Customer Reviews Salt Water Sandal by Hoy Shoes The Original Sandal (Toddler/Little Kid)

We love these! My daughter always has several pairs each summer and they hold up wonderfully and she says they are very comfortable. They run true to size. My daughter wears a 1.5 youth and the size 1 fits perfectly. Highly recommend and I love the fast shipping! Thanks Zappos!

I love these sandals and most importantly, so does my daughter! I bought them two summers in a row and they are perfect! They can be dressed up with dresses or dressed down with simple shorts. Great for little girls, active ones too!

My girls love these sandals. Worn all day through Disneyland and ready for more. I'm thinking they'll wear them throughout summer and it's only March! My 6-year-old has a narrow foot, so I got her the adjustable style with cut-out hearts - total hit!

I ordered these shoes at 10 pm and got them before noon the next day! I couldn't believe it! My daughter loves these sandals, and she wears them all the time. They go with playclothes, dresses, jeans, and they are super comfortable (says she). I was impressed by the quality of the saltwater sandals. I would definitely recommend these shoes, and Zappos of course!

Great shoe. My daughter has rather wider feet and they fit her comfortably. Really nice design. No arch support though.

Fits Narrow feet! I have a collection of salt-water sandals. I've bought most of them used and yet they've been through my daughter, son, and have enough wear left in them for my next daughter. They weather dunkings in the lake, sandboxes, and garden work. They wipe clean and when covered in mud, can be dunked in a bucket. The style works well for both boy and girls in the navy and browns. I only have two issues with them. I've tried on the adult sizes and it is like walking on a board! The other problem is that the bottom is without traction. Very smooth. My kids had problems at the playground with their feet slipping off the bars and they wipe out when they run on some carpets. I buy them because my daughter has a very narrow foot. They are a decent fit but they are starting to be too narrow for my son who is a medium width. These sandals don't fit my friend's boys who have a wider, thicker foot. The Hoy Strappy sandal is even more narrow, has cushion in the foot bed, and traction on the sole so would be my preference.

Big problem. The bottom of the shoe is rather stiff and it does not have much traction. When it gets wet, it is a bit slippery and nothing that a 3 or 4 year old couldn't handle, but my 22-month daughter went from sprinkler to jungle gym stairs on the playground and slipped and fell. A Teva-type sandal, while ugly, makes more sense for the under three set. Otherwise, the shoe is cute and other than having stiff buckles it seems well made. It wears well in both salt and fresh water. It's a good shoe for the beach or for indoors.

My daughter has traveled the world in these sandals and dipped them in three different oceans! We've had them for 15 months and she'd keep wearing them except that she's outgrown them. Waiting and hoping that either the fuchsia or the shiny pink come back in stock and fingers crossed! They really are great water sandals - any time we were on a beach where the trash situation was a little iffy or when we wanted to wade in a river with a rocky bottom, she just kept these on. The leather recovers perfectly - people can never believe that they've spent almost as much time in water as out. Another fun bonus is that this design hasn't changed much since the 1940s, so get ready for random grandmas to point to your daughter's feet and say, "Saltwater Sandals! I had those when I was a kid!"

I bought these sandals for boh of my girls (5 and 8). it is hard to find kids' sandals that are genuine leather. They have a classic style, so they are very versatile. The girls think they are comfortable, too. They have held up much better than similar sandals of a different brand that I bought last year.

Love the idea of these shoes...that you can get them wet and it will mold comfortably to the little one's foot. They come in a lot of fun colors, it was hard to choose! I bought these as a gift. I plan to purchase more as gifts for other little girls. I gave the shoes 4 stars in comfort only because they are a little stiff to begin with but the instructions suggest getting them wet while wearing them. This will mold the shoe to the foot. It just makes the first day tough to wear. All in all, the sandal is a classic style and excellent quality.

Bought these for my daughter. Very cute. They seem to not have the spacing you usually find in a shoe around the top of the foot but it works fo my daughter.

I love these sandals. Each summer as a child my mom would take us to the shoe store and get a pair of these sandals. It was very exciting to pick out my color. Now I buy them for my girls. They last forever. My youngest daughter has worn her older sisters hand-me-downs and they always get compliments. Now we are out of the hand me downs so we ordered her a pair. She was so excited about the lime green. You can wear them in water, mud, sand, etc. They just need to be wiped off. Great shoes!

My daughter is almost 7 years old, and I have had difficulty finding shoes for her that don't mimic those made for adults, i.e. high heels, etc. However, when I found these shoes, I was pleasantly surprised by how age-appropriate they are for little girls. My daughter loves these sandals, and I love the versatility of pairing them with both casual and dressy summer outfits.

Adorable toddler sandals that are supportive, yet cute! They do run a little big. My daughter usually wears a 9.5 or 10 and the 9 fit her perfectly!

Love, love, love Salt Water sandals. My daughter has been wearing them since she was 1 year old and she is currently 7 years old. The quality, style are sooo classic and the colors are are super fun. They fit great and last forever. The service I received from Zappos purchasing these was outstanding!!

Classic sandal in great colors. We've had red, yellow, pink, tan and purple. I had these when I was a kid, now my kid loves them as much as I did. I'm always asked by other mom's where I got them. Zappos of course! Get them early before they sell out!

Great quality sandals. True to size, do not "order up". Would buy these again.

These are great summer sandals and really comfortable, says my little girl. I buy them every year and each time a different color. This season I bought the yellow and they're so pretty.

My daughter is not one for stiff shoes. She was an early walker, so she wore the soft soled shoes out. I really wanted something more durable, but I was nervous that she wouldn’t like them. She was tickled to death. Loved to see her toes. She wears them all the time. I got the silver color and it works great for a neutral color that goes with outfits. I think it holds up better than white. The sandals are large. My daughter wears a size 6.5, but after reading another review I bought the size 6. Even the 6 is a little big.

Recently, at the shoe store, our daughter measured a 12.5, so I ordered these sandals in a 13 to be safe. They were too big, so I called Zappos for an exchange; the 12's arrived the next day! Sadly, they seemed too big also, so I called for a pair of 11's; these are just right now. Our daughter loves them (I do too!), once we got the right size she was able to wear them with socks comfortably right away. We're keeping the 12's too, because she might be ready for those before the summer's out, we love them that much! Zappos made this a painless shopping trip!

Please note- Salt Water Sandals ALWAYS run big. Buy at least a size smaller than you think you need to. For example- if you usually wear a size 9, buy a 8. They will also stretch the first time you wear them in water.