Bridoodle is at that extremely fun stage where she loves to remove her shoe. Not both shoes. Just the right shoe. She then proceeds to gallop around happily with a funny limp.
Her skills have improved over the last few months, and she can now remove her shoe in the time it takes for me to shut the door and get in the driver’s seat. It’s very annoying. When we get to our destination, I must locate the shoe (because she tosses it in the air and it can land ANYWHERE) and then I have to get it back on her squirming little foot while she protests.
Out of desperation the other day, I tried this little trick. I placed one of my own socks over her shoe. And it worked! She spent thirty minutes in the car struggling to get the sock off and when we arrived at our destination, both the shoe and the giant sock were still in place. Voila! This will be our new method for any event where we’re running late.
Which means, we’ll be using this trick EVERY day! For more WFMW posts visit We are THAT Family.
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I don’t have kids, but I think this tip is pure GENIUS.
That’s awesome! I’m going to try it ASAP!
You are brilliant. I’m storing this info in the “sooner than you think” folder of my brain.
I have this problem with Brooks too. That is a fabulous idea! I just decided to place his shoes in the top of his diaper bag and put them on him when we got to our destination. This can be annoying if wearing tennis shoes or church shoes, but with sandals it’s a piece of cake! I figure I have to put them on at some point so it really doesn’t matter! I got tired of searching for them too! Funny, funny kids!
Well, aren’t you the creative one? That’s pure genius.
Clever! Score one for Mommy – way to go!