Helmet advice for 3-year old

[VTsnowflower]

Any advice out there for helmets for 3-4 year olds? Where do you get them? Any recommendations for brands, styles? This 3-year needs a helmet for sledding (as he is wanting to sled alone) and eventually for skiing (right now, skiing is around the backyard, but he likes it!) Thanks!

 

[newboots]

All the little kids around here have all-purpose helmets, that they use for their tricycles, scooters, sledding, and skiing. I've seen them on Amazon (I bought a scooter - "Others who bought this also bought . . . "). My granddaughter wears her bike helmet. I don't know how effective it is, but she doesn't have far to fall.

 

[Kimmyt]

We used a regular ski helmet for ours when they were that little, the smallest kids size you can find (I forget if it was XS or XXS). Our kids almost always wear balaclavas when they ski so that takes up a bit of the extra room. If your kid is super tiny and all the small kids helmets are too big go for a multipurpose helmet like Nutcase which makes really good helmets for little ones. I like to have a seperate bike helmet from ski helmet bc ski helmets are way warmer and keeping my kids warm is half of the battle for keeping them happy while sledding and skiing.

 

[diymom]

For budget shopping I'd start with the usual suspects- L9 and Sierra. You can usually find Lucky Bums for around $20. They have 2 sizes 48- 50 and 50 - 52. Smith has a MIPS kids helmet, which of course costs more, but it fits a larger range going from 48- 56. If you want one less thing to keep track of, a visor helmet can be handy. I don't think I've seen smaller than 48cm.

 

[Jilly]

Toque and hockey helmet for sledding?

 

[diymom]

Toque and hockey helmet for sledding?

Very Canadian!

 

[Jilly]

Hockey helmet could be used for skating too.

 

[VTsnowflower]

I found this blog post about kids' helmets useful:
https://talesofamountainmama.com/best-ski-and-snowboard-helmets-for-kids/ .

 

[Emski528]

Both my girls (now 10 and 8) have Giro MIPS helmets listed in that article. When they were little we purchased cheap amazon ski helmets that never fit quite right. They quickly progressed up the mountain and I started to worry about them getting plowed over by a larger out of control skier. The Giro are also warm and cozy so they don’t need a hat underneath. We bought them at our local ski store (same price as online). We wear them winter mountain biking, too. Probably not too many out of control skiers in your backyard. A great kids mips bike helmet is probably good for sledding. We have Bontrager kids bike helmets. Love those too.