Children's Shoes Sizes - European, US, UK & Crocs!

When looking to buy children's shoes the sizes can be confusing.

Not only do you need to know the right size but children’s shoes are sold in European, Crocs, US as well as UK sizes. To make things trickier, many Kids’ Crocs are dual size so they are designed to cover two sizes rather than just one. And of course when buying shoes online you can't try them on to make sure they fit!

It's important to get the size right to avoid the hassle of having to send items back and exchange them for the correct size. Getting the right size first time also puts a great smile on your little one’s face.

There's nothing worse than being given a fab new pair of shoes only to have them taken away from you again because they don't fit properly!

This is a table that we’ve been using for years to convert sizes when they arrive in the shop (please bear in mind that, whilst we rarely have problems, 100% accuracy between brands can’t be guaranteed):

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We love Jibbitz, and the story behind them!

We love all of our stock, but there are some things that we love for more than the fact that they look great and make your kids look cool. Jibbitz is one line of stock that we also love for the great story behind it.

What are Jibbitz?

Jibbitz are funky little decorative buttons that fit into the holes of Crocs, to make sure that your child has a completely unique pair of Crocs!

Batman, flowers, Dora, Backyardigans and more have been immortalised as fantastic Jibbitz, with more being released all the time.

So what's the story?

Sheri Schmelzer started the Jibbitz brand from her basement, selling each Jibbitz for $2.49, and soon struggled to cope with demand. Who would have thought that such a simple idea could have caught on so quickly?

Her husband Rich soon came on board too, and very shortly after, the Schmelzers had their first distribution deal with the well known 'Clare's' outlet, selling approximately 750 THOUSAND Jibbitz. That's a lot of $2.49s! (Incidentally we sell them for 99p each!)

To cut a long story short, Crocs soon found out how popular these little additions were, and bought the company for a rather nice $10 million, with another £10m in the pipeline if targets are met in the future.

$20 million for something started in a basement - not bad eh?

Where can I buy Jibbitz?

We're thrilled to have a wide range of Jibbitz in stock, see the links below for just a few of our range, or click here to see them all.

• Batman face Jibbitz
• Big orange flower Jibbitz
• Backyardigans Tyrone Jibbitz
• Blues Clues Jibbitz
• Boots The Monkey Jibbitz
• Buzz Lightyear Jibbitz
• English Football Jibbitz
• Diego Jibbitz
• Ladybird / Ladybug Jibbitz

Tell us which Jibbitz you own in the comments below!

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Would you let YOUR 3 year old wear high heels?

We've never really considered stocking high heels for 3 year olds as one of our ranges in our childrenswear shop, as it doesn't strike us as the most sensible thing to do!

So it's with interest that we've read the press recently and watched the growing furore over little Suri Cruise and her choice of footwear. Suri, the daughter of actor Tom Cruise and actress Katie Holmes, has been seen out and about regularly in high heeled shoes, and they seem to be becoming a bit of a habit!

While we know that every little girl loves dressing up, we're not convinced that letting her wear high heels (and yes we know they're not 5 inch stilettoes but even so!) regularly is good for her feet.

The Daily Mail today has quoted mum Katie as saying:

'They are actually ballroom dancing shoes for kids. I found them for her and she loves them.'

Well, ballroom dancing shoes or not, we're not sure they're suitable every day footwear for a growing 3 year old with paparazzi to outrun!

We'd love to hear your comments - please post below!

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