https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 22 May 2026 15:09:08 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-walker-water-shoes#post-2738270 Sun, 21 May 2017 20:59:56 +0000 Finfan 2738270@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got our LO these: <a href="http://www.target.com/p/toddler-boys-duke-water-shoes-cat-jack-153-blue-green/-/A-51579139" rel="nofollow">http://www.target.com/p/toddler-boys-duke-water-shoes-cat-jack-153-blue-green/-/A-51579139</a></p> <p>She's a girl but I bought the "boy" colors because just try and stop me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-walker-water-shoes#post-2738125 Sat, 20 May 2017 22:45:28 +0000 Foodnerd81 2738125@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaCate: and your LO never scratched her toes in them? I wanted something that will cover her toes since she still crawls up stairs and trips over her own feet sometimes. But those look pretty good if these don't fit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-walker-water-shoes#post-2738120 Sat, 20 May 2017 21:31:19 +0000 MamaCate 2738120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: in case the ones you ordered don't work: I am late to this but I just got water shoes for my 22 mo old today. We got stride rite Everett sandals--they are not the ones that stink, we had a pair last year (12-15 months old) and really like them.</p> <p>For some reason they are not in Amazon. We got ours at Dillard's. Here is a link:<br /> <a href="https://www.nordstromrack.com/shop/product/1943490?cm_mmc=feeds-_-adlucent-_-google-_-pla&#038;utm_source=feeds&#038;utm_medium=adlucent&#038;utm_content=google&#038;utm_campaign=pla&#038;sid=545650&#038;aid=%5BADL%5D%20%5BPLA%5D%20%5BShopping%5D%20-%20Categories%20-%20Brand%20-%20%5BMobile%5D&#038;kwid=productads-adid%5E189575713329-device%5Em-plaid%5E186548695957-sku%5E11600557-adType%5EPLA&#038;color=COBALT%20MUL" rel="nofollow">https://www.nordstromrack.com/shop/product/1943490?cm_mmc=feeds-_-adlucent-_-google-_-pla&#038;utm_source=feeds&#038;utm_medium=adlucent&#038;utm_content=google&#038;utm_campaign=pla&#038;sid=545650&#038;aid=%5BADL%5D%20%5BPLA%5D%20%5BShopping%5D%20-%20Categories%20-%20Brand%20-%20%5BMobile%5D&#038;kwid=productads-adid%5E189575713329-device%5Em-plaid%5E186548695957-sku%5E11600557-adType%5EPLA&#038;color=COBALT%20MUL</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-walker-water-shoes#post-2738057 Sat, 20 May 2017 15:07:03 +0000 Foodnerd81 2738057@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gingerbebe: Just ordered those girl ones for both girls! I think they will be perfect, if they fit ok. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-walker-water-shoes#post-2737977 Fri, 19 May 2017 22:18:16 +0000 Mrs. Turtle 2737977@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gingerbebe: I'm hoping by the time T is 2.5 his feet will flatten out a bit. He measures an xxw, which is so hard to find. I ordered him a 5.5w sneaker to try and it will work, but barely. I guess he does have the fattest feet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-walker-water-shoes#post-2737976 Fri, 19 May 2017 22:05:50 +0000 Foodnerd81 2737976@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gingerbebe: what the heck? I swear I was on the site searching for those! Thanks for the link! </p> <p>@Mrs. Turtle: my LO's feet are so small. So I'm not too worried- more worried that the size 5 will be too big. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-walker-water-shoes#post-2737960 Fri, 19 May 2017 20:43:50 +0000 gingerbebe 2737960@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My oldest (2.5) has wide hobbit feet and can only wear wide size sneakers and he can fit into the Old Navy ones but I haven't tried them with our 1 year old. He needs to grow into his swim socks a bit but right now I just have him in socks on the patio. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-walker-water-shoes#post-2737959 Fri, 19 May 2017 20:33:02 +0000 Mrs. Turtle 2737959@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: @gingerbebe: I may have the toddler with the world's fattest feet, but I can't get the Old Navy ones on him. I'm curious if the real ones are roomier. I've been using these Wal-Mart Garanimals brand keen type sandals because I needed something in an emergency. They're actually working well. </p> <p>Garanimals Infant Boy Sport Sandal</p> <p><a href="http://www.walmart.com/ip/Garanimals-Infant-Boy-Sport-Sandal/54790075" rel="nofollow">http://www.walmart.com/ip/Garanimals-Infant-Boy-Sport-Sandal/54790075</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-walker-water-shoes#post-2737938 Fri, 19 May 2017 18:56:40 +0000 gingerbebe 2737938@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: </p> <p><a href="http://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=1012859&#038;pcid=37243&#038;vid=1&#038;pid=442887012" rel="nofollow">http://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=1012859&#038;pcid=37243&#038;vid=1&#038;pid=442887012</a></p> <p><a href="http://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=1036295&#038;pcid=1036281&#038;vid=1&#038;pid=442901032" rel="nofollow">http://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=1036295&#038;pcid=1036281&#038;vid=1&#038;pid=442901032</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-walker-water-shoes#post-2737926 Fri, 19 May 2017 18:01:26 +0000 Foodnerd81 2737926@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gingerbebe: I don't see them online this year. A couple years ago I got iplay knock offs but they don't seem to be available (on Amazon at least). </p> <p>@Pollywog: oh that's really good to know. I hate going to Walmart but for that I would suck it up. For five dollars I can get a couple pairs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-walker-water-shoes#post-2737922 Fri, 19 May 2017 17:53:00 +0000 gingerbebe 2737922@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: old navy makes knockoff natives and they are pretty much the same. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-walker-water-shoes#post-2737921 Fri, 19 May 2017 17:50:35 +0000 Pollywog 2737921@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: Walmart has them for like $5. They are in a giant bin by the kids shoes section </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-walker-water-shoes#post-2737868 Fri, 19 May 2017 14:05:51 +0000 cheesetomywhine 2737868@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: D's stay on pretty well. he can get in and out of the kiddie pool and toddle around perfectly. he sometimes loses one but they are a wee big for him. my other two also wear them for water play and they don't have any trouble. as for mulch and gravel, I suspect they may get some in there? Easy enough to take them off and shake them out though. Keens also would get stuff in them at times. Overall I love the ease for water/yard play (not for playground play as they aren't supportive enough in my opinion). different styles of crocs may fit better as well. DD got a regular pair in a 10/11 but they didn't have extra room so I found a pair in a straight 11 that does have room. All that to say I think the combo sizes fit differently. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-walker-water-shoes#post-2737852 Fri, 19 May 2017 13:39:40 +0000 birdofafeather 2737852@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: I've gotten them on sale during an Amazon sale and end of season at REI. But otherwise, it's the one shoe I don't mind paying for full price. DH says they're 10 out of 10 shoes for kids. We exclusively get the jeffersons. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-walker-water-shoes#post-2737825 Fri, 19 May 2017 13:00:35 +0000 snowjewelz 2737825@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: Last year I got super lucky and had this $15 Zappos code to use! </p> <p>This year I lurked around Nordstrom/Rack etc.... I ended up getting them from DSW with a code. Not the style I wanted but cheap is key! Target actually has knock off versions that's worth a try. I plan on getting those also. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-walker-water-shoes#post-2737823 Fri, 19 May 2017 12:59:04 +0000 Foodnerd81 2737823@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@catlady: @cheesetomywhine: would regular crocs stay on getting in and out of a kiddie pool? And they aren't really a tripping hazard? What about gravel/ mulch from playgrounds? </p> <p>@SeptMomma12: those would be pretty perfect, actually, but I don't feel like driving half an hour to toys r us... </p> <p>@snowjewelz: @birdofafeather: any tricks to getting Natives cheaper? I have such a hard time spending $35 on shoes that may fit for 3 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-walker-water-shoes#post-2737491 Thu, 18 May 2017 11:24:26 +0000 SeptMomma12 2737491@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daughter just wore these non-stop on vacation and they were great.</p> <p><a href="http://www.toysrus.com/buy/water-shoes/koala-kids-fuchsia-mary-jane-aqua-shoe-111975396" rel="nofollow">http://www.toysrus.com/buy/water-shoes/koala-kids-fuchsia-mary-jane-aqua-shoe-111975396</a> </p> [attach=3117/17/oq5pkq.500x500.pTRU1-24879156dt.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-walker-water-shoes#post-2737438 Thu, 18 May 2017 09:41:20 +0000 ShootingStar 2737438@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For DS's first summer walking we had water shoes like top link @gingerbebe: posted. They seemed fine, but they mostly got used at daycare so I'm not sure if there were any serious drawbacks to them. Last year we had the sneaker version of these and I liked them a lot. I saw these at Kohls and they looked pretty cute/useful - <a href="https://www.kohls.com/product/prd-2798733/stride-rite-made-2-play-phibian-toddler-girls-sandals.jsp?color=Turquoise&#038;prdPV=8" rel="nofollow">https://www.kohls.com/product/prd-2798733/stride-rite-made-2-play-phibian-toddler-girls-sandals.jsp?color=Turquoise&#038;prdPV=8</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-walker-water-shoes#post-2737428 Thu, 18 May 2017 09:04:04 +0000 snowjewelz 2737428@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you got for Natives, I think Jefferson is a good style for early walkers; the least bulky. DD1 had that last summer and this summer she has the Miller which is a little wider. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-walker-water-shoes#post-2737311 Wed, 17 May 2017 19:36:25 +0000 catlady 2737311@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: Aw that's too bad. For some reason, we've had way better luck with crocs than other summer shoes. I just throw them in the laundry every so often. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-walker-water-shoes#post-2737292 Wed, 17 May 2017 19:04:24 +0000 cheesetomywhine 2737292@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: D has crocs because his feet are too chunky for his keens when he gets hot. I may get him water shoes as well but thus far the crocs win for ease of cleaning. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-walker-water-shoes#post-2737255 Wed, 17 May 2017 17:00:12 +0000 Foodnerd81 2737255@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gingerbebe: are those really hard to get on and off? I remember wanting to get them for C when she was about this age but they didn't come in her size. </p> <p>@catlady: ugh. Crocs. At least they aren't as stinky as the Petra. I did the whole washing and baking sofa and vinegar thing and they still stunk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-walker-water-shoes#post-2737237 Wed, 17 May 2017 16:30:06 +0000 jhd 2737237@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did a swim shoe similar to what @gingerbebe: posted. I got him a croc style shoe at Target and he hated them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-walker-water-shoes#post-2737222 Wed, 17 May 2017 15:55:19 +0000 Littlebit7 2737222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We love Keens as a summer shoe. Supportive but not overly so, easy on/off and durable </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-walker-water-shoes#post-2737219 Wed, 17 May 2017 15:52:06 +0000 gingerbebe 2737219@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got swim shoes for my baby - they're the closest to a Robeez feeling outside shoe. Mine are Speedo that I got at Goodwill, but they basically look like these:</p> <p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/play-Baby-Unisex-Swim-Shoes/dp/B004SUGRG4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1495054114&#038;sr=8-2&#038;keywords=baby%2Bswim%2Bshoes&#038;th=1" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/play-Baby-Unisex-Swim-Shoes/dp/B004SUGRG4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1495054114&#038;sr=8-2&#038;keywords=baby%2Bswim%2Bshoes&#038;th=1</a></p> <p>These are even more soft soled:</p> <p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Konfidence-Paddler-Socks-Nautical-Months/dp/B0034QTRFQ/ref=sr_1_9_a_it?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1495054220&#038;sr=8-9&#038;keywords=baby%2Bswim%2Bshoes&#038;th=1&#038;psc=1" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Konfidence-Paddler-Socks-Nautical-Months/dp/B0034QTRFQ/ref=sr_1_9_a_it?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1495054220&#038;sr=8-9&#038;keywords=baby%2Bswim%2Bshoes&#038;th=1&#038;psc=1</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-walker-water-shoes#post-2737218 Wed, 17 May 2017 15:52:00 +0000 catlady 2737218@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We put crocs on LO1 at 16 months (we were stuck on a cruise with a pair of keens that she hated and they were the only toddler shoe that we could buy on board). She loved them and I've bought her a new pair every year since.</p> <p>Btw, we also had Petras that summer (I wanted something a little more "athletic" than crocs for the playground) and I agree, they are the absolute stinkiest. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-walker-water-shoes#post-2737208 Wed, 17 May 2017 15:41:40 +0000 birdofafeather 2737208@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both my girls wore/wear natives pretty early on. I think they're hands down the best water shoes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-walker-water-shoes#post-2737157 Wed, 17 May 2017 14:55:22 +0000 wrkbrk 2737157@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: They have some at Carters. We also have toddler Tevas (so cute!) and Natives. DS is the same age (size 5 shoe). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-walker-water-shoes#post-2737154 Wed, 17 May 2017 14:52:52 +0000 Foodnerd81 2737154@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Favorite shoes that can get wet (water table, splash pad) for a young toddler who is still getting the hang of walking? G is 17 months and has been walking for a few months now but still trips a far amount, so I want something flexible but that will protect her little toes. </p> <p>We had some Stride Rite water type shoes for her older sister (Petra, or something, similar to Keens) and they stunk sooo bad by the end of the summer. She also had Native knock offs but they seem a bit stiff for this stage of walking. </p>