Why are Pennies Glued to Kids Shoes?
The trend started with one mom who saw a need and found an easy and inexpensive way to solve it. The problem? Tap dance shoes are EXPENSIVE (a good pair can cost $30+) so, she decided to make her own.
And parents everywhere are doing the same. Don’t have a tap dancer? No problem!If your kids like to make noise, here’s a fun new way! Glue Pennies on the bottoms of their play shoes, and voila! pic.twitter.com/gBdTo3wAlq
— Yankee Toy Box (@YankeeToyBox) April 21, 2014
You can do the same thing and just allow your kid to head outside to make some noise. Just imagine all the fun they’ll have!
Brilliant, right?
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I love this soooo much! When I was little (like 52 years ago) I put thumb tacks on my tennis shoes. Three at the tow and three at the heel. I tapped all over the place. lol
I think Pennie’s are a better choice. I may have been poked a bit. đŸ™‚
I remember doing that, too!!! Thank you for unlocking that memory đŸ˜‰
I thought it was on a rainy day or snowy day it would work so they didn’t slip and fall as easy
Negativity to something that someone’s trying to solve a problem of helping others out by suggesting putting pennies on their shoes so they can tap dance oh my goodness such little jerks I’d hate to be your child I really would since you can’t enjoy life so worried about getting hurt ,so worried about little pennies , pennies come on people get real y’all just some drama queens get over your self. I’ll let my child use there imaginations , while they play and dance around enjoy themselves just being a kid like back in the 60s, ’70s.. this is what’s wrong with the world today that all think you’re better than each other and your kids can’t even be kids like back in the day because you’re going to get hurt come on get with it that’s why there’s so much freaking wrong in the world right now get over yourself…
Too many negative comments; firstly it’s a great idea for those who can’t afford extra money for shoes. 2ndly no one is suggesting that the child is wearing them in a store. Thirdly, the neighbors are just that neighbors, and if my child wants to tap outside and be a child go for it. Fourthly, slippage? Everyone is worried about the nuisance of this idea; how about we let kids be kids. Thanks for reading my comment.
Huge choking hazard. I can’t even wrap my head around how this got to print.
Agreed!!