Quote Originally Posted by mimi View Post
snow pants on everyone first, then boots, coats, hats and mitts, then me.....
This is me as well ~ we get ready together in stages ... I get all their stuff together during snack and than we come to the foyer and everyone gets snowpants ~ from infancy children are taught to 'find your feet' to get them to help getting them on themselves, than coats we do the flip flop over the top trick to get them on themselves and I zip up, than hats, scarves, mitts and boots get lines up against the wall and once they are 'walking' than they wiggle wiggle squish their foot in while holding the wall for balance and I do the tucking in of mitts and zippers and pants over boots for each kid in an assembly line ~ they sit on the step while I quick get dressed and we go out .... it usually takes us about 15 minutes tops to get out the door with all 5 children here ~ I get them doing most of the work themselves ~ the older ones are encouraged to help the younger ones if they are fast and they like to be the 'helper' so it works!

I also have lots of chance to practice dressing skills at other times of the day ~ diapering and dress up and so forth so that the wee ones learn to 'help' do it themselves than as well in a non rushed relaxed time which makes winter dressing easier.