Choosing Kids Shoes For Family Trips

Kids feet grow fast and complain loudly. The right travel shoes for a child are about room, grip, and speed of putting on, not style.

Children need shoes with room to grow and closures they can manage themselves. Anything with fiddly laces adds minutes to every single stop.

• Choose shoes with a little extra room for growing feet.
• Pick hook and loop straps kids can fasten alone.
• Look for flexible soles that bend with young feet.
• Bring a second pair since one will get wet or dirty.

I size up slightly for trips and pick easy closures every time. A child who can put on their own shoes means fewer battles and faster departures.