how warm to take LO to the park?

emriley84 · March 2012

We have cabin fever big time! Its 50 degrees here today. Which in western NY is a heat wave this time of year. DS should be up from his nap shortly and I was thinking of going to the park for a half hour or so. Bundled up of course.

Too cold? Spring needs to come, stat!

sillypit · March 2012

We take DD to the park at 50 degrees all the time.

ASmallWonder · March 2012

My kid plays outside almost every day, definitely colder than 50 degrees!

emriley84 · March 2012

Thanks! off to the park we go!

MrsMommyQ · March 2012

sillypit:
We take DD to the park at 50 degrees all the time.

We are in NY too and we go when it's 50. If it's colder we dont' stay as long. DD doesn't seem to mind the weather bc she loves the park

kcl22 · March 2012

I'd definitely go outdoors at 50 degrees!

*Mindy*Marie79 · March 2012

It's ok to take kids to the park at that temp with the right clothing on.

3003girl · March 2012

oh wow.

we play outside with LO just about every day, even in 20 or 30 degree weather. as long as she's dressed appropriately and doesn't get wet it's fine. We would all die from boredom and whining if she didn't go outside for at least part of the day.

We went down the slides the other day when they had snow on them! it was fun and LO had a blast.

TiffanyBerry · March 2012

Man, if we had to wait for 50degrees, we'd be inside for four months out of the year. BORING!

As long as she's dressed appropriately, we go out. Heck, we went for a hike on Sunday, arriving right as it started to hail (~37F). She was fine, and had a good time. We went to the part on our sunny day this week, when temps hit 45F, and the park was PACKED with kids.

For reference, we're in the Seattle area, so it's not like we brave ridiculously frigid winters.

LilyRose28 · March 2012

Heck yeah for 50 degrees! If it's above 40 we're usually outside playing. Even below 40 I'll let DS do a lap or two around the buildings because he loves to be outside and it burns off some energy for him.

magdalina.h · March 2012

50 is perfect weather as long as the sun is shinning.

RayRay007 · March 2012

Here's DD in the swing in January at about 30 f.

kg_08 · March 2012

I would go.

I don't think 50 degrees is that bad at all, but then I live in northern Maine. lol I will be bringing DD to the park as soon as the snow melts. Cabin fever BIG TIME! Even now if it makes it into the 30s we bundle up and go for a walk in the stroller.

groovygrl · March 2012

We go in the 40s and MH sometimes wants to go in the 30s...if it is sunny & not a biting kind of cold I will go out for a few minutes at that temp. I figure if the daycares go out at 28 degrees (with wind chill) and above then mid-upper 30s is not too bad.