Travel with Little Ones & our life inbetween

What to Wear for Iceland in November: Family Edition

Iceland’s weather is ever changing – wind, rain, snow, sun – so the task of packing for a family of four with a limited suitcase allowance was a challenge I grudgingly accepted 🙂 My main concern was making sure the kids were warm while not being uncomfortable or too restricted.  I also tried to keep our costs low, as we needed to purchase a decent amount of heavier clothing for this trip.  In the end, I over-packed, but still succeeded as everyone had what they needed. 

Almost all of the places we stayed had laundry, but we only ended up doing it once at the end of the week as we had enough clothing to last us for the majority of the trip.  If I were to do it again, I would bring less duplicates of items, such as the snow pants or heavy jackets to save some space.  Our rental car was MAXED out on storage, and we had a 4X4 SUV.  Try to pack as light as possible!! 

Below is the clothing I brought for our family in the recommended amount (not what I actually brought as we had too much!).  I ordered most of the items from Amazon, mainly to avoid taking my children to the store, but also because of the low price and great reviews.  I always want to best price so I shopped locally too but Amazon, along with Costco, had the best pricing.  The items I didn’t get from Amazon I bought from Costco, which ended up working out great. 

On our days where we drove around, my 5 year old work ski pants over her thermals.  Depending on how long we spent out of the car, she would go like the picture or throw her sweater on over her thermal top. 

On the coldest day in Iceland, we bundled up!  My 5 year old worse her heavy jacket with a beanie, ear muffs, and gloves over her fleece jacket and thermals. 

Easton (Toddler – 20 month old)

I could not find thermal toddler socks anywhere, so I brought his regular socks and doubled them up

Three set of thermal long sleeve shirts, and tight cotton pants

I could not find toddler thermal underwear either, so I bought the thermal long sleeve shirts from carters in 24 months, and then I bought their slim cotton pants in a smaller size than he normally wears (18 months) to make sure they fit close and would be comfortable as a base layer. 

Woven gloves

His hands would get the coldest, so I put on a base layer of woven gloves with fingers, and then an outer layer of a ski mittens.  When it wasn’t that cold out, he would just wear the woven gloves as he could move his fingers and was more comfortable. 

Ski mittens

How my toddler dressed most days:

Base layer: Thin cotton pants & thermal shirt

Mid layer: Fleece Onesie

Top layer: Ski bibs & Heavy Jacket or Snow suit

Accessories: Snow boots, woven gloves, ski mittens & beanie

On the colder day when we went up the glacier, my toddler wore a puffy body suit. 

On a mild day in Iceland, my son wore his fleece oneesie over his thermals. 

When we were outside for awhile, this was my toddler’s complete get up.  A ski coat and ski bibs with a beanie over his thermals and fleece jacket. 

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Hi there!  I’m Erin and I am a mom of two adorable babes with a hefty passion for travel!  This is a place where I share our travels, along with our daily lives when we aren’t on the road.  Lots of love, kid activities and DIY.  I hope you enjoy!