It is often difficult to buy shoes with (small) children. Often they don’t have the patience for it or they don’t feel like it. Measuring a child’s foot in a shoe store will not always go smoothly. They are easily distracted, quickly see other more interesting things and no longer want to cooperate. However, there is an option to buy shoes for your child without taking your child from store to store for a pair of shoes that mom finds beautiful and affordable. The solution is to measure your child’s foot yourself and then start hunting for a nice pair of shoes for your child.
How to measure your child’s foot
Measuring the foot is actually very simple. What you need is a sheet of paper, a ruler, a pencil and of course your child’s feet. Place your child’s feet on the piece of paper and let your child stand on both feet with his full weight, straight up. Then place the ruler straight against the back of one of the feet and mark. Also do this with the front of the foot, taking the longest toe. Now measure the distance between the lines with the ruler. Add 1 cm to this. Do this with the other foot as well. Take the length of the largest foot.
In the table below you can now see what size shoe your child has.
|
Foot length in cm |
Shoe size |
|
8.8-9.1 |
16 |
|
9.2-10.5 |
17 |
|
10.6-11.2 |
18 |
|
11,3-11,8 |
19 |
|
11,9-12,4 |
20 |
|
12,5-13,1 |
21 |
|
13,2-13,7 |
22 |
|
13,8-14,3 |
23 |
|
14,4-15,0 |
24 |
|
15,1-15,6 |
25 |
|
15,7-16,2 |
26 |
|
16,3-16,9 |
27 |
|
17,0-17,6 |
28 |
|
17,7-18,2 |
29 |
|
18,3-18,8 |
30 |
|
18,9-19,5 |
31 |
|
19,6-20,1 |
32 |
|
20,2-20,8 |
33 |
|
20,9-21,5 |
34 |
|
21.6-22.1 |
35 |
|
22.2-22.8 |
36 |
|
22.9-23.5 |
37 |
Still have your feet measured
Many good shoe stores nowadays have a device that you have to stand in and then your foot is measured electrically. Such a device measures not only the length of the foot but also the width of the foot. This way you can quickly eliminate certain brand shoes if, for example, they are narrow or wide.
To fit
If you have found a nice pair of shoes, ask the employee if you can exchange the shoes. Never assume that if you buy the right size shoe, your child will actually fit it. The size may differ from brand to brand. Of course, you have to try on the shoes at home. If you have put on shoes and there is enough space at the front and you can get your finger between the shoe and the heel at the back, the shoe generally fits well.
If you have any doubts about whether the shoes fit properly, simply return the shoes. Then take your child with you to measure the feet properly. Maybe your child has a high instep or very wide or narrow feet. If that is the case, it will not be possible to just buy a shoe, but you will have to look for a specific model and type of shoe.
Good shoes and well-fitting shoes are very important for children. Good shoes and well-fitting shoes are very important for children. This is partly because the feet are still developing.