Simple Tips

September 18, 2007 | Print

How Kids’ Clothes Move with Them

The best clothes for young kids are the ones that move with them.

As little ones learn to lift their legs higher and stretch their arms further, it’s important that what they wear allows them a full range of motion.

Pants that crawl, roll, climb and tumble around on the floor with them. We’ve found skirts and dresses can get in the way of crawling and climbing, so we tend to save them for special less-active (if there are any!) occasions.

We also roll up long pant legs and shirt sleeves that hang over feet or hands to prevent any tripping or slipping.

And we keep tabs on the temperature and our kids’ activity level as babies and toddlers often don’t tell us they’re cold or hot until they get really uncomfortable.

For material, comfy cotton is our favorite. Stretchy for bending arms and legs, soft on gentle skin, cozy for naps, not too tight or too loose.

Our Favorite Organic Kids Clothes:

Under the Nile
Our stand-by for good fitting pants and onesies, newborn through toddler with long johns for kids.

Sage Creek Naturals
Great, simple tees, cute prints for newborn through 24 months.

Sckoon
Sweet baby basics

Evo
Evo’s list of great clothes for babies and children includes American Apparel, Kate Quinn Organics and babyGap.

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