light spring/summer raincoat.

1yo DS has 1 pair of shoes, and 1 pair of wellies. 1 winter jacket and 1 light waterproof onesie.

My 5yr old has 1 pair of school shoes, 1 pair of good trainers (needed them for p.e.)
A pair of doc Martin type boots.
In summer we buy her sandles.
Cost wize she has a big winter coat, a dressy coat (thank to mum and dad) a few jackets but not ones you wear without a coat.
In summer we will have to buy her a light jacket because she's had a growth spurt.

My 12 year old has a pair of school shoes, two pairs of trainers (one pair barely worn but needed for camp), a pair of football boots and a pair of hiking boots. All usually last about a year. He has a puffer jacket that's onto its third winter, a gilet (charity shop) and a waterproof jacket (not warm). He mostly just wears a lightweight fleece, sometimes with the gilet.

2 jackets, 2 shoes and 1 welly boots.

My 6yo DS has 1 winter and one spring school coat which he wears outside school as well. He had 1 pair of black (uniform day) shoes and white sole (PE day and outside school) shoes, and 1 pair of wellies.

My 3yo DS has 2 winter and 2 lighter coats, all of which were his brothers that have been passed down. He had 1 pair of trainers & 1 pair of wellies.

Ds 2yo has, one waterproof coat, one Paddington coat (mum bought him in the sale) and one all in one puddle suit. Oh and 1 hideous plastic mac purple with leopard print (mum bought yet to use) 1 pair of wellies, plimsolls and shoes.

DS2 has a pair of warm boots, two pairs of wellies (one pair lives at childminders) and at the moment he has a pair of school shoes as he was page boy.

Weirdly he has 5 coats though. Not sure how I managed that

DD 5 has wellies, black boots with flowers on, trainers(rarely worn) silly unicorn plimsolls (rarely worn) orthopaedic school shoe/boots,
Coats - 1 winter padded coat, 1 in between weather coat and 1 rain jacket...oh and a Pac a Mac type one

Dd(7))- school shoes, pe shoes, home schools, trainers for sports, football boots, walking boots. V cheap fake converse shoes for parties.

DS(10) - school shoes, PE shoes, home shoes, walking boots, cycling shoes, cricket shoes.

Costs a fortune every time they grow!

Coats - Both dc hace a thick, skiing jacket type coat and a thin waterproof .

Mine have it the other way round - are bought big and last two years, shoes are outgrown after 6-9 months generally.

They have a winter parka and a summer raincoat each, plus a set of waterproofs.

School shoes, athletics trainers, everyday trainers, wellies, walking boots each plus what used to be sandals and is now lightweight holey trainers in the summer.

Boys are 8 and 6.

4 year old has school shoes, cheapo Spiderman shoes for weekends and 2 pairs of wellies because 1 has to stay at school. He has a padded coat and a mac.

Dc1 and 2 (9 & 11) each own school shoes, wellies, two pairs trainers

Dc3 (5) has wellies, school shoes, trainers and two pairs of boots

Dc4 (2) has wellies, shoes and hi tops

Dc 1 and 4 have one winter coat each

Dc2 has a winter coat and light weight waterproof jacket

Dc3 has three winter coats, a puddle suit and a lightweight waterproof jacket

Coats: Aldi ski jacket, Paw Patrol thick coat, Paw Patrol lined raincoat, thin showerproof jacket, aldi raincoat (my mum bought for 69p!) a gillet, trespass mac, trespass thick fleece & puddle suit.

Shoes: cheap trainers, expensive trainers, 2x crocs (one in nursery bag in case of accidents) wellies, ankle boots, party shoes, slippers, sandals.