Bought this for three year old, but the five year old found them first and they are tight on her but she claimed them and loves the frog. Luckily the 3 year old was happy with the giraffe. I can't say these are smaller than the stated size, but I wish I had ordered a bigger size, even though these would fit a three year old I think a bigger size would work better for either girl. I haven't washed them yet.