Get Your Child’s Shoe Size Without Dragging and Dropping to the Store
The peculiarity of children is that their little feet are gradually turning into larger feet, which constantly need new shoes.
Another feature of children is that they often neglect trying on new clothes or shoes. The thought of a chore is enough for me to put it off a little longer (well, much longer) than I should have.
I tried to guess the size of my son’s shoes more than once, each time with the insolence of a mother who saw her child’s feet every single day and could really tell which shoes would fit those feet. Every time I’ve been far , far away , for the past few years I’ve come to terms with the fact that buying shoes with your kids is just part of parenting.
But it turns out that if you plan a little ahead, there are several ways to measure your child’s foot at home and then enjoy the process of shopping for shoes on your own.
Old school method
The parents I spoke to learned this trick from their parents. And this is one of those things that seems so obvious after you get it: trace their feet on a piece of paper. (Make sure they are standing with all their weight on each foot.) Cut out the feet. Take the cutouts to the store. You can then measure each paper foot with the measuring tool in the store, or simply stick it into the shoe to check if it fits.
Get the Squatch Fantasy
I assumed that people do not buy foot measurement tools for themselves, but I was wrong. Depending on your budget – or how much you value that convenience – you can splurge on this $ 14.95 home calibration tool . (By the way: you can also track the growth of their feet on this, like a foot growth chart. If you like that kind of thing.)
Use the app
There is an app for everything, after all, and baby foot measurements are no exception. With the Jenzy app, you can take a photo of your child’s foot next to a card such as a library or grocery store card (do not use a credit card that contains sensitive information).
The (free) app offers a range of sizes. If you really like the convenience factor, you can also shop through the app. I tried it on my son and he suggested size 3-4. All of his shoes are now either size 3-1 / 2 or size 4, and he likes that they are a little roomy, so that was pretty accurate for us.
Of course, you can just take them with you to the store. And if you have a child who is difficult to fit because he has a wide foot or a high instep, this may be your best bet. But I think for my son’s next couple, I will go with the old paper method.