Melissa & Doug Deluxe Wood Lacing Sneaker, The Original (Learn to Tie a Shoe Educational K

Product Description

“I can do it myself!” Few things will give your child more satisfaction than mastering shoe-lacing and tying skills. This wooden high-top sneaker will make practicing enjoyable, helping your child reach the developmental milestone of learning to tie shoes.

This activity shaped like a high-top sneaker is made from high-quality wood and assembled with precise manufacturing standards. Melissa & Doug life skills toys help kids from 3 to 6 years to develop and strengthen their fine-motor skills and hand-eye coordination, while encouraging independence. This Melissa & Doug Deluxe Wood Lacing Sneaker makes an exceptional gift for kids from 3 to 6 years. Add the Melissa & Doug Wooden Latches Board to round out the play experience and give kids another engaging option for screen-free fun.

For more than 30 years, Melissa & Doug has created beautifully designed imagination- and creativity-sparking products that NBC News calls “the gold standard in early childhood play.” We design every toy to the highest quality standards, and to nurture minds and hearts. If your child is not inspired, give us a call and we’ll make it right. Our phone number is on every product!

Features

• Practice lacing and tying skills
• Encourage independence and fine motor skills
• 5"H x 3.75"L x 8"W
• Shoe lace included
• 3+ years

Top Reviews

Just use a shoe.
by melissa butler (1 out of 5 stars)
August 14, 2018

Why did I buy this? Duh... just use a shoe.
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Does the trick -- helps to color half the lace a different color at first.
by Velvet Marmoset,Top Contributor: Nail Polish (4 out of 5 stars)
January 5, 2018

This did the trick for my kids -- it could be improved with a few simple changes though --
1) it would benefit from a lace that is half one color, and half another, to help the child tell the difference between each side while manipulating the lace to make the bow -- ideally, they would include the single-color lace too, so kids can graduate to it and not become dependent upon the half and half lace. I took a permanent marker to one side of our lace, but let's just say it rubs off even though I used a major name-brand marker, so my kids' hands look like they've been wrapping a kitchen in newsprint when they're done.
2) a non-slip bottom would be helpful.
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Buy it now!!! :)
by Janine (5 out of 5 stars)
December 12, 2017

LOVE LOVE LOVE. I work with autistic children and this shoe is EVERYTHING!!! We've been working on shoe tying in steps and were finally able to see results!!! I like this shoe because its cleaner than using your everyday walking shoe to practice and is heavy enough to stay in place and work with at a table.
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Kids love practicing on this shoe!
by nanykin (5 out of 5 stars)
March 25, 2015

One trick I got from an online site is to lace it up, then tie it the traditional way. When you get to the part where the lace needs to travel through the hole next to the loop, tie a knot there. It ques the kids and helps them tie tighter from the start. Another suggestion is to always make sure the shoe points away from the student, as their shoe does. When they get this right, they can turn around and practice how it would be to help others. I use this for K-2nd grade special education students. Works great!
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This was a super cute little gift for our niece
by mileslouis (4 out of 5 stars)
January 17, 2018

This was a super cute little gift for our niece. She is three and seemed to be a little young for the "learn to tie your shoes" aspect of it, but loved playing with it just as a wooden shoe toy. We took the lace out for her for the time being and she still loves playing with it. Like a lot of Melissa & Doug toys, it's refreshing to see kids love playing with things that do not need batteries and have no lights or music...

One note, it is pretty heavy/clunky. I suppose that means its well made, but I couldn't help having paranoid visions of toddler clubbing each other over the head with it... seems like it could hurt...
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Great Occupational Therapy Product!
by Amber Barker (5 out of 5 stars)
May 28, 2018

This is a cute and attractive tool to use in occupational therapy when teaching children shoe tying. I have always loved Melissa & Doug products, from toys to puzzles. They are very popular within the occupational therapy community, during intervention with adults and children. Children can easily manipulate and grip the laces. Adults are always complimenting the modern/retro style of the shoe, making it appealing for all ages. Thanks for such a great, cute, and inexpensive product! It is just what I was expecting!
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Love it
by KatieMarie (5 out of 5 stars)
February 23, 2018

I am a big fan of pretty much every toy Melissa and Doug makes, so I can't say I'm unbiased here, but I love this wooden shoe. It seems so simple, but it makes teaching all my daycare kids and my own 5 year old shoe tying so much easier, plus I don't have to put a gross shoe on my table. The only thing that would make it better is if it were more weighted to hold it on the table while they are pulling on the laces but that's minor.
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Helpful.
by Mileage May Vary (4 out of 5 stars)
March 2, 2018

This is a fair model for demonstrating tying shoes. What I don't like is that the holes are arranged vertically on the sides, and it is not intuitive that the outside of the holes correspond to the top of the shoe and the inside of the holes represent the bottom of the eyelet. The wood doesn't stretch of course like a real shoe. The price is reasonable though.
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Amazing
by Cranberry (5 out of 5 stars)
January 27, 2019

I have no idea why this product gets so many bad reviews. If you feel like you want something more then just use a regular shoe at home. I have no complaints. My daughter got the hang of it immediately. We also used a very helpful video on YouTube not the instructions it came with. Sometimes kids need video visuals.
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WE DID IT!
by Kera (5 out of 5 stars)
April 28, 2019

My 10 year old nephew has severe ADHD and a learning disability. After years and years of trying to get him to understand how to tie his shoes and years and years of yelling, tears, crying and frustration, we were about to give up, but I saw this and decided to give it a try. Within 5 minutes of unboxing, he was tying his laces. Now we had yelling, crying and tears of joy. We will be passing this toy along to his autistic brother when it's time for him to learn to tie HIS shoes.

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