Melissa & Doug Deluxe Wood Lacing Sneaker
September 20, 2016 - Comment
“I can do it myself!” Few things will give your child more satisfaction than mastering shoe lacing and tying skills. This wooden high-top sneaker will make practicing enjoyable and help your child reach this developmental milestone. Product Features Practice lacing and tying skills Encourage independence and fine motor skills 5″H x 3.75″L x 8″W Shoe
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Basically just a practice tool First I’ll say that, like anything else I’ve ever purchased by Melissa & Doug, this item is very well-made. Very chunky, very sturdy, nice weight, smooth to touch. However, the shoe was not exactly what I was expecting. I assumed, since the product description mentioned “teaches your child”, that there would be some sort of accompanying pamphlet, containing tips/tricks for the child. There is just the shoe and that’s it. So I would consider this to be just a “practice shoe”, nothing more…
great tool for learning My daughter was struggling to learn how to tie her shoes in kindergarden this year. And we had tried using other methods to teach her but the shoe lace on this shoe is great. It’s thick enough for her small hands to manage and within the first day of trying, she learned how to tie a shoe. A friend recommened this shoe to me and I recommend it to everybody I know.
Tying Shoelaces My daughter was engaged with this immediately. She is 5 and I have finally given in to teaching how to tie the shoe laces as her kindergarten teacher said it was a must. She was excited to try immediately and wanted to do it over and over. We didn’t even need to use any of the nursery rhymes to do it. The weight of the shoe makes it easier to learn on than a regular shoe and the laces are very long which helps as on a regular shoe the laces are shorter. Was definitely worth the money for a…