My 6 year old daughter has two pairs and I have one pair.  Her first pair we bought a week before kindergarten in the white paisley, about a year ago.  Other than being filthy - they are still in excellent condition.  Her second pair the navy with white polka dots were bought in March - Still in great condition as well.  She wears them every day and plays just as hard as every other little kid on the play ground.  We just ordered her first grade pair in natural and are having an artist paint star wars characters on them, she is recently obsessed with star wars and there are no cute star wars shoes for girls.

I personally love that they don't make her feet smell hideous like her other shoes that she wears without socks - ie stinky sperrys!!  And they are way cuter than her clunky crocs!!

I bought the silver crocheted pair.  At first I wasn't impressed with the quality, they feel cheap and light when compared with her classic pairs.  But I'm light on shoes and they have held up fine.  I don't run marathons in them, but they are cute for the office.

In my opinion, you will be buying tons of shoes for your kids growth spurts - why not buy the pair that gives a free pair to a child in need?