These shoes are great because they are easy for a little kid to get on and off by himself. The velcro flaps on both sides mean that his foot never gets the tongue of the shoe bunched up and he has plenty of room to jam his foot in there, yet a good closure once it's there.

Though these shoes held up well to 6 months of three-year-old wear almost daily, the velcro started to lose it's stick. Tried cleaning the little bits of fuzz and threads out of it, but it still comes undone occasionally while being worn. Still, not bad given that the rest of the uppers and soles are in great shape and they're almost too small by this point.

Speaking of size, these shoes are a little wide for my son, who has narrow feet.