I just don't remember what size was worn when....I seem to recall the youth sizes approximately matching their grade in school....i.e 1st grade= size 1, etc. Is that about right for your kids?

What about the smaller sizes....the itty-bitty ones that are like size 2/3 up to size 10 or so?

FWIW, This is for orphanage projects in Afghanistan and Dijbouti.

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hmph! Sorry, I'm no help....my boys have always had big feet (and well, they are big boys...) 6th graders wears a 12.5 (mens) and 4th grader is in a 9-10 (mens).

I'm betting that regardless of what size you buy, there will be someone who can wear them.

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My daughter in 2nd grade wears 1 1/2.my daughter in first grade wears a 12.my 4 y.o. wears an 11. my 2yr old wears an 8 1/2. i don't know if that helps any....

The size per grade is a good guide, but not written in stone, of course. The "baby" sizes go from 1-13, I think, or is it 12? My grand baby is 6 months and in a 1 shoe. When my younger daughter was 6, in first grade, she wore a 1 to a 2. My kids all had pretty big feet, though. My other grand baby is 18 months are is in a "baby" 7.

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Holy crap - they do have big feet! They may end up well-liked by the ladies. LOL


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That seems like a good rule but didn't happen in my house. I swear my daughter has the BIGGEST feet. She is 8 and wears size 5(in flip flops she is womens 7). My 12 year old son is into size 11 mens. I have no idea where they get it!!!

As a rule of thumb (I've read) - double their age and add 2 for boys and add 1 for girls. My son pretty much followed this when he was younger.

My 12 year old son is 5'8 and a 1/2 and wears a 12-13 in mens (depending on how they are made)

My 9 year old daughter wears a 7.5-8 in womens. I've always said that her feet were to big for her body! She thin and about 4'8 or so. Just has big feet

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wowzaa, some of the kids really do have big feet LOL. I have 1 also with really big fat feet .

6 yo DD wears a size 12, size 1 are too big for her

10 yo DS wears a size 5

9 yo DS wears a size 5 1/2 alt ho they are just a tad too big less than 1/2 inch

Now here's the shocker LOL..

13 yo DD wears a size 11 WIDE womens, She has to get this from her daddy he wears a size 13 wide mens. I wear a size 8-9 can fit into some 7 1/2 all depends on the shoe.

I've never heard of doing it by age or even adding to the age to get a shoe size. some how that just doesn't seem to add up to me.Maybe I'm doing it wrong ?
7 yo DD 7 x 2 +1 = 15 or size 2 would this be right ?

10 yo DS 10 x 2 + 2 = 22 or size 9 ?

some how this doesn't look right and I know it can't be right if it is correct at least not for my kids. again maybe I not doing it wrong.

I think the 2x + 1 works for the little ones.....like 6 and under. The sizes that go up to 13.
I do think that the kids in the countries the shoes are going to are smaller on average than their US counterparts.

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my soon to be 2 yr old daughter is a size 5, my 4 yr old daughter is a size 8(very petite girl)

I am 47 and wear a size 6 does that help? lol

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My 9 yr old ds wears a 1.5 (he's 4' 4" and 54 lbs)

My 12 year old ds wears a size 9 (he's 5' and 86 lbs)

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Thank you all for the various data points. I think that the mix of shoes that I have from sizes 5....13...1....5 should be good for the kids who are mostly ages 2-10 and a few older. I am going to take back some of the really little shoes (<5 infant) as I'm not convinced that babies that size need shoes anyways.....especially when the older ones are running around without any.

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My kids didn't wear shoes until they were toddler size 5. I figured until they were walking outside on pavement, they didn't need shoes.

My 6 year old DS wears a size 13 and my 9 year old DS wears a size 3.5, so as you can see it varies greatly by child.

LOL I KNOW what you are talking about cjs, or do I have a dirty mind this morning? It has been my experience (and disappointment!) that shoe size is NOT always an indicator of, um, ahem, their errrrrr, SIZE!!! YOU KNOW what I mean!!

Neither is hand size!!! You just never know, hahahah!

My 9 yr old is wearing a kids size 13, my 3 yr old is wearing a toddler size 6.

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My 11 year old has tiny feet - a size 2 1/2. (Her 8 year old brother wears a 4 1/2.)

I wear a 9 1/2 or 10 and DH wears a 13. She certainly doesn't take after us.

I should add: at age 11 I was at least a women's size 7.

DS 6= size 13
DD 5= size 11
DD 3= size 8
DD 2= size 5

Me: size 8 in this http://www.louisvuitton.com/web/flas...seo/US/EN/prod I'm partial to the Olivia Pump in printed silk, but I'm not picky.

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