Hand and feet warmers for children?

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We're taking our 4 and 6 year old on their first proper ski holiday in a few weeks. They'll be doing a couple of hours of ski tuition every morning, followed by lunch then sledging/snow play/various overpriced alpine activities in the afternoons, with (hopefully) a bit of family skiing towards the end of the week.

I've decided on mittens with liner gloves under for their hands and have some lovely smartwool socks for their feet, but was wondering whether I should throw some hand and/or feet warmers into the mix? We've never used them before, so any hints on how to get the best out of them, where to put them, etc etc would be very much appreciated.

(We'll be in Les 2 Alpes btw, so not too chilly, but they are the sort of children who really feel the cold...)

Definitely get some, just pop them in the ends of the mittens before you leave your room. Hand warmers have been a complete revelation to me this year!

Thanks Linseed, I'd never thought to use them before either. Have you used the stick on feet warmers? This sort of thing?

I can't work out if they'd fit in a child's sock and if they're suitable to be worn with ski boots..?

I think I might have to get a few extra packs for me!

No, I haven't ever tried foot warmers and have had snug toes ever since getting my own pair of boots instead of hiring. Must be worth a try though. The best thing for keeping toes warm I found before having my own boots was to make sure a very small pocket of space was left in the end of my good quality ski socks. Not to pull them on too tight over the toes. Tricky to get right though!

Really must get my own boots! My feet generally only get really cold when I'm not moving, so on long drag lifts and the like, but I remember them being really cold when I learnt to ski. I'd have loved hand and feet warmers then!

The Pound shops tend to have handwarmers, several for a pound, but haven't seen any foot warmers there. In the past I have tried those like the ones in the link, but found them difficult to use, they detached from my sock when I put my boot on, but you might have more luck.

Be very careful. I've used hand and feet warmers. Sometimes work well, and give warmth for hours. Many times unaccountabley just don't work at all, and I have also burnt my feet, through my socks, once. I could feel them burning, but was not in a position to remove my boots and get them out.

Good point, Caronaim, they do seem to vary in the amount of heat they give off. Hard to remove rogue ones from socks when you are out and about; at least hand ones can be removed easily.

Thanks all, just hand warmers then, I think. Don't like the idea of burns

The children have just been trying on their thermals and fleeces etc so we're all started to get excited. Only a couple of weeks to go now!

Make sure that their boots are thoroughly dried each night - heated boot warmers in the boot room are great for this!

Since most chalets have installed these cold feet have been far less of a problem for me.