https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 18 Apr 2026 01:07:16 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-yardgarden-boots#post-2815380 Tue, 10 Apr 2018 05:59:27 +0000 PinkElephant 2815380@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Amorini: I have also been surprised at how expensive “cheap” rain boots from Targe are! My girls each need to keep a pair for Kuching around in the yard (separate from the clean rain outs they wear to school). They do actually wear through the bottoms because they swing (and drag their feet) in them...so I’ve started snagging them at thrift/consignment shops firvjust a few dollars. I find newish ones there all the time since rain boots have pretty limited use (to/from school only) due to the fact that people tend to drive everywhere rather than walk here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-yardgarden-boots#post-2815364 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 21:06:18 +0000 threeplusme 2815364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We buy these barn boots for mucking around. <a href="http://www.walmart.com/ip/Toddler-s-Chain-Link-Sole-Chore-Rain-Boot/44299784?variantFieldId=actual_color" rel="nofollow">http://www.walmart.com/ip/Toddler-s-Chain-Link-Sole-Chore-Rain-Boot/44299784?variantFieldId=actual_color</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-yardgarden-boots#post-2815359 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 20:54:00 +0000 Alba4 2815359@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I splurge and get Hunter boots. They are super durable and have held up very well to the beating my 2 boys give them. Then I resell them once my youngest outgrows them.</p> <p>I bought Western Chief once and was super disappointed in the quality. They split and got a hole. I’m not a fan. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-yardgarden-boots#post-2815332 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 19:23:35 +0000 Amorini 2815332@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@peaches1038: oh I love xt’s! Didn’t think they would make them for the littles, but of course they do! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-yardgarden-boots#post-2815319 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 18:48:53 +0000 peaches1038 2815319@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We bought xtratuf boots for our son and they are great because they have a lot of traction. We are in the PNW and spend a lot of time on the beach with slippery rocks and he rarely falls at 2 yo with these boots </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-yardgarden-boots#post-2815304 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 18:12:50 +0000 FannyMae 2815304@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am waiting on an amazon delivery of Western Chief neoprene gumboots for my two girls, and am glad to hear a recommendation :) they're not available here in Australia (at least I don't think so), and they were cheeeeap so I bought two pairs for our upcoming rainy winter (no snow). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-yardgarden-boots#post-2815303 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 18:09:47 +0000 GoGoSnoGirl 2815303@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used some lug sole Timberland-style boots that zip on the inside that were waterproof last spring while my DD was helping build our garden a lot. They worked pretty well. 😊<br /> Eta: I think they were SmartFit brand. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-yardgarden-boots#post-2815204 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 12:32:52 +0000 Amorini 2815204@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for the suggestions, all!</p> <p>I should have mentioned that a closed shoe was important (versus Crocs) because we are in the south and there are a lot of biting insects. We checked out Walmart and Target rain boots and found basically nothing in stock. The one pair at Target in his size was $20 and he refused to walk in them, I think, because they felt weird around his knees. He’s only 18 months but in size 6 shoes so the rest of the rain boot proportion seemed off (high and wide), but maybe all kids go through that this-feels-weird thing with boots! </p> <p>We opted for some fake cowboy boots (Cat &amp; Jack) at $25. ETA: He was willing to walk around in them, too! More than I wanted to spend but when I saw that the rain boots were $20 (and no cheapie $8 version which would have been cool with me), we just got them. I thought size would be pretty inconsistent from brand to brand, but now that I see that they are pretty consistent, I’d feel better about buying online next time.</p> <p>Thanks again! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-yardgarden-boots#post-2815144 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 09:38:38 +0000 Becky 2815144@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Western Chief is my favorite if you want a good boot but can’t go with the higher end brands. My kids wear their rain boots hard. We tried a less expensive brand and the straps to pull them on came off, which makes them useless to me since half the point of rain boots is they can get them on themselves! We’ve been able to pass them down as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-yardgarden-boots#post-2815143 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 09:34:10 +0000 Mamaof2 2815143@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Amorini: we have a creek out back and I got the kids Western Chief ones from Amazon </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-yardgarden-boots#post-2815140 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 09:17:03 +0000 josina 2815140@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use the cheap walmart rain boots year round, I do see that Target is getting Hunter boots which look to be super easy-on for toddlers.<br /> Crocs are great for summer. I would like to get DS some 'real' cowboy boots but they're so dang expensive! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-yardgarden-boots#post-2814987 Sat, 07 Apr 2018 13:55:22 +0000 gotkimchi 2814987@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a farm and the our daughter uses pink Walmart rain boots $8 and our son got skr rain boots clearance at sears </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-yardgarden-boots#post-2814986 Sat, 07 Apr 2018 13:41:05 +0000 Silva 2814986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we have had good luck with croc rain boots for warmer weather and bogs for colder weather, but bogs also makes a rain boot. they have nice sturdy tread.<br /> in the summer my kids wear plain crocs when they are little (the soles are nice and flexible), or keen type sandals (preschool age). This year i got my daughter a pair of plae shoes Mimo style, which i think will work nicely for going into the brook, or playing the field/forest. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-yardgarden-boots#post-2814985 Sat, 07 Apr 2018 13:27:50 +0000 Amorini 2814985@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a pretty wild backyard — almost a farmette. No animals (besides the dogs) yet, but we do have a big garden, a stream, lots of dirt, a wood pile, a gravel driveway, flower beds and trees... toddler heaven! </p> <p>I’m looking for some suggestions on easy on/off toddler muck boots that could be worn year-round. We had some cowboy-type boots that he grew out of and were not easy on/off. Lately he has been wearing sneakers which are getting pretty dirty and we need those for daycare, etc. Rain boots are pretty easy to find but I think they’d be too slippery plus hot in the summer. </p> <p>Thanks in advance for your thoughts! </p>