I was wondering how you all dry your children's gloves after playing in the snow. For years I have struggled with this, and have not found any way that dries them 100%!
I have tried the dryer, the blow dryer, we now keep them on the register over night, but the tips of the fingers are still damp. He does have more than one pair, but relly likes these and I haven't been able to find another so this is it!
We use dry stix. You can find them online between $22 and $30. They are two sticks that you place in each glove or boot and then plug it in. It doesn't make any noise and they are dry and warm in the morning. My kids love it!!
I invested in a glove and boot dryer. It works great. Money well spent.
I had ten kids and living in Michigan, had the same problems with skating socks, gloves, mittens and wool hats. Just as soon as the kid takes them off, wrap them in any thing absorbent, then step on it two or three times. After all the moisture is wicked away, they are easy to dry on registers, fire place or whatever......hope this helps, Inez
T., once those gloves are dry scotch guard them, it does WONDERS!
We actually put them in the vent instead of on it so they get the full blast. We do the same thing for wet shoes. Take the register cover off and put the in the vent
I too struggled with this for years until I came up with my own idea. I had my son, who was in 4-H at the time, make a wooden rack, (similar to a coat rack). We purchased a wooden 4 X 4 fence post, cut it down to about 5 feet tall, drilled 3/4 in. holes, on slight angles, about 6 inches apart, on each side of the post. He glued 10 in. long dowels into each hole. Then he attached the post by screwing it to the base, which is made of four 1 ft. long 2 X 4's. You can stain it or paint it. This can also serve as a coat rack too. I put mine in front of our fireplace, (I think this is an added bonus), and everything is completely dry, inside and out, by the next day! I also think the key is the length of the dowels - they help quicken the drying process. You can put many gloves, hats, scarves, coats, etc. on this. I've had people who come to visit remark about this rack and say they've never seen anything like it and wished they had one too.
We put them on a heat register standing up with the opening of the glove on the register. The air blows up into them and the fingers have been dry for us.......
Years ago I saw the cutest craft idea. The crafter took little clothes pins (you can get them at any craft store) and hot glued them to a longist piece of wood (any shape). The kids painted the wood and hung their mittens on the clothes pins. With a cord to hang the craft by, you had a cool craft and a way to collect and dry multiple pairs of mittens!
May not be your answer, but I thought it was cute and we did it for years!
Hey T.! I have 2 children that love to play in the snow as well! We do put them on the register to dry but if the tips are still staying damp turn them inside out if you can to dry on the register. I hope this helps!
