Cool Mom Picks - Kids Shoes

Saturday 07 November

Shoes for big kids? Reader Q&A

I am a mama of three little ones, my oldest is five and we are running into a dilemma. There seems to be a lack of cute shoes after size 12. Please would you help? You guys always have the best recommendations! -Gabrielle

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Tuesday 14 July

It's a tie

Children's Superga Sneakers While I appreciate the joys of velcro as much as the next mom, I'm worried that if I don't start introducing actual laces to my 4 year-old soon she'll be learning to tie her sneakers in college. ... [More]

Monday 01 June

Sandal season is here - are you ready? I'm not.

turquoise children's sandals from siaommi So it's officially June (how did that happen?) and of course my kids do not yet have sandals. Poking around the web this weekend, I saw these Siaomimi children's sandals online at Popodona and I think I'm in love. ... [More]

Monday 25 May

Flipflops for kids of the non-sucky variety

flipflops from pediped My daughter has a thing for flipflops these days probably because she sees me wearing them all the time. So I did a dumb thing and bought a cheap pair from a big mall store that's I think are made of sandpaper and barbed wire. She is miserable every time she puts them on. ... [More]

Saturday 02 May

Socks with soul

I used to play this game with my son when he was a baby, it was called I put on the sock, you wiggle out of it and lose it. Oh the fun we had. ... [More]

Friday 03 April

These children's shoes go to Eleven

Eleven Boys Spring 2009 If you need another reason to be happy it's spring, just check out Eleven's new Spring line of shoes. A sort of "big sister/big brother" to our fave See Kai Run, I've gushed about Eleven before--I love their shoes which combine cool kid-appropriate fashion with run-and-jump rubber bottoms in bigger-kid sizes 9 to 3. ... [More]

Wednesday 25 March

Just when you thought there was nothing new in children's rainboots

childrens rainboots at vincent [More]

Tuesday 10 March

Kids slippers with values parents love too

Oh how I love the adorable childrens slippers from Satch and Sol. But more importantly, my daughters love them. They don't know that they're handmade from felted wool and suede soles by a fair trade artisan cooperative. ... [More]

Monday 09 March

Get your kicks, Graffeeti-style

I used to draw on my sneakers as a child. It drove my mother crazy. Guess what my kids do with their sneakers? (I think my mom put them up to it.) With Graffeeti shoes, though, kids can color away. ... [More]

Sunday 08 March

The hightops for high waters

converse rain boots It may still be the beginning of March (and the beginning of Daylight Savings Time - whoopeeee!) but April showers are on the horizon. ... [More]

Thursday 15 January

Baby Mukluks - Yeah, I had no idea what they were either

Maybe it's because the last thing I need is a gigunda boot at the bottom of my already huge ankles, or because it's currently 65 degrees outside in Atlanta in the middle of January, but either way I've yet to embrace the Mukluks trend. ... [More]