We ordered these shoes for our 5 year old to wear to school and wear them he has. He has roughly 6 pairs of shoes, a couple bought new, including these, but most of the others were hand-me-downs from his 2 older brothers. Coincidentally, the only other surviving pair of shoes he has, that was 'bought new for him', are also Kenneth Cole Reaction. The velcro straps make them so easy to don & remove and the color scheme is really cool. I like that these have solid, 'off-road' treading underneath and they fit him perfectly. Overall, a great shoe.