How many pairs of shoes do your dc have, and what sort are they?

[Earlybird]

DD (year 4) currently has:

school shoes
mucky trainers
'nice' trainers
wellies (not sure if these still fit)

In the warm months, also has everyday sandals to play in, and a pair of 'nice' sandals (that usually are barely worn). Also confess to a pair of crocs !

Just curious as I've been on a children's shoe website that has categories for 'weekend shoes', 'party shoes' , 'boots', etc.

3 ds aged 3,4 and 6 each have trainers, shoes, wellies, slippers, boots.
dd aged 6 weeks has sheepskin booties, they were a present, I dont put shoes on her.
The ds shoes cost @ £100 each

£100 total

Ds1 (3yo) has 'good' trainers from Next for going out and ugly brown pennys/primark ones for home & a pair of bob the builder slippers he has never worn... Ds2 (19mnths) has a navy runner type from Mother Care & handy-me-downs in the wardrobe which r still too big...

dd (yr4) has Startrite school shoes, trainers x2 for school, Clarks boots from last year(bought in sale), Accessorize silver ballet pumps from bridesmaid last year ,cheap trainers/casual shoes from Decathlon, wellies (probably too small but ok for garden on days like today, note to self:look out ds' castoffs) plus various dance shoes

ds(yr7) has Startrite school shoes, trainers x2 for school, soccer boots, Timberland trainers and wellies (see above)

plus walking boots and snow boots each

Mine all have school shoes, trainers, wellies and dd has nice shoes too.

Morosky - that is quite an impressive collection. Do your dd's feet grow slowly?

Fast growing feet is part of the reason why dd's shoe 'wardrobe' is so limited. I also have a non-frivolous mentality that stops me from buying expensive non-essential shoes that will be outgrown after being worn only a few times.

Do you order online (if so, links please!)?

Maybe I should indulge dd a bit more......

DS 16
2 pairs black trainers (cheap, no logo for school)

white trainers
cricket shoes
golf shoes
walking boots
1 pair smart shoes
Football boots

DS 14

2 pairs black trainers (should be black school shoes, but he lost them!)
2 pairs white trainers
cricket shoes
walking boots
parade shoes (air cadets)
Boots (air cadets)
Football boots

DS 13

Black school shoes
white trainers
black trainers
cricket shoes
wellies
walking boots
football boots

All football boots & walking boots are handed down so not quiet as bad in £s as it seems. but bad enough!

Dd age 5 has:
School shoes
Wellie boots
Lelli Kellys
Converse
Ugg boots x 2(Next, not the real thing!)
Crocs
Birkenstoks
2 pairs of cheap summer sandals.

Ds2 age 1 has:
Clarks cruisers
Converse.
Wellies.

Wellies, school shoes, walking boots, PE trainers, one pair football boots, one pair aquashoes for watersports. Boy 15.

2 pairs black boots different styles, walking boots, 2 pairs canvas shoes. Girl 18

Ds(3) has 2 pairs boots (cos he gets them soaked jumping in puddles so need them to dry out), trainers, wellies and riding boots

dd (3.6)

'sensible shoes' (walkmates aka m&s version of clarks)
2 pairs trainers
2 pairs fake ugg things from primark (£5 each, 1 brown, 1 pink)
plastic yellow sandals
blue and white spotty pumps
pink glittery wellies

Based on responses, looks as if children have, on average, 6 pairs of shoes in 'active' use.

Given that children's feet grow so fast, and the fact that they are hard on their shoes - footwear really is quite an ongoing investment isn't it?

Boy age 3.7 has these.

Sensible shoes.
trainers.
Wellies.
Slippers.
Ballet shoes.

Unless we have a dry spell he wears all of them during a typical week.

Her feet have slowed down, she seems to have been a 2 for quite a while now

ds1 (aged 5)has
one pair of clarks leather shoes
one pair of PE trainers (kept at school)
one pair of garden trainers
One pair of wellies
One pair of slippers
one pair of black pumps indoor shoes for school
One pair of football boots (being bought next week)

DS2 (aged 3) has
one pair of leather shoes
one pair of wellies
One pair of trainers
one pair of slippers
one pair of indoor shoes for playgroup

7y (Y3) DD:

school shoes
school trainers (these live at school)
school pumps (again, stay at school)
Crocs
silver ballet pump type party shoes
wellies
brown/pink ballet pump type shoes
canvas pumps
Birkinstock sandals

She needs some boots for the winter. She wants Uggs like mine, but I doubt it very much, lol!

DD (4) has

School shoes
School plimsols (kept at school)
Party shoes
trainers
boots (ugg type)
wellies

Summer she had

Crocs
Doodles
Sandals
flip flops
Next summer - she would have school shoes + plimsols

(she still tells me she needs more shoes...)

oh and I think I will get a grandmother buy her Lelli Kellys as a birthday present. She's desperate for them and I refuse to buy them.

DD2 (8 months) has
sheepskin boots
inch blue leather things

BUt wears neither pair because she takes them off and lobs them away along with the socks.