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A couple months ago, Jackson brought a pledge sheet home from school. The kindergarteners were raising money with a Skill-A-Thon and one of the six skills the children would be tested on was tying their shoelaces.
Of course, I knew that Jackson would have to learn how to tie his shoes eventually. But I had no idea how to teach him. So I just kept buying him velcro shoes and putting off the inevitable.
But now there was no more room for procrastinating. Jackson had to learn and he had to learn fast. We had less than one week.
So, I pulled out a pair of shoes and sat Jackson down. But I quickly became one of the countless, frustrated parents attempting to teach a child how to tie their shoes. I mean, “How do I tie my shoes? And how on earth do I teach him?”
Finally, I gave up teaching him the standard method that I use and tried the bunny ear method. But the knots were messy and came undone. I simply concluded that either this was an inferior method or that I was doing it wrong.
I was lost. So, with Jackson in his pajamas and bedtime quickly approaching, Jackson and I threw on our coats and knocked on our neighbor’s door. She is a grade one teacher and I figured I needed some professional help.
But she was out, so I was left on my own. I felt like a parenting failure.
It was getting late, so we gave up for the night.
The next day, before I picked up Jackson from school, I took to the internet to educate myself. After looking at a couple sites, I clicked on to Ian’s Shoelace Site.
There it was. All laid out. Simply and clearly illustrated and explained. Google and Ian “Professor Shoelace” Fieggen saved me!
I was stunned to discover that when I had tried to teach my son the bunny ear method (what is actually called the two loop method,) I was doing something called a Granny Knot!
Who Knew?!? But I was making the incredibly common error which leaves shoelace knots perpetually slipping and coming undone.
Do your shoelaces always come undone? Do your shoelace bows sit vertically instead of across the shoe? If so, you’re probably tying a “Granny Knot“, and one simple change to your technique will result in a balanced knot that sits straight and stays secure. – Ian Fieggen
I quickly phoned my school teacher neighbor, whose door we had knocked on in desperation the night before, and told her that not only did I not need to bring my son over BUT I told her about the Granny Knots!
I felt empowered, enlightened and ready to take on this parenting rite of passage.
With Ian’s Shoelace Site open and guiding us, Jackson and I mastered tying shoelaces. We learned the simple cure for a Granny Knot and how to effectively use the Bunny Ear (Two Loop) method.
But I didn’t want to stop there! I wanted to tell the blogosphere – to let you all know that there is a cure for slipping, messy “Granny Knots” and to tell you about Ian’s Shoelace Site and Ian “Professor Shoelace” Fieggen who changed my shoe tying life!
Now, if you already know how to tie a secure knot and there are no Granny Knots in your life, the Professor still has a wealth of shoe-tying knowledge that you couldn’t even have imagined existed.
Ian Fieggen is the creator of his own knot! The Ian Knot is the world’s fastest knot and with the site’s step by step method, you can soon be tying your shoelaces faster than ever before.
Ian Fieggen has also written a book called, Laces – 100’s of Ways to Pimp Your Kicks. Indebted to his site and intrigued by his book, I wrote to Ian and he sent me a copy of his book to review and a copy to giveaway to one of you!
Laces goes further than you knew shoelaces could go! With an incredible variety of fascinating and fabulous ways to lace and tie your shoes, this book could keep you and your kids busy for years! You can learn lacing styles such as the Riding Boot used for equestrian and motorcycle boots, the Army used on combat boots, the Hidden, the Shoe Shop, the Corset, the Checkerboard and so many more. And of course, Laces includes numerous knotting methods, including the Standard Knot, the Two-Loop knot, the Ian Knot and several more knots I had never heard of!
Laces walks the reader through the innovative and creative methods with step by step instructions and easy-to-follow diagrams. With its unique triple fold design, the book’s cover can be folded over the left page so that you can use the color-coded laces to follow the diagram and instructions on the right page.
All ages will enjoy Laces – whether it is a kindergartner mastering their first knot, a teenager “pimping their kicks” or a parent enlightening themselves about the world of lacing and tying knots.
I never knew there was so much to learn – and Ian “Professor Shoelace” Fieggen is a great teacher!
If you want to win a copy of Ian’s book, Laces, just leave a comment here to enter. We will announce the winner April 19th. This contest is open to US and Canadian shipping addresses.
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SARAH says
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Stacey says
Looks like a great book. Is there one that will encourage my 6 year old not to believe that it is cool to just walk on his laces for the sake of convenience/laziness? 🙂
Heather C says
Ooo, I’d love to win this for my daughter!
Lily Kwan says
Please enter me into the contest. Thanks!
Rickey Moham Jr. says
WIN WIN WIN!!!
theodore esteghamat says
cool book.
Donna Kozar says
It looks cool.
Suanne Giddings says
What a great book and site! I actually need this for my mother! I always have to stop in the aisle at various stores and re-tie her shoes for her because they have come undone. How funny is that??? Thanks for the chance to win!
Amy Pedersen says
PICK ME
Taryn S says
I would love to win
sarah woods says
isn’t this the great part of being an adult!!!! I Never knew I knew so little!!!!! Best of luck to all who enter. Many Thanks
~ * MiC * ~ says
** Regular lacing just won’t do anymore! It’s all very exciting. **
Sean says
I just bought a new pair of Puma drift cats and would love to find new ways to pimp them out with some sweet strings. I wish I could win Ians book “Laces”.
Vicki Weisshaar says
Wow! How different and cool.
* * HeLeN * * says
** Need new laces, these are “way cool”! **
Ed Nemmers says
Sweet prize!
Veronica Garrett says
I would love to win this very interesting book.
dorothy says
what a cool book
~ Aliesa ~ says
~ Great Book! ~
william causey says
please count this grandpa in
Susanne Troop says
Wow…way cool book!
Michelle H. says
I would love to win this for my young toddlers.
chris swanson says
WOW both my kids do not know how to tie shoe laces. I have been trying for a while to teach them. Please enter me. Thanks
Alana Alicea says
I would love to win!!
Tonya Woods says
My two girls would love this book.
Timothy Sternberg says
We’d love to win a copy!
Brooke says
Please pick me!!
Pamela White says
I want to learn a better way to keep my shoes laced.
kathy pease says
please enter me 🙂
claudette flanigan says
what a great idea…wish I thought of it! 🙂 Please enter me in your great contest!
Janet says
ty 4 the great contest
vanessa hunter says
My little fashionista would love this!
Brittany Rebello says
Please enter me!
Lara Aleff says
This is such a great way to teach kids to tie their shoes!
kiyana says
This is cool! My kids will love this!
hetal gandhi says
would love to have one
Kelly T. says
I would love to win this for Holt. He needs to learn to tie his shoes. Thanks for the giveaway.
jules says
hello!!I teach 6 little first grade boys who have not been told about velcro…so need this book
jo-anne says
Would love the book for my grandchildren – looks like we would all enjoy it.
stacy b says
The boys would think that these were soooooo neat!!!
Steve Scott says
My kids would love it. Thanks
Sydney Mathis says
How fun! My daughters would sure get a kick out of this book, and perhaps, I could convince my son to tie his shoes a different, more effective way. Great find!!!
Denise D says
Just came from Ian’s wonderful site! Wish I’d had this info as a child-I had an awful time learning how to tie my shoes. I had my husband teach our daughters. I think this book is a must-have!
Angie P. says
Looks like a fun book. My daughter would love it.
Mya Brooks says
Please?
Paula Harmon says
We borrowed a book from our library that is something like this, (not nearly as nice) and my son wants to keep it, so it would be way cool if I won this prize for him.
Elizabeth M. says
This looks like so much fun! My kids still tie their laces with bunny ears because that’s how they were taught and everyone laughs at them. I think it’s hilarious!
Carissa says
Now I know why my laces don’t stay tied.
April Kimbrell says
Please enter me… this looks like a very interesting book
C Duran says
Neat book!
Nancy Southwick says
I work with special needs children and have made my own two colored laces to teach them to tie their shoes. How great would it be to have a copy of this book to use instead! It looks wonderful and full of fun. I have a very creative daughter who laces her shoes in all kinds of crazy ways. She would love this book too! Thanks.
Tiffany G says
Great book..my 6 year old need this:)
Carolyn says
Need new laces and these are “way cool”!! 😉 Thanks.
Marsha says
I’m afraid I have to admit I’m a Velcro Mom. My kindergartner hasn’t had to master this skill yet, but I know the day is fast approaching. Thank you for all the wonderful information! This sounds like a wonderful book.
Melissa says
Cute, cute, cute!
Anthony Hedden says
enter me
Rebekah T says
Please enter me to win this! Thanks.
Linn says
I stumbled on this guy’s site after reading a Wired.com blog. This is very cool. I’m and older dad and am going to have some fun with my kids and their sneakers! I’m even going to try some different ways of lacing on my dress shoes. I never knew you could have so much fun with shoe laces. All these years and I’ve been doing only one method. No more!
Bobbye F says
I never knew anything like this was around. Such a brilliant idea!
Tina Rath says
This would be great for my little ones.
Anita Yancey says
Very nice book.
Kathy Scott says
Looks good. Thanks for the chance.
Fruitbearer says
Please count me in. Thanks!
Susan says
My daughter learned to tie her shoes almost 10 years ago but she would love this book now -all the different techniques!
Timothy Selig says
luvto read this
Sylvia Porter says
i’d love this!
Jamie Carlone says
I would like to enter in to win a copy of this book.
Samantha Pruitt says
this is soooo cool! i would love this!
Donna Coughlin says
Sounds fun. Please enter me. Thanks
Heather says
Gosh I really need that book!
Kurt says
My kids’ shoelaces are always coming undone, so this looks like it could be a big help.
Spencer says
I’ve been lacing my shoes according to Ian’s guides for over a year now! Regular lacing just won’t do anymore. And now there’s a book too! It’s all very exciting.
Joy says
velcro has become a staple ~ I would love to go back to laces!!! WOW, what a concept!
Caryn Bailey says
What a fun book!
Renata says
What are the other 5 skills?
And please enter me for the drawing.
Miranda Allen says
Please enter me thanks
Tina says
What a neat idea! I would love this!
Vicki Wurgler says
this looks so fun – I think the kids would enjoy this
Mary says
I would love to win a copy of this book. It looks like a great prize. With 4 kids this will come in handy!!!
Thanks!!
Shelly says
What a fun book – thanks!
lisa says
love to win this
Carol Drury says
what a great prize!!!!!
Anikka says
Apparently I’ve spent my whole life mastering the “Granny knot” in other words I’ve been tying my shoes the wrong way. I’m laughing my head off at myself right now. Now that I’ve “mastered” the correct way I need some new tricks to “pimp my kicks”
randy anderson says
sounds interesting ill have to buy it
Jen says
This book looks so fun! I found Ian’s site because my eleven year old hates to tie his shoes and wanted slip on’s. We compromised and I got him a shoe with laces and now he has many kewl ideas to play with and coordinate his outfits.
Amanda K says
I can’t wait to read this!
stacey moore says
ella really needs this!! thanks
Kim M says
I love it!
Cynthia says
I can still remember tying my shoes for the first time (30 something years later!) I was so proud of myself, I thought I was the smartest kid on the street. Now I could look like the smartest teacher in the school with each pair of shoes laced in a different pattern…need more shoes
Christy H. says
Please enter me.
Rachael says
Looks interesting…I want to win!
jonna says
I taught first grade and I would have loved to have this in my classroom~~:)
kirstin says
I am left handed and never got passed the bunny ears myself – to this day, that is the way I ty my shoes. Now I have to teach my (left handed) kids how to tie their shoes – I need all the help I can get and would love to win the book!
Linda SS says
How fun is this? Thanks for the chance to win:)
kristie says
haha awesome!!! id love to have this.. you know.. for the umm kids
Cheryl Free says
I would love to learn some new ways to tie my shoelaces 🙂 *Thanks* for the giveaway!
Becky says
They can’t wear flip-flops to school for their whole lives?? I might be in trouble then??? Count me in!!!
Tanyetta says
count me in please.
Soloman Miller says
I would love to win this book. Awesome!
Joanna says
My 8 year old would love to learn how to do funky things to her laces, and this would be great for my toddler working on her tying.
Jean says
OOOOh! How fun!
Kathy Conley says
Fantastic gift!
Sarah says
enter me!
Suzie says
Wow, I had no idea. I just checked my tennis shoes and one of them was sideways. I’ve learned something today!
Anne says
Really there just needs to be a mommy-kid co-op…you know, where we all trade kids to teach them the things that require a lot of patience. I swear…I could teach YOUR kid how to tie shoes..and I don’t even know you or your kid…but one of my own girls…I won’t be sucessful without a lot of tears first. My girls might cry too. I’d love the book.
Patti S says
i have 4 3yo grandsons..this would come in handy
Gabriel says
The Ian Knot is pretty useful.
jan koontz says
just to cool
Serenity says
Apparently, I need help! Save me from slippery knots!
Jyl says
Being left-handed is even harder to learn, my mom had to find someone left-handed to teach me. Then I had right-handed kids and have had to find someone else to teach them. My son still has issues with tying his shoes and when I try to help it just makes it worse…we are still buying velcro or zip-up.
Karen Womack says
I,have a grandchild with ADD. I, tried all summer to teach her to tie her shoes,and she has the attention span of half a second.She’s in k-garten now,and I’m at my wits end.I also have her sister to teach this year.PLEASE HELP,I NEED TO WIN IAN’S BOOK!
Timothy Sternberg says
You mean there is a reason my bows always lay funny?
Luis Reyes says
So, after 40 years, now I find out that there’s a better way to tie my shoes. Good thing my grandchildren will get this book.
Jennifer Marcelle Smith says
We still cant tie our shoes on his own!!
Lisa O says
Who knew??? Looks like a lot of fun for kids. Thanks for the chance to win this clever book.
Amy says
What a great book! I would love this for my kids. Please include me in your drawing.
Thanks
~Amy
Julie Donahue says
WoW! Where was this book last year? My (then) 3rd grader had so much trouble tying his shoes. Now (as a 4th grader) he still can’t get them tight enough most days. (There are some OT issues). I have an almost 5 year old and an almost 3 year old who need to learn soon.
carmen says
wow!!! I love the idea! I’ve already thought about learning first then teach some children in hospital that i visit!.. hmm… will I need Ian’s permission to do that?!
Staci says
I am also trying to teach my son (almost 5) to tie his shoes. I don’t have a clue how to do it. Thanks for the tip. I’m going to check out the site right now!
Janel says
My daughter is 7 and we are still having issues with shoelaces! I would love this book.
thanks for the website tip.
anne s. says
wow- what a cool book…i would love to win this.
Heather says
Huh. What an interesting site. Who knew?
Kathy Davis says
Great Book would love it for my Jaydan
TJ says
I love the many different ways to lace shoes and would love to learn about each one.
Being a math nerd, I would also like to learn the formulas for how to find the lengths of shoelaces to be used for each shoe.
😀
Jill Miller says
Wow — how fun! Count me in!
Kristie Noguera says
What a fun book.
Sylvia says
Count me in.
Shannon H says
Enter me please, it sounds cool!
Jay Fenster says
neat!
Mary says
great giveaway, thanks!
Martha says
My grandson gets so frustrated trying o tie his laces- this would really help.
Martha
ki4ggs(at)yahoo(dot)com
Betsy says
We could use this!
ktjrdn says
I was doing it wrong all the time. Cool. I\’d love to win this book
Kelley says
thank you for that great site! I need to start working on that with my son as well.
Jai says
Would love to win this book. My oldest son knew how to tie his shoes before he started having seizures, but since that time he lost the skill. He stopped having seizures after 4 years and we are now starting the process ALL OVER AAGIN and I need some help!!! I have two others that will need to learn in a few years!
I will visit the site too!
Barbara Fox says
Enter me please.
stampedwithgrace says
what a fun book!
Danielle S says
lacing is something we need to work on too! count us in!
Holly says
wow! sounds fun and enlightening!
Sheila says
My daughter would really benefit from this book – she has such a hard time with her laces!
claire says
What a fun book-my daughter would love it!
Rebecca Snodgrass says
Too cool
Kari Follett says
Looks fun!
Huguette says
Great idea!
Leslie- LaMamaNaturale' says
What a great tool this would be! I love the title of the book! Too cute. I can totally remember learning to tye my shoes the “granny knot” style!
Valerie Mitchell says
fabulous!
Krista says
I would love to win a copy of this book!
Jessie R. says
This sounds very helpful! Thanks!
dolly says
i’d love to learn how to pimp my kicks! i tried to learn how to do cool lacing as a runner, to leave more room for the toe box, now i just want to have fun with my shoes and my son’s shoes. thanks for the giveaway chance!
yolanda says
what a wonderful way to learn to tie up laces. Please enter me in contest. thanks
lisa says
how awesome thanks
Lisa Fosses says
That would be perfect for my daughter
Ilissa H. says
This is a great tool for helping kids to learn to tie their shoes! I would love to win! Count me in.
Vickie Couturier says
please count me in too,thank you
Jennebug86 says
I need to check this out….I have to double knot my daughter’s shoes because they won’t stay tied. She’s 2 and is really getting interested in how laces work. It would be awesome to have a copy of this book. Thanks for sharing!
Suzy :) says
I wrap my lace around twice to keep it from coming undone, but I’m going to try the Ian knot to teach my 5yo… 😀
Pauline Mendes says
You know my son is 7 and still refuses to learn this. I think it’s high time we broke down and forced it. It’s so easy not to these days with light up, velcro enclosed sneakers so easily available.
Julia Magrath says
What a great book!
donetta says
What a cool find. My son has a big problem tying laces. My daughter was taught by another child.
Michael Capp says
I want to win!
TheAngelForever says
This book looks fabulous. Thanks for the great giveaway!
Tangie C says
I sure wish we had found that site when teaching my kids to tie their shoes! My youngest is only 1, so when it’s time for him to tie his shoes, I’ll be wiser!!!!
Laura Ch. says
This looks like hours and hours of entertainment! Love it.
JenO says
Very cool book, I teach middle school and could see my homeroom kids having a blast paging thru this and trying things out! (the baby is due in 2 months, so she is a LONG ways off from tying her own shoes! 😉
nifferjeno at gmail dot com
Krystal D. says
cool book
Suzanne Bastien-Adams says
This is really cool. I’d love to win this and do some neat things for all my kids with their shoes!
After a cup of coffee says
How cute! We are still going to velcro route, too, so this would really come in handy!
Sheila says
Ok, I have three right now who will need this and two parents who probably need it more to get it done right! We would LOVE to win!!!!!
Thanks for the contest!
dawn says
Sounds like a great book.
Elaine says
What fun! My new “two bunny ears”-shoelace-tie-er would love this!
valerie mabrey says
thanks for the contest
Leah says
I can’t believe there’s a website to teach you to tie your shoe! I taught my son the bunny ear method (because it was easier to teach), and dh wasn’t happy. He taught him the “real way.” 🙂 Of course, he’s 7 and still has trouble tying his shoes. I’m glad we homeschool, and he doesn’t have to tie them at school. :0
Jessica Sheets says
Confession: I taught first grade before my daughter was born and never could figure out a way to explain how to tie shoes effectively to my students who hadn’t mastered it. I would always end up doing it myself or have another student do it and then send a reminder letter home to the parents asking them to keep working with their child. It has always bugged me that I’ve been unable to teach this concept. I have a toddler so I need to learn before I have to truly teach it myself!
Enter me, please!:-)
Cecelia says
Pleassssssssseeeeeeeeee pick me ! You have no idea how much I NEED this !
Blessings,
Cecelia
Lisa Rogers says
How fun! And we’re just about ready to start learning this, too.
Michelle Rosborough says
What a cool book
Nora Scott-Platt says
what a fun book
Aisling says
I love to learn new things and share with my granddaughters. How amazing that someone thought to write a book about tying shoelaces!
Melissa says
Cute idea! Would love to have them!
Christy says
My kindergartner keeps getting a minus on her report card because she doesn’t have this skill….maybe this will help.
brandy says
Hah! Intresting book title!
Laura H. says
How cool! My sister and niece could really use this!
laura_licious101(at)hotmail(dot)com
Kristal says
This is perfect for my little girl! I would love to win it. Thank you for this opportunity:)
Ginny says
What a cool book, my kids would have fun with it.
DARIJA says
What a great way to learn
christopher h says
what a great story!
Linda Moeller says
Terrific concept!
Marissa says
Wow, who knew you could do so much with Laces!?! I’d love to have this book to teach my daughter how to tie her shoes and eventually pimp them out in her later years!
Thanks for a fun giveaway,
Marissa 🙂
Denise says
Looks like lots of fun!
Michelle says
I need this! I want this! I love this! 🙂
Shirley Younger says
Love to win – great contest
Michelle says
This book sounds fabulous. Thanks for the link as well. It will be very helpful.
Bailey's Leaf says
You know, I have a 4 year old with tie shoes and a mother-in-law with rheumatoid arthritis who watches her twice a week. The 4 year old and the 63 year old are both unable to tie shoes. I can’t do anything to fix my mother-in-law’s hands, but I can teach the kid to tie her own shoes! After my comment, I’m adding Mr. Ian to the favorites list.
Thank you so much for telling us! 🙂
Stretch Mark Mama says
I’m still in Shoelace Denial, with a 6 1/2 year old wearing velcro.
Kristi says
teaching Noah to tie his shoes is one of the goals for this summer before first grade. this book would help tremendously.
K. Cleaver says
It’s time for my boys to learn to tie their shoes too. It’s getting hard to find velcro shoes in their size! LOL
Graham says
Thanks, my kicks need to be turned out. Earn your keep, stupid shoes!
Rabbit says
This seems like a great book to help kids learn it’s ok to be individual and different. I love it. Thanks for a chance to win the book.
Stacy says
With a soon to be 5 year old in the house and entering kindergarten this fall this book would be great to have in the house!
Glad you finally mastered shoe tying with Jackson!
Rachel says
We’d love to win this. Looks perfect for my two boys.
Cheryl English says
Lacing your shoes with style and class. Gotta Love it. It doesn’t get any better than that. Thanks for the giveaway.
Adrienne Gordon says
my 6 year old needs this, we’ve tried everything.
Mae says
OHH- this sounds fancy and fun!!!
PaperDoll says
We’d love to win! I wish I had known…it took me forever to teach my son!
Mama Zen says
What a great idea!
Karen says
Oh, pick me! pick me! I love knots. I’m usually trying to untangle my way out of them but maby this will give me a fighting chance!
Michelle says
This would be perfect for my daughter! Please count me in!
bhavana says
Enter me please. Thanks!
Andrea V says
My son will be needing this soon. Thanks
Lindsie says
This would be so helpful in teaching my daughter how to tie her shoes!
Shannon Baas says
This looks like fun.
Anne says
This book seems brilliant and what a wonderful way to teach! We would love this!
Heather G says
I would love to win! The timing is perfect in that my 4 year old wants shoes that tie instead of velcro. I told him not till he can tie them!
Shilo says
What a great way to help me teach my son to tie his shoes when it comes time.
peppylady says
I recall teaching my boys to tie there shoes and it wasn’t easy at all.
One of the head start teacher taught this poem to our boys and they got it right off.
It’s about a rabbit coming out hole and going around a tree.
Diana (Holes In My Shiny Veneer) says
This would be so handy for my soon-to-be kindergartener!
Jessica F says
What a wonderful book. We haven’t tackled shoe tying yet…I think potty training needs to be done first, but it is definitely something I am NOT looking forward to! 🙂
Suzanne says
I have a 4 year old. We’re going to have to tackle this sometime soon!
heather u says
what a neat website and book! I’d love to win this!
Annette says
Enter me, please.
Naomi says
Wow, that is really amazing. I had no idea laces could be so interesting. My 4 year old daughter is very into knots right now, so this would be great for her!
ampmmom says
What a great idea – My kindergartener is asking to learn to tie her shoes, but we have an added problem – I’m left handed and she’s not! The step by step process would be so helpful! 🙂
gina says
I teach 8th grade student and I would love to share these lace-up ideas with them. They are always coming up with unlaced shoes and this might tie-them up! 🙂 gina
Ellie says
What a fun, unique idea! I can see this book being a perfect gift for the person who has everything…
Kari Follett says
What a fun thing to win! Perfect for my 4 yr old!
SUSAN VARNEY says
love to win
Dawn Weigum says
I am currently in the process of teaching my daughter to tie her shoes- with no luck. I personally tie backwards after having “mirrored” my mother as a child. So trying to now teach a child seems impossible. This site is fantastic and we would love the book. Thank you for the contest and for your story!! sweetpeacakesetc (at) yahoo (dot) com
meagneato says
I’m trying to teach my daughter right now!
jennifer bowen says
oh how so would i love towin this its so cool it’s the boom realy radacall thanks jenny9675309(A+)y*H**(d@t)c0m
Louise Brouillette says
I’d love to win…thank you
Bebemiqui says
My daughter’s learning how to tie her laces right now. This would be a big help.
Alexia says
I would love to win a copy – I will eventually have to teach my son how to tie his shoes (I’m really hoping I can pawn it off on his aunt!) and this book would be great for that task!
Carey says
Way to go on tying shoes. I taught my daughter how to tie using the drawstrings on a pair of pants she had. We were sitting at an outdoor concert on a bench and she wanted them tied, so thats what we did. She learned how to tie before we even left the concert. I would love to win that book, to learn new ideas.
linda says
Looking good.
Judy Aschenbrenner says
My preteen daughter would go nuts for this!
Karen Gonyea says
Great Contest !!
Steph Elias says
What a fantastic book! Very clever.
Patti says
What fun! Thanks!!!
Fiddledeedee (It Coulda Been Worse) says
This may have just saved me a lot of tears and a possible nervous breakdown. How happy am I. I’m addicted to velcro, but after the kid hits 8 or so, velcro shoes are harder and harder to find. Sob. Sob.
Wendy says
How fun! This book looks so cool! I can see up tricking out our sneaks already!
Marcia says
I would love this book!! I love any ways to customize anything I can!
Blessed says
this looks like a fun book!
Lesley says
Hi — You don’t have to enter me into the contest, but I sure wish they had this when my sons were growing up. They are now 17 and 22. But I thought my younger son would be going to college and not knowing how to tie his shoes, it took me so long to be able to teach him. 🙂
Lesley
http://www.pillowasetalk.blogspot.com
(March is sure behaving baaaaa-dly.)
Staci says
Sounds very cool. I’d love to win a copy.
Happy Mama says
Sounds like fun Count me in!
Amy says
OMG, I have a first grader and I have NO idea how to teach him to tie his shoes. Thank you so much!!!
Noreen says
I would love to teach my daughter how to tie her shoes and the other stuff would be fun for me
Ann says
Would love to win this one for my daughter!! Thanks for the great give away.
melody is slurping life says
Where was this information while I spent 4 years trying to teach my son, who lives with Asperger’s Syndrome, how to tie the laces of his shoes. Which BTW he hates even wearing shoes. 🙂
Enter me, please. I can gift a stressed mom with this one.
Sherry says
What a cool book!
Kristen M. says
I’ve gone to this site too. My daughter was a late learner but she finally figured it out this summer (in time for first grade). I have one more child that will need to learn soon.
Jill says
who knew there could be so many ways to lace your shoes?
This will surely come in handy in the next few years
Nell says
Of course I’d like to enter to win, but I also wanted to post my praises for a job well done to Mommy and son!
Alexandra says
How neat! My Husband and me have been wondering how to teach our son how to tie his shoelaces. We;d love to win this!
danielle says
Oh I need this for myslef & my kiddos.
mcginnisfamily5(at)gmail(dot)com
Holding It Together says
This looks really neat! I have been dreading teaching my son (who has autism) how to tie shoelaces. Thanks for the info and the giveaway.
Cindi says
Hello! This book brings back memories! My cousin Larry lived only two blocks away from me. We were both getting ready to go to kindergarten. Larry was a leftie and could ties his shoes. I sat on our basement steps and tried and tried until I cried! This book sounds wonderful. Please enter me in your drawing. I know a boy who could use it. Thanks,Cindi
Jimaie says
my 4 yr old is learning to tie his shoes right now and this book sounds SO cool!
i’d love to win!
Sharon says
Very cool. 🙂
It’s the first book I’ve seen. I think the closest to it is the Melissa & Dough lacing shoe. I like the book better!
Jill says
I actually need this myself. I am ashamed to say I still only know how to tie my shoe “bunny ears” style. So, so sad.
thatgirl says
I have 2 kids yet to learn to tie their shoes, so this would be double-helpful for us!
Heidi says
I have yet to teach a child to tie their shoes. Mostly because I didn’t realize that being left-handed posed a large problem when teaching a right-handed child to tie their shoes! I got sooo frustrated, until their dad took over and VOILA! They learned immediately! 🙂
That book looks really cool! 🙂
Mel says
This is on my to-do list! Teach my kindergartener how to tie his shoe. We also have gone velcro to avoid this skill 🙂
Amira M. says
I wish i had this book when i was learning 🙂
tnchick says
I’m glad my daughter picked up on it easy… she’s in K and is so proud she can tie shoes. hehe
I’d like to win this – it’d make a great gift for someone in my family
Andrea says
This looks great!!
Briana says
That would be so fun! I am currently working with my five year old on this oh-so-important lesson and I am sure it will be great for the two coming up after her. 🙂
psychmom says
I am now a psychologist, but used to be a kindergarten teacher and have some acquired expertise on the subject. We used a rhyme to teach the kids the traditional method. It goes something like this: “Up and down and around the tree, into the loop and pull” (The tree is one bunny ear and the other lace does the loop).
Hope it works…..
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lace says
This looks like it would be a fun book to have.
I actually use the Ian method when I tie my shoes. It is very fast. A bit tricky to learn at first but it is worth it.
Michelle Potter says
Sounds like an awesome book! Not only do I have several kids who need to learn to tie their shoes (or tie them better), and I’m interested in tying my shoes in different, cute ways.
Colleen says
How cool! Zoe is no where near close to tying shoes… but I already dread the whole process. Thanks for sharing and definitely count me in!
Naomi (Urban Mummy) says
What a cute book! I used to use the shoelace tying analogy with students when I was teaching computer programming and introductions to algorithms. It was always fun!
Tanya Moyer says
What a great book! I have a kindergartener that I need to teach and I’m excited to use this site! The book sounds cool, too! Thanks for offering this!
~Tanya~
the4moyers(at)msn(dot)com
Becky says
Sounds fun. Please enter me. Thanks.
Becky
Ginger says
I so need this book!!
thanks!
Ginger
Bree says
off to check out the site! I have been trying to teach my daughter and she “kinda” gets it..but this is going to help! Also since she is a lefty, and I am a righty, its all backwards for me.. haha This book looks awesome! enter me please! 🙂
Mommy Bee says
Who knew!? We haven’t even STARTED learning to tie shoes yet. We’d love to win the book!
Phyllis says
Oh my goodness! I love that book and site…I’d love to win a copy. I still have one more child to teach this skill to and this book would sure help.
Julianne says
Neat!
Alicia says
Life without velcro-how scary will that be! I totally feel like tying shoelaces is going to be the next potty training. How great would it be to have this book!
Jennifer3 says
Sounds interesting! I would like to see this!
Michelle Pendergrass says
We’d love to win a copy!
Jeanette says
You mean there is a reason my bows always lay funny? Who did know? I guess I have some shoe lacing tricks to learn.