*contest closed*Tie Buddies *Giveaway
With the option to buy slip on shoes or velcro-closures, there’s often a delay in learning to tie laced shoes. I know my oldest daughter was well in Kindergarted before she got it. My middle son was a first grader. I’m hopeful for my youngest with the help of Tie Buddies. In 9 simple steps you tell a story with your Tie Buddies characters (cars for boys, fairies and magic wands for girls) and your child will gain confidence and the ability to tie their laces at a younger age!
From the Tie Buddies website:
Tying your shoes is a small but essential skill, one you use for the rest of your life. Help your little one learn faster with Tie BuddiesTM.
These cute, kid-friendly devices act as easy pull-tabs for small hands, taking messy loops out of the equation. The happy characters make a game of it, resulting in a strong knot and even stronger recall.
The simple developmental hurdle of shoe tying affects millions of parents and children daily. For many years, shoe tying has been a point of frustration for both parents and children.
With slip-ons and hook-and-loop closures, children and parents have postponed the learning of tying shoes. Tie Buddies® is a mom-invented product that cameabout from wanting to give my daughters independence, build their confidence and have fun learning.
By eliminating loops, Tie Buddies® eliminate the confusion of multiple “holes” where the laces can pass through. There is no other product that stays on the child’s shoe giving them independence while re-enforcing the learning process.
My nephew who is 4 almost 5 tried out these Tie Buddies and my SIL’s reaction was, “The Tie Buddies were cute, but has yet to prove tying shoes any easier for my almost-5 year old. He was fascinated by them and did want to put more effort into learning, but it still hasn’t really help him cross that bridge.
The positive is at least he was more into trying and that he’ll get there eventually.”
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Want to win a set of Tie Buddies to try, I have one set to give away!
The Hoops
* Visit Tie Buddies and take a look around. Come back here and mention what the ratio of laced shoes to other styles in your home is. This is your first entry, a MUST.
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I think these are amazing, I’m sure teachers do love them and I love that it was created by a mom! I found you on the post it Friday list. Stop by if you get a chance!
Shannon
5 to 1
4 to 1 (what a great product) mverno@roadrunner.com
4-1.
i follow already!yay in CA
Most of our shoes are non-tie shoes. It’s like 90% non-tie and 10% tie. This isn’t counting my teenager though. Very interesting invention. i have 3 kids that need to learn to tie there shoes.
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I would say 80% of our shoes our non tie shoes. amsbolda@hotmail.com
These are so neat! My ratio is.. well, the percentage is 50%.
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These look very handy! I think the ratio of laced shoes in our house is about 75/25.
Lace to other is about 50-50 in our house. Thanks for the giveaway.
I would say the kids have one tie shoe each and the rest are non tie shoes. At 2 and 4, crocs and flip flops are so much easier!!
Laced shoes are about 85% of the shoes in the house.
I’d say only 20% of shoes in our house are tie.
probably 60% of our shoes are velcro. my 6 yr old could use these.
I’d say we have about 1/2 tie shoes and the other 1/2 slip on or velcro.
I tweeted: http://twitter.com/mommydaisy/status/1454885524.
I’m not sure the ratio in the whole house, but my kids shoes are all velcro or crocs/flip flops!
bs.webster at sbcglobal dot net
30% of the shoes at my house have laces. Thanks for the giveaway chance.
rubymoonstone at gmail dot com
I subscribe to your blog on my google reader.
rubymoonstone at gmail dot com
I think about 70-80% of our shoes don’t tie.
tifg45@excite.com
JeansandTs@hotmail.com
Tied shoes 2:5
My son will be 5 this summer and we have started trying to tie but haven’t got very far…..I’d love to try these! Our ratio here for tied shoes is 3:1
I’d say 75% of our shoes tie and 25% do not. Thanks for the chance.
sweetascandy579 at yahoo dot com
100% all laces
luckydolls123[at]verizon[dot]net
These are so fantastic! Around here it is like 5 to 1. THank you!
tatertot374@sbcglobal.net
3:1
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I would say for all 3 of us 6:1…that is just crazy!
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These would be perfect for my son! I would say about half of his shoes have ties and have don’t. justicecw@hotmail.com
We’re about 50 – 50. But my two little kids are more like 80% that don’t tie. Thanks for this super cute giveaway.
I would love to win. Thanks for the chance.
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luckydolls123[at]verizon[dot]net
we probably have 1 laced for every 5 velcro strap shoe
The ratio for kids shoes is 0 to X – no laces! The ratio for adult shoes is about 2:1 in favor of laces.
All my husbands shoes tie, harldy any of mine or my daughtersv do. So I guess our ratio is like 40tie/ 60 not tie.
My daughter is still little so we don’t have any laced shoes for her yet but she will soon!
I would say that 75% of our shoes are non-tying.
I’d say 4-6.
LOl Our ratio is about 6 to 1
I would say our shoes are 75% tie. My oldest son will not wear tie shoes (he is too big of a chicken to ask for help learning new things). Thank you.
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The ratio of laced shoes to other styles in my home is about 3-2.
3:1
The ratio is about 5 to 1.
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Most of our shoes are non tie shoes, I would venture to say that the little one has one pair of tied shoes because they are a huge pain to get on her because she wont sit still. The older girls just seem to favor slip ons as well
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I have one pair of laced shoes and two pairs of nonlaced shoes.
5 to 1! Thanks! hawkgirl_16 {at} hotmail {dot} com
Our ratio is 3 to 1. Thanks so much for this giveaway!! gobsofgiveaways(at)gmail(dot)com
2 to 1
I would say 5:1. Most of our shoes are slip-ons.
I WOULD LIKE TO WIN FOR MY GREAT NEPHEW HE HAS AUTISM AND I THINK FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND HE MIGHT BE ABLE TO USE THOSE. HAPPY EASTER