Is the Totes Toddler Printed Slicker Rain Set worth buying?

Cute prints can’t fix unsealed seams — this one looks the part but doesn’t play it. Puddle season doesn’t wait for you to be prepared, which is advice I am giving you while also giving it to myself. If there’s one practical thing I’d tell another dad before buying anything on this list: check the seams. Turn the jacket inside out, look for taped or welded seams along the shoulders and hood — that’s the difference between ‘waterproof’ and ‘wet in twelve minutes.’ Everything else is secondary. Well, everything except your kid’s opinion on the color, because that battle is not worth having in the store. If you’ve found a toddler rain gear set that’s survived actual puddle season in your house, I genuinely want to hear about it in the comments. Margot is already growing out of the size we just bought, so I’ll be doing this again sooner than I’d like.

Note W000487. Filed.