While I'm on top of the cool things for five-year olds, I'll admit, I'm not the authority on what makes a six-year olds (and up) say, "That's cool mom." Earlier this summer I got the chance to get my hands on 16 sets of Gutzy Gear, a line of backpack straps and patches to personalize and accessorize your kiddo's backpack. I shared them with my son's class as a back-to-school gift and the class went wild. I wasn't ready for the reaction, but I've learned that I should keep my ear to the ground when it comes to what's the next big thing.
Gutzy Gear gives kids a chance to personalize their backpack with removable patches.
So when I caught wind of Shoe Fobbz, I wanted to see what the buzz was about. As a Croc-wearing family (we have dozens, really), I was already aware of Jibbitz (the genius idea to personalize your Crocs with little charms that your kids will bug you to have.) However, Fobbz are the equivalent of Jibbitz, but for tennis shoes.
Since we were embarking on "real shoes" versus our sandals for summer, these made our transition from our "Lego and Thomas Crocs" to big-kid shoes. Best of all, at less than $5 and cute packaging, I've be using these as favors for birthday parties, so the kids then switch them out at school.
