The Best Water Shoes for Toddlers – Let’s Get Ready for Water Play!

The summer shoes that you provide for your toddler play a key role in keeping their feet and legs healthy. It’s during the summer season when most toddlers develop most blisters, calluses, and even corns. I know which are the best water shoes for toddlers in terms of quality, comfort, and fit from having fitted them before.

Have you been looking for a pair of water shoes for your toddler to keep his feet blister-free during this summer season? It’s important to know the difference between a water shoe and a sandal, as they look similar but serve different purposes.

Are Water Shoes the Same Thing As Sandals?

The main difference between water shoes and sandals is that water shoes are meant to be worn inside the water such as swimming pools, lakes, rivers, and oceans, which are filled with potential dangers for a barefoot toddler.

Sometimes when your toddler’s feet are underwater you can’t see what’s below their feet, and there could be rocks or any other sharp objects that might hurt their feet. Even in a swimming pool the floor could be scrapped and hurt your toddler’s feet.

Water shoes help keep your toddler’s feet healthy from the following elements:

• Sharp and slippery rocks.
• Jagged shells.
• Broken glass or other trash that might be laying below water.
• Hot sand.

Water shoes provide toddlers with a barrier between their tender feet and hazards located not just around water, but on the beach as well.

The water shoes that I recommend provide a secure strap on the back that prevents the shoes from coming off your toddler’s shoes. This feature also helps prevent blisters around the ankles.

The Main Advantages of Water Shoes Over Sandals

These are 4 additional advantages of providing your toddler with a water shoe instead of a sandal:

1️⃣ Easy on and off: This feature helps save you time and allows toddlers to get the shoes on and off by themselves.

2️⃣ Lightweight: This feature helps prevent your toddler’s feet and legs from easily getting tired.

3️⃣ Fast Drying: When skin gets wet for long periods of time it gets softer and more susceptible to developing blisters.

4️⃣ Affordable: Water shoes are more affordable than sandals.

How to Choose the Best Water Shoes for Toddlers?

There are different types of water shoes, and some of them are made from more comfortable and durable materials than others. Some water shoes are also easier to put on than others. I know which water shoes are better than others from actually fitting them myself.

I only review shoes that I have fitted before, since that is the only way for me to tell how well-made the shoes are, the features that they provide, and how they fit. Without further ado, let’s take a look at a selection of the best water shoes for toddlers.

The Best Water Shoes for Toddlers

What Are the Best Sandals for Toddlers?

If you are thinking that your toddler needs a pair of sandals instead of a pair of water shoes, then take a look at an article on the best sandals for toddlers, that are supportive and versatile and available in wide widths.

Do you Know Your Toddler’s Foot Size? – Let’s Find Out!

I am always explaining to parents that it doesn’t matter how many features a particular shoe provides, if the shoes are not fitted properly, your toddler will not get any of the benefits that the shoes have to offer.

Let’s first make sure that you don’t have a good fitting children’s shoe store in your area. Start by taking a look at a resource I created where I describe the best fitting children’s shoe store by state.

How to Find Out Your Toddler’s Shoe Size Online

If after looking at that resource you still can’t seem to find a good fitting children’s shoe store in your area, then proceed to take a look at an article I created where I describe the simplest, yet most effective way to figure out your toddler’s foot size from home.

In that article I help parents determine their child’s exact foot length and whether the child has narrow, medium, wide, or extra wide feet. I also will be able to tell you whether your child has a high instep or not. Now that you know what features a good water shoe provides and how to make sure that you provide your toddler with the correct shoe size, you can keep your toddler’s feet blister-free this summer!

Please let me know if you are having trouble finding a particular shoe style for your toddler. I always explain to parents that it doesn’t matter how narrow or wide their toddler’s feet are, there is always at least one particular shoe out there that will fit the shape of their feet perfectly, and I will help you find it.

Have you tried any of these water shoes before? Is there a particular water shoe style that you recommend? Please share your findings in the comments section below so other families can benefit from your experiences.