rain boots for pre/early walker?

elizabethwig · August 2013

any ideas? DD starts daycare soon and they'll be outside in the rainy weather often. we'll get a rain suit, but i'm wondering what to do about her feet?

edit: looks like robeez has them, but i can't see where they'd ship to canada...

CdnFarmGirl08 · August 2013

My sister looked everywhere for rain boots for her daughter last spring when she was walking at 12 months. She could find nothing in a size 4. Everything was size 5 and higher.

Sorry that wasn't much help!

Good Luck!

Stasi · August 2013

I would do these...but they are $75 dollars and I'm not made of gold, so...no

elizabethwig · August 2013

@Stasi if I thought she'd keep those on for more than 10 seconds, I'd probably get them just to stop looking. Ok, not really, but the cute!

@CdnFarmGirl08 that's our trouble too! Kid is still in size 3!

Meh, if all else fails, I guess there's always ziplocs bags and elastic bands... Gotta stay classy

hmp1 · August 2013

@Stasi you mean these :-bd

Hand-me-downs from my SIL. I also have a pair for Leo to wear late spring/summer.

hmp1 · August 2013

Rain boots are really heavy and hard to walk in. James didn't start wearing them until he was close to 2.5.

I would do something like Keens for a one year old.

Angelacm · August 2013

I'm in the same predicament. My DD starts daycare tomorrow and needs rain boots, pants and a jacket. I think I'm going to go with Stonz booties.

https://www.stonzwear.com/STORE/Shop-Girls/Baby/Booties/Department.aspx?DeptID=68&&

And a Muddy Buddy by Tuffo rain suit. You can get them at TJ Kiddies.

elizabethwig · August 2013

thanks so much @Angelacm ! We're getting something similar to the Muddy Buddy, but those booties look like just the thing for her feet.

good luck with daycare tomorrow. we start next week *sob*

OceanLover26 · August 2013

We waited on rain boots till they were about 2 years old. Trying to get any kind of shoes on them before then was a struggle as it was.

jocymama · August 2013

Rain boots are really hard to walk in. I agree with other posters that I would probably look for something more like the Keens @hmp1 mentioned.

elizabethwig · August 2013

i looked at the keens - they're a good idea, but there ain't no way i'm dropping $100 on shoes for dd. i agree that regular rain boots would be a disaster though, so those stonz booties look like they may be a good solution

JulesDiane · September 2013

My 3.5 year old still has a tough time wearing rain boats because the are heavy and clunky. I would not send her to school in rain boots Those Bogs look like a great idea!