crocs banned at school!!!

[Luv Bunnies]

We also had a lot of "fashion plates" this year. These little girls in their matchy matchy outfits (white and light colors), faux fur coats, etc. in the muddy playground this Spring, and having a ball with easel painting.... Mommies weren't happy to see their Gymboree-clad sweeties with red paint here and there (and yes, we use smocks...but the kids are 2- enough said!!)

Marcy

When you mentioned "faux fur coats" that reminded of a little girl we had a couple of years ago. She had a REAL fur coat - rabbit fur colored pink!!!! Does a 3 year old really need to wear a real fur coat to school (or at all)? If you look at my screen name, you'll know why rabbit fur, in particular, left me incensed! I refused to touch the thing out of principle!

 

[Clancycat]

Yikes, we'd be in trouble if they banned crocs at my dds school. My younger dd hasn't worn another shoe since she got her crocs!

 

[sskem96]

I am a nurse and so is my mom. We both wear our Crocs professional style to work (OSHA doesn't allow the ones with holes), and we wear our regular ones when we're not at work (Disney ones for me of course!)

I spend plenty of time on playgrounds when I'm not at work, and I do get mulch or rocks in them sometimes, but it's not that big of a deal. Usually it will come right out if you just shake your foot. But I do wear them to fit my feet, not 2 sizes too big like they supposedly are "supposed to fit". I also wear the strap behind my heel, so there's no way they are coming off. They fit just like a tennis shoe.

My mom did have one incident at work where she was running to catch a pt. who was sliding out of bed, and as she turned the corner into the room, her shoe didn't turn with her. She fell and bruised up the whole side of her leg and hit her head on the floor. Probably more her fault than the shoes, but she did take a break from wearing them for a while, but ended up back in them because of the comfort factor.

My kids' school does allow them, even for PE since they are a non-skid shoe. They just have to wear the strap in the back for PE. Pretty much all they do is run laps around the gym anyway thanks to No Child Left Behind and their requirement for the kids to be able to run a mile in 8 minutes (or so the school tells us.)