At Kidzdens, we strive to ensure that we cater for all our visitors’ kids room related requirements and kids bedding is no exception.  Everybody has their own preferences when it comes to blankets and duvets and, of course, when it comes to childrens bedding, parents tend to project their own predilections onto their offspring.  However, it’s always nice to have some rationale to justify your leaning, so we’re going to take a look at some of the pros and cons of these two options.

Compared to blankets, of course, duvets are a relatively new invention.  And when it comes to technical innovation, there’s much more scope for development with duvets – with different fillings, pocketing techniques and improved materials.  That’s not to say, however, that blanket technology is standing still – weaving styles and enhancements in man-made materials are constantly bringing improvements to thermic capacity and hygiene.

Blankets provide you, as a parent, with the capacity to tuck in your childrens bedding much more easily.  This is particularly useful with younger children who benefit from the comfort and safety of being firmly enclosed.  Furthermore, until children grow a little older, they struggle to regulate their own body temperature - therefore keeping them under a blanket more simply provides this constancy.

In contrast, a duvet is much looser and, even when partnered with duvet pegs, it is considerably easier for children to wriggle free, become cold or distressed and wake themselves (and you!).  Of course, for older children, duvets represent a more useful form of childrens bedding when it comes to regulating their own temperature as they can kick their feet out with ease.  Moreover, whilst duvet covers are easier to clean than whole blankets, the occasional overnight accident with a smaller child does mean most of us have experienced the misfortune of having to force an entire duvet in the washing machine.

However, the final decision almost always comes down to which childrens bedding alternative gives your child the most comfort. And when it comes to children, I think we’d all recognise that a good rationale is rarely enough to actually win an argument! Whatever route you opt for, you can count on Kidzdens to offer a wide variety of stylish, high quality and comfortable options at affordable prices.  Visit our website now to check out our choices.