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Fun Funky Fleece Hats Keep Swimmers Warm
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With my girls swimming year round this year, keeping them warm while getting from the pool to home has been a challenge. At the first meet we went to, we saw a bunch of swimmers wearing these funky polar fleece hats with long tails. These hats are perfect for preventing heat loss through the head and the long tails works well for girls with long hair and wet pony tails, too.
The hats, called squid hats or squid lids, are made of fleece. They are very easy to make (although I bought ours because the price was right) and require very little sewing. Basically you measure your child’s head, sew a tube, and cut in the fringe. To me it looks like a fleece windsock!
Here are some more detailed instruction sets for very similar hats:
- Making an easy fleece hat (you can tie the ends or leave them long)
- Another set of instructions for a fleece hat
- Instructions for fleece hat with printable pattern
- The pattern at Martha Stewart’s site gives guidelines on sizing too
I am pretty sure that the company, SquidLids Inc., is who made the ones we bought at the swim meet. If you are looking to buy one instead of making it, she has the best selection on the web. And if you are looking for a huge selection of the fleece fabric check out Fabric.com…Up to 70% off Retail
Staying warm can be fun!
77Kids – Cute Clothes for Sporty Kids
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The team behind the American Eagle clothing brand have decided to get in on the tween fashion market and just opened a new line of stores (and of course a website) called 77Kids.com. We had the chance to check out some of their clothes and they are cute!
One of the things I like most is that they are cut to fit active kids. So many of the kids clothing manufacturers have resized their clothes for the population’s expanding waistline making it harder to find clothes that fit my girls. For example, Justice Just for Girls (one of their favorites) sells “skinny jeans” which are very popular right now. The 10 slims are still too big for my 10 year old and the 8 slims, while they fit are too short.
Back to 77Kids. We bought a striped hoody, teal tee, and a pair of denim capris. All three are well made and fit great. My 10 year old loves how the tee fits – shaped but not so tight and she is crazy about the color. My 7 year old has deemed the capris her favorites and would wear them every day.
When you are looking for spring clothes for your kids – check out 77Kids – they have some fun, trendy styles and the prices are right in line with many of your other favorite brands.
