I was asked to review the rainwear made by Finnish company Rukka thanks to Sunproof. Little did they know at this point that it really would be tested to the limit. My chief testers were Sam (aged 6) and Harry (aged 3) and they wear waterproofs most days at school / Nursery. Sam and Harry attend a school which is owned by a Forest School practitioner and one of their clear expectations is that the children go outside daily come rain or shine, both for the traditional playtime, but they use their outside area as a ‘classroom’. My boys LOVE it but I have to know that they will be warm and dry of course. They are actively encouraged to get wet and get muddy - what could be better for two little boys?

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