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The crises of the toddler booties
Filed under: Toddlers Preschoolers, Development/Milestones: Babies
Nolan received a lot of very cool Christmas presents -- brand-new hockey equipment from his Dad, a magnetic colouring book from my Mom, training wheels for his motorbike from Unky Dave. Interspersed with the big, cool stuff were the normals: Lindt balls, books, socks, and slippers. And I never would have guessed that the present he loves the most adamently, with the most ardent fervour, is the slippers.Mom bought Nolan a pair of red slippers with green pom-poms, kind of ugly and semi-absurd. She bought them from a local craft fair a few weeks before Christmas and holy hell, Nolan is in love with them. Before bed they must reside next to his head, on the pillow. Sometimes he wakes up at 2:34 AM, unable to find the Slippers of Wonder, and he'll bellow "Where slipper goin'? WHERE SLIPPER GOIN' MOMMY?" and I am forced to scramble out of bed on shaky midnight legs, searching, panicked in the dark for green pom poms. He loves them because he can slide on them on my hardwood floors, skating like a "hockey player."
But alas, Nolan's feet are growing faster than summer weeds. The booties have sprouted holes twice, once on the right one and once on the left. My Mom sewed them up again but they're bursting at the seams -- and there's no Christmas craft fair to buy a replacement. So, in anticipation of a melt-down when he realizes his Beloveds have become too small for sliding, I've been looking online for a replacement pair.
I love this pair on Etsy because they're handmade, simple, warm-looking and practical. I hope he doesn't notice that they don't have pom poms.
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1-21-2008 @ 11:06AM
smrfchic said...My friend Hannah sells elf slippers at etsy ~ and she can put pom-poms on them instead of bells:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=7584194
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1-21-2008 @ 11:20AM
Jan Bay said...Uh Oh! Looks like mom's going to have to learn to knit in a hurry or find a crafter on Etsy to custom make a pair. Who are we to stand in the way of a future hockey player's practice?
Jan from http://www.unique-baby-gear-ideas.com/
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1-21-2008 @ 1:20PM
Jen Henry said...Those are great!!!!
I guess I was a lucky kid. My grandmother used to knit them constantly and I had them in a variety of colors. Some with pom-poms some without. She even knit some for my dolls!
I had forgotten about them completely until you posted that photo. If I recall though, mine seemed to stretch for quite some time though...the joy of yarn...
Do you know anyone that knits? I found this website online that lists how to make them: http://www.knittingonthenet.com/patterns/socksslippers5.htm
http://furoreandfrenzy.blogspot.com
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1-21-2008 @ 2:33PM
rachel said...Most Etsy sellers are willing to do custom orders- try sending her a message- If you explain why I am willing to bet she will put pom poms on for you. The people on Etsy that I have dealt with have all been awesome to work with and super nice.
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1-21-2008 @ 1:53PM
~Monica said...Nolan is such a gem, I have tears welling that is so cute. I love searching etsy.com - it's been a wee new addiction of mine.
Sounds like Nolan needs some custom slippers made that look like hockey skates!!! I'm sure you could find a crafter on there who would make them for him in a couple different sizes so you have a back up for the next growth spurt. And OH how Nolan would love Mommy for giving him the coolest hockey skates in the world!
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1-21-2008 @ 11:12PM
Anji said...Bet you fifteen pieces of butter toffee that at least three readers from this site end up sending bootees to Nolan. ;oP
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1-21-2008 @ 3:55PM
Heather said...Pom-poms are pretty easy for even a non-crafty person to make. I'll bet you could whip up a pair and attach them yourself. Good luck!
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