I remember many years ago seeing a round contraption on infant and tottler shoes that held the laces in place. My mom says that I had it on my shoes so that I would not pull the laces undone. Anyone remember what I am talking about and where can I find something like it today?
I remember that thing! I just "double-tied" my daughter's shoelaces so they wouldn't come undone. The cotton shoelaces tend to stay tied, but the nylon ones are slippery and tend to come untied easily, on my shoes too! Good luck.
Yes, these contraptions have been around for decades! I bought some for my babies at Stride Rite...
they've improved the shoelace contraption that so many of us had hanging from our shoes....
You can find the new and improved versions at Buster Brown, Stride Rite or just about anyplace that sells shoes for toddlers.
You can buy tightly curled shoe laces for infants/toddlers at any shoe store. They look just like a pig's tail and come in many colors. You can tie or not and kid' shoes stay on. The clasps are also at shoe stores but usually tend to be for bigger kids.
I bought some at a Stride Rite store when my oldest (now 7) was a baby.
I do know exactly what you are talking about. The great thing about it, is now they come in designs and shapes. I have seen everything from googly eyes to disney characters. I have seen them at Target, Toys R Us and places like the Shoe Depot. My oldest son had the little googly eyes. He loved them because when he walked the eyes danced around. I loved them because I didn't have to re-tie his laces forty times a day. Double tying didn't work for my oldest... he out smarted it! I got my eyes at Toys R Us for under $5. Good luck
I know what you are talking about...but haven't seen one. However, runners and bicyclers have something similar...so you might try a bike or running shop.
There is also a way to tie the shoes that keep them tied a little better without having to tie a double knot. You make your loop, and then instead of wrapping the second loop once, you bring it around and loop it through a second time. It is a little hard to explain, but once you get the hang of it you can make it a habit and it really helps keep them tied...but not nearly as hard as undoing a double knot.
Stride Rite usually has the ones with the bells on them.
Yes, I know exactly what you are talking about. I purchased some for my daughter about 4 years ago at Stride Right. They are shoelace keepers.
I found a shoelace lock on google ... http://www.shoelacelock.com/
Maybe that will help.
BTW, I see that you are 37 and have a 10 month old. Did you have a healthy pregnancy? I'm 36 and want to get pregnant again, but wonder if I'm not too old. How was it for you?
Curly Shoelaces.
Don't know if they come in infant sizes. Think I saw some at Payless. Try there or a stride Rite store.
was it like the plastic peace found on draw strings ( mainly coats) that you slide up and down to adjust? those can be found at a fabric store. Or was it a round ball that covered the shoe lace bow all together? I vaugely remember those and have no idea where ppl got them. They were about the size of a ping pong ball?
I remember exactly what you are talking about. My parents had them for us. But, I think they took them off the market because the little end that screwed on the tube part (where the shoe lace was) was a choking hazard.
I double tied my son's shoes and was lucky enough that he didn't mess with them to untie them. I would try slip on or Velcro.
Stride Rite shoe stores in various malls. I ordered mine online from them. they are not expensive.
Good luck!!! Try Velcro. My middle child was an early walker (8 months) so she HAD to wear shoes- that concrete in Houston gets HOT in the summer! She could unlace her shoes in the time it took us to get from the garage to the street and then she would sit in her car seat and creatively "re-lace" her shoes while we were driving. She had FABULOUS fine motor skills for 9 , 10 months of age!! Whenever we got to our destination I had to spend five minutes unlacing and relacing her shoes. Finally gave up and bought slip ons and Velcro. I did save one pair of shoes that she had "laced" - it is soooo cute to look at them now- teeny,tiny and the laces going up and down the eyes.....my daughter just turned 14 last week.....
