Another shoe question!

Now, I know that this really is going to vary but I figured it was worth a shot asking, right??

My girls are 15 mo old now and are only wearing a size 4 shoe (were wearing a 3 at 12mo). I had a heck of a time finding them boots that weren't ninety bazillion dollars (you know, since they were going to wear them for a whole whopping two times before they either a. didn't need them anymore or b. outgrew them ) I actually didn't even end up getting any.

However, my mom mentioned that LL Bean has a bunch on clearance for like $10! I would love to get them some for next year. So, I'm wondering if I should get them a 5 or a 6 for next year?

Anyone with kiddos whose feet were similar and what size would you get??

TIA!

 

I'd get the 6 because it's easier to put an extra pair of socks on them and have them be a little big than to not be able to use them because they're too small.

 

Excellent point Debi! Thanks!

 

I have absolutely NO idea. My girls foot went from a 4 at 12 mos. to a 7 at 20 months. That is a great deal though!!

 

I've learned that for us those great deals never work out. I have never been able to accurately predict what their size will be in the future. If you're going to risk it, I'd go with the bigger size.

 

[SIZE=12pt]my twins have always had small feet, katies in a 6/7, Joshie can wear a 5/6 depending on the shoe!! I have been buying Katie 7's simply because she may suddenly sprout bigger feet overnight like she did going from size 5-6 in like days lol My cousin sent me a few pairs of 7's and theyre pretty big on her but she wears them anyway. Id really go ahead with the bigger size myself[/SIZE]

 

My girls wore a size 2 and 3 their first winter (12-16 months or so), and I never did find boots for them. I had some Goretex "shoe covers" to put over their regular shoes, but those were $20 a pair and we hardly ever wore them. Grrr.

They wore a European size 19 and 21 (roughly 4 and 5) this past winter, and now Amy's moving into a 5 and Sarah into a 6. They seem to have very small and very slow-growing feet, but we made it through the whole winter with one pair of boots per kid!

I never buy season-specific shoes more than a couple of months in advance. For sneakers or Mary Janes, I would, because you can wear those year-round. But it would be too annoying to get boots or sandals that turned out to be the wrong size for the 3-4 months that they actually need them.

But, if you're going to, I'd get a 6 for the reason Debid mentioned.

 

I was going to say the same thing about the bigger size & socks. For $10 I'd risk it!! I have slow growing feet here, too & my almost 2 year old just now grew into a size 5.

 

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I'd get the 6 because it's easier to put an extra pair of socks on them and have them be a little big than to not be able to use them because they're too small.


I'd go with the size 6 too, for the exact same reason.

 

Excellent! My mom is going to stop at the outlet on her way over today, hopefully they still have some!