I bought these for my 9 yr old so that she could have the same warm snuggly feeling as I do in my Uggs (she's always happily worn the Target brand knock offs for yrs).  I wear mine for everything and have for the past 3.5 yrs with the only issue being that I have to replace the $15 liner inserts every yr. Her EMUs have already started ripping and the season isn't over yet.  Bought my 3 yr old son the EMU monster boots and they are pretty great thus far except the front wears easily and the red from the mouth runs if it gets slightly wet...he doesn't wear them in the rain or mud.  Too bad you can't get a top quality product at a good price...these are still a little pricey for kids' shoes.