We’ve got some exciting news!
This winter, in addition to our annual WinterWomen.com and Winter Kids.com ski fashion previews and gift guides, WinterWomen.com and WinterKids.com are sponsoring monthly giveaways.
Today’s giveaway for kids is a Columbia Boys or Girls Bugaboo Interchange Jacket.
A 3-in-1 jacket, the Bugaboo Interchange Jacket offers value and versatility. On warmer days wear just the lighter zip out jacket whether you’re on the snow or going to school. On cold days you can wear just the outer jacket to protect you from snow or moisture, and then on the super cold days, you can wear both of them together.
The outer jacket is waterproof and breathable, with Columbia’s OmniHeat™Thermal Reflective Liner, that reflects body heat to amplify body heat. These jackets also come with the Outgrown™ System, so the sleeves extend another 1.5 inches, allowing this jacket to be worn for multiples seasons as your child grows.
Enter at the bottom of this post!
Layering Tips from WinterKids.com
The key to staying warm is staying dry.
Our bodies let off heat vapors and you can sweat even when it’s cold outside. If that sweat and moisture gets trapped inside of your garments, it leaves your skin feeling damp and cold.
For skiing and snowboarding it is important that your layers are breathable, so that sweat can evaporate and escape and you can stay dry. Below are some tips on how to properly layer this winter and what to look for in each layering piece.
1) Base Layer: AKA, the first layer that sits against your skin. This layer pulls moisture and sweat away from your skin. Fibers such as wool, nylon and polyester are great for this. Cotton is not because it absorbs moisture and does not dry fast, leaving you wet and cold.
2) Mid Layer: Mid layers add another layer of warmth. Like the base layer, this layer should be a fiber that wicks away moisture. While mid layers are often fleece, a “puffy” insulator (say a down sweater) is another excellent options. Insulators provide warmth by trapping air that has been warmed by your body. The puffier an insulator is, the more warm air can be trapped, and the warmer your body will be.
3) Outer Shell/Jacket: This is the layer that protects you from the elements. For skiing you want to have something waterproof and breathable so that, again, you can stay dry and warm. You can get a “shell” jacket which has no insulation if you run warm, or you can buy an outerwear jacket that has insulation built into it to keep you very warm.
Another great option is a 3-in-1 jacket that come with a zip out layer which is usually a fleece or insulator jacket.
Giveaway Details and Entry
We are giving away a Columbia Bugaboo Interchange Jacket. This jacket is available for boys or girls.
One winner will have their choice of either the Boys Bugaboo Interchange Jacket in sizes XS-L or the Girls Bugaboo Interchange Jacket in sizes XS-L.
Apologies, but this giveaway is open to US addresses only.
Good luck!
Columbia Boys or Girls Bugaboo Interchange Jacket
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my son would love this or i should say i would know hes warm when you buy jackets some say keep you warm but you still freeze this is a nice one that will make you not worry
Exactly!
This would be amazing for my son, the winters on the east coast are brutal
Always good to have the right cold weather gear!
I absolutely love Columbia clothing! It’s definitely hard to keep kids dressed comfortably throughout the day, this 3 in 1 jacket looks like the perfect fix 😀
Glad to hear that! thanks!
a 3-in-1 would be a great jacket
Such a great concept for kids…and adults!
Love! ❤️ We’re traveling to Tahoe the first of next year for a family ski trip. Working on buying all 5 of us layers now!
That sounds like tons of fun! Enjoy Tahoe! It’s a blast.
Ability to take off and put on layers especially when all day ski school is going on is always a plus.
Lots of flexibility!
My kids could use new jackets. We would have to rock, paper, scissors over who would get it
That could be a tough call!
This would be perfect for my daughter, I was just looking for something like this on the REI site…I love the 3 layers.
oh good! Happy to hear it might work for her !
Love the 3in 1 Columbia jackets!! Having layers is perfect, you are always ready for what the weather has to offer…
Exactly!
These look great
Thanks Laurel!
I love Columbia, good quality but not outrageously expensive. Thank you.
Exactly! And these kids’ jackets are super cute, too!
Love it – especially the layers
Precisely! Good luck!
love the extendable sleeve idea, great for growing kids
such a great idea! We definitely have benefitted from growing sleeves and pant legs!
The hot pink would really make my fashionable niece happy!
What a very kind aunt you are!
Layers are a must for winter activities!!
They are!
My daughter would love this jacket. I like that it has the optional layer.
It makes it so much more versatile.
my granddaughter would love the pink one
I bet she’d look adorable! Such a cute coat!
These would be awesome for the kids
Thanks for entering!
the 3-in-1 jackets are the absolute best way to layer
They definitely make it easy and they are well-made and cute! What more can you ask for?
These sound amazingly warm, i’m always trying to find ways to stay warm!
This would be amazing. My kids would love this!
I’d love this for my daughter. It gets so cold here in the Midwest! Some jackets aren’t as warm as you think. I wouldn’t have to worry about this coat not being warm enough!
This would be great!
Wow these are amazing jackets! So hard to pick! these would be great for my son and daughter.
I honestly like that there are layers to this. It makes it easy to go from the seasons. When I ordered his coat last year I thought I read that his :LL Bean jacket was like this but sadly it was not..
Jackets that are too bulky or too thin are usually the issue for us in our ever changing climate but these look perfect!
Looks cozy! Really need those layers to stay warm.