ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Mittens

Mittens are like gloves, but they have all your fingers together inside one space. If you look at your hand, you can see that you have five fingers - the thumb, the pointer, the middle, the ring, and the pinky finger. Mittens have one big space for all the fingers inside, instead of separate spaces for each finger like gloves. This makes it easier to keep your whole hand warm because all your fingers are close together and sharing the heat! Usually, mittens are made of soft and warm materials like wool or fleece to keep your hands cozy in cold weather.
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