A good Christmas present for any southerners with new students in the north...

[Nan in Mass]

A good Christmas present might be yak tracks or something like them. See my post on the worksheet thread here.
-Nan

[Susie-Knits]

My senior is getting snow boots under the tree this year along with some thermals. Rarely needed in the mid-south but I would think a must in mid-IN. (I don't know why I act as if I don't know anything about cold and snowy, I used to live in Chicagoland and in Germany?! But be a senior mom moment! haha)

Any other must-haves?

[In The Great White North]

Hats, scarves and mittens

A much warmer (Goretex, down) coat



I've never seen anyone under 60 use Yak Trax

[Brenda in MA]

just this weekend, my ds took his friend (who is from Hawaii) to the mall and helped him pick out a winter coat. He asked my son a few weeks ago whether he would need a coat warmer than a raincoat with a fleece lining. We all got a good laugh over that.

Another good gift idea would be some waterproof hiking shoes or comfortable mid-rise boots for walking around campus in both the snow and also the spring "muck" that seems to last forever in the early spring in cold areas.

Brenda

[Leanna]

Even though we live in the north (Ohio), I still had to buy warmer coats, hats, gloves, and boots for my DD. I was surprised when she wanted a knee length down parka last Christmas, but she says she couldn't survive without it. It's a lot different walking across campus several times a day in the bitter wind vs. darting from house to car to Co-op classes in your cute little wool coat.;)

Leanna