12 Face Masks Your Kids May Actually Wear

For almost two years, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued difficult—and sometimes contradictory—steering on whether or not or not you must put on a masks, relying on for those who’re inside, exterior, vaccinated, or not vaccinated. In all of the confusion, it is easy to overlook one large demographic that is still unvaccinated: Children beneath age 12 nonetheless cannot get the shots at all. In many components of the nation, they’ve additionally returned to high school in massive numbers (or not, because the case could also be).

I’ve two younger kids myself, and watching them acclimate to a mask-wearing local weather has been an odd, proud factor. My son entered the pandemic as a mask-resistant 2-year-old. At 4, he now calmly asks for his masks and places it on earlier than he performs on the playground. Unvaccinated kids over 2 years outdated ought to put on face masks in public areas, which implies that in case your youngsters have gone again to high school, you in all probability must refresh your face masks stash. 

I’ve spent virtually two years testing masks on my youngsters. These are those which have labored greatest. Don’t take this as my last phrase, although. I’m regularly testing and updating our suggestions, and I additionally routinely replace our Best Face Masks for Adults guide. If you are in search of concepts to entertain your small (or not-so-small) youngsters, try our guides to entertaining preschoolers during quarantine and how to set up a virtual workspace for your kids.

Updated September 2021: We added present info and new face masks from Vida, Armbrust American, and Kitsbow.

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