Last year a friend of mine told me how her Sanuk's were the most comfortable pair of shoes she owned and that they are made from the same material as yoga mats so I searched for them on the internet and found them here on Amazon for my 11 year old daughter. I threw away the nasty Crocs that gave us all blisters and so far the Sanuks seem to be my daughter's favorite shoes. The fact that she chooses to wear them almost every day speaks for itself.