Kids' Flex Runner 2 Running Shoe

I bought these for my two year old and we love them! The design of the shoe is well thought out for busy toddlers. The bootie design with no laces and pull tabs on the tongue and heel make putting on and taking off the shoes so quick and easy (so important for little ones who can’t stay still for too long and don’t know how to tie laces yet). Despite not having laces, the fit of the shoe is still snug due to the elastic straps on the top and heel of the shoe (we haven’t had any trouble with shoes slipping off, which can be a real safety concern with a slip on sneaker). The sole of the shoe is foamy and seems to have great bounce (my toddler can’t really tell me if the shoes are comfortable, but he seems very comfortable wearing them and never resists putting them on nor ever asks to take them off early). The shoes seem durable with leather around the sides and reinforcement around the toe, and so far they’ve been very easy to wipe clean. I also love the little detail of the insole of the left shoe being yellow and the right shoe being blue because I’m using it as a learning tool to help him learn his left and right foot and get his shoes on more independently. Overall, these are really great shoes that this toddler mom would highly recommend.

Since my son learned to walk, at age 1, these have been his favorite shoes. I’m almost embarrassed to say, we’ve bought him at least 4 different pairs of these per year since age 1 and he’s about to be 5 years old (lol). We normally get the greys and whites, all black, black and white, or grey and royal blue.