kids' shoe
sizing help.

First thing's first. View our shoe size guide

Then, follow the instructions on the guide, or reference the steps below.

what you'll need:

• 1 barefoot child
• scissors
• tape
• pencil
• hard floor & wall
• credit card (for print scale)
• shoelace (optional)

step-by-step guide:

1. Print the size guide: Find a color printer, and set the scale to 100 percent. In your printer preferences, uncheck "page scaling." After the page prints, double check the scale by fitting your credit card into the sizing area. If it aligns, you're good to go.
2. Set up your space: Following the dotted lines, cut out the length ruler and width ruler from the size guide. Tape the length guide to a hard floor (so it doesn't move when your kid stands on it), with the curved line flush against a wall. Set aside the width ruler for later.
3. Measure length: Place one of your kid's feet on the length ruler, aligning their heel with the curved line. Double check that their heel is touching the wall. On the size guide, mark the first visible line past their big toe with a pencil and then note the length measurement in the space provided on the guide. Make sure you record the length and width measurements in the appropriate space, depending on whether you're measuring the right or left foot!
4. Measure width: With your child standing up straight, slip the width ruler under one foot and wrap it all the way around the ball, or the widest part. With the ruler wrapped closely around the foot (but not tight), mark the area of the ruler that meets the "align here" arrows with a pencil. Find the number of the width ruler that matches their length measurement and aligns with the mark you made on the ruler. For example, if your child is a length size 7, look for where your mark hits the 7 on the width ruler – the darker the color, the wider the width. Note this measurement in the corresponding box on the guide.
1. Measure width with a shoelace (alternate method): You can also measure foot width with a shoelace. First, wrap the shoelace around the widest part of their foot. Mark the spot on the shoelace that meets the end you're holding. Then, place the end of the shoelace at the “align here” arrow line, and locate the width that matches the mark you made and their length measurement.
5. Repeat steps 3-4 with the other foot: Now, you know their Stride Rite size!

You can also trace your kid’s feet and convert the measurements to their ideal shoe size with Stride Rite’s shoe size guide.

what you'll need:

• 1 barefoot child
• paper
• marker
• ribbon
• ruler

step-by-step guide:

1. Trace both feet: Have your child stand on the sheet of paper – you may need a helper to keep them standing straight! Using the marker, trace the outline of both feet. Repeat this step if necessary to ensure accuracy.
2. Measure length: Use the ruler to measure from the outside of the heel to the tip of the big toe on both feet. Write the number down in inches or centimeters, and label it as length. Remember – many kids' feet are differently sizes as they grow. Measure each foot separately to find a size that's sure to fit both!
3. Measure width: Wrap the ribbon around the widest part of one foot, noting where the two ends meet. Measure the part of the ribbon that wrapped around their foot against the ruler, And record that number as width. Repeat for the other foot.
4. Find the shoe size: Compare your child’s measurements with our size chart below to find their size and width.