I was recently given the opportunity to review a pair of Stride Rite shoes.

I have always been a fan of their shoes.  11 yrs ago when my daughter started walking, everyone said I should get Stride Rite shoes.  I did and they were great.

These were the pair I got for my daughter.  Well they were a little different.

With 85 years experience, Stride Rite has learned a few things about their craft.  They have a 3-point testing system.  First and foremost they must be tough enough to stand up to the rumble and tumble of an active child.

Stage One-Fit…5 stages of testing on kids to get the perfect fit

Stage Two-Wear…between 30 to 45 day kid testing to make sure their shoes are like no other and are better than you expect

Stage Three-Lab…rigorous lab test make sure each new material and component they use meets Stride Rite’s standards.  They perform 30 to 40 tests per shoe.

The pair of shoes I was given to review are absolutely adorable.  First of all they came in a really cute box.

They have a really soft leather and the soles are really flexible.  They have a Velcro tab to open and close and a large opening to get those lil’ feet in.  Sounds funny to need a large opening for little feet but like with my son he would ball his feet up and he made it really difficult to get any shoe on.   All my kids have had fat stubby feet and finding shoes that fit were difficult.  With my son he hated wearing shoes, he didn’t even really wear any until a couple months ago.  So with these shoes having the wide opening is really helpful.

I like that they are not stiff like some of the other brands of shoes.  When children are learning to walk they need that flexibility and these Stride Rite shoes are perfect.  Stride Rite has put a lot of their knowledge and testing into their shoes to make them perfect for any child.

Check out Stride Rite to see all the wonderful styles they have to offer.

Thanks again Mom Fuse and Stride Rite for this opportunity.