It’s that time of year when my grandkids’ feet are growing faster than the holes in their shoes, even with all the scooter braking they’ve been doing.   I enjoy helping with this process so I’m always keeping my eyes open for great sales on children’s shoes in a wide variety of sizes. Today I hit the Mother Lode and thought I’d pass on the info to you as well.

Gap had cute flats for younger girls shoes and loafers for little boys that were 40% off the marked down price. Sears had a great sale going for boots. Payless Shoe Source was offering a Buy One, Get One free sale on all their shoes. My granddaughter’s favorite store, Justice For Girls, had the cutest boots at 40% off. Walmart won the “Best Of…” contest. Not only did they have sales on Sunday School shoes AND low top vinyl boots, their regular price on big-kid boots beat most of the sale prices! A GREAT help for grandparents everywhere!

Then I came home and checked the online shoe stores for my long distance grandkids. Sears had some great sale shoes for kids, and their site was fairly easy. I couldn’t find anything on the Gap site. I found the same boots we liked at Justice For Girls stores online site but they weren’t showing the 40% off deal the store clerks told us about. Payless Shoe Source was offering their Buy One Get One Free online as well, with only $5.95 shipping/handling or FREE if sent to a store near you.

Walmart also had great deals on children’s shoes in their online shoe store. I found all the regularly priced cute boots and shoes I spotted in the store, along with some sales I hadn’t seen. I even spotted some great deals between $6 and $15 by clicking on clearance. And if I wanted to send shoes to my long distance grandkids’, I could order them, pay for them, and have them sent to the store in my family’s area at no shipping charges, the same as Payless Shoe Source. How cool is that!

All in all, I had a nice day shopping today but it took a lot of time and walking. That’s something I, as a Sandwich Generation senior home caregiver and grandma, don’t always have available. It’s great to know that in the future, when I don’t have time, I can head for a great variety of friendly online shoe stores and let my “fingers do the shopping” via my keyboard.

How about you? Have you found great deals for grandkids at online shoe stores? What’s your favorite? Be sure to let us know in the comments section below. And don’t forget to sign up for the SandwichINK free email to stay current on all the fun and useful ideas and resources for the Sandwich Generation.