Tie Buddies are helping children everywhere learn how to tie their shoes. Wendy Welling and her two young daughters invented Tie Buddies in January 2007, and it has really taken off. It make take some children up to 9 or 10 years before they are able to tie their own shoes if they are learning on their own! However with Tie Buddies, children as young as 3 have learned to tie their shoes on their own with the cute Tie Buddies characters.
I’m sure all of you leaned to tie your shoes with the bunny through the hole rhyme. Well it does eventually work, but it seems like it can take a lot of time to teach kids with this method. Especially because there are shoes with velcro,children really have no incentive to learn how to tie their own shoes. The Tie Buddies characters give children a new and fun way to learn how to tie shoes.
Tie Buddies are designed to fit on almost all laces and they have characters for both girls and boys. The girl Tie Buddies is a fairy and wands and the boys is race cars. They retail for only $7.95, and some children have learned to tie their shoes in only 5 minutes after using the Tie Buddies. I would say those results are pretty impressive.
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I read that it boost your child’s learning curve and is recommended by kindergarden teachers.
Il earned it can actually take some kids 10 years to learn! WOW!
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My older sister must have taught me…but I remember doing it all by myself:)
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My mom taught me to tie my shoes….20something years ago
But watching my big brother do it himself was a big help
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I learned that Tie Buddies create an interest level and a relevant story to help children learn faster
I learned that sometimes the kids don’t want to take them off to try themselves
This is awesome! My occupational therapist has been working on this with my son and this looks like a great book for me and her!
Shoelaces should not be frayed when applying.
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creative tying tool, really looks useful
I learned that using these won’t frustrate kids when learning to tie their shoes.
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My sister taught me to tie my shoes.
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Well, one of my son in laws is a teacher so knowing it helps the learning curve was kind of interesting!
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Good old mom taught me how to tie. We didn’t have velcro back in the day!
Tie Buddies created a relevant story to help children learn to tie shoelaces more easily!
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I learned that having Tie Buddies takes messy loops out of the equation.
Who taught me how to tie my shoes? My dad. My aunt shortly after taught me how to braid my Barbie’s hair.
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I love that tie buddies were invented by a mom!
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Awesome! I had something like this when I was a kid! anything to help my kids learn to tie their shoes is great in my book!
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This would be perfect for my daughter! She is 4 1/2 and we’re teaching her right now how to tie her shoes! She always gets caught up with the two “bunny ears” trying to loop around each other and through the hole – Tie Buddies would eliminate that (according to their website) – YEAH!
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My Mom taught me to tie my shoes….and I have no idea at what age that happened, honestly. I’m sure these would’ve made it easier, though!
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It’s easier to retain and less confusing than the bunny ear loops!
I’m pretty sure I taught myself to tie my shoes. Same with reading…I was the 3rd child!
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I love this contest. I learned that some kids are 9 – 10 years old before they learn to tie their shoes.
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My aunt taught me to tie my shoes.
I went to the site and saw that there are more characters to come! YAY!
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I can’t remember learning to tie my shoes, but more than likely it was my father that taught me how to tie them. And he probably was very impatient about it. These probably would have saved my hide back then.
It sucks to have a father with a high IQ!
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Kids can learn to tie their shoes from age 3.
Most likely my dad taught me to tie my shoes.
I learned that the Tie Buddies act as easy pull tabs for small hands.
I learned to tie my shoes in preschool.
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On their site I learned that Tie Buddies are recommended by kindergarten teachers everywhere.
Some kids are age 9 and up before they can learn to tie their own shoe laces.
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Some childhood memories stay with you forever. I can remember vividly the tears I shed whem my frustrated mom said I couldn’t go outside to play until I tied my own shoes. My sister, older by 7 years, took me in another room and tied them for me. I rushed to my mom to show her my tied shoes. She untied them and told me to tie them in front of her. My sister, Annie, spent what seemed like an eternity to me and taught me to master this task. She also taught me to ride a 2 wheel bike when the training wheels came off. I love her so!
It’s recommended by Kindergarten teachers. I bet they sure get tired of tying kids’ shoes all day!
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My mom taught me. I love her so much!
I learned that kids can actually learn to tie their shoes starting at age 3. Thanks for the chance.
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i learned they act as easy pull-tabs for small hands, taking messy loops out of the equation
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I learned that tie buddies were invented by a mom who wanted an easier way to teach her child how to tie her shoes.
My older brothers taught me how to tie my shoes right before kindergarten started.
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I learned that once your child’s got the shoe-tying down, Tie Buddies can assist your kid in tying a more secure knot! My son’s a bit young for this, but it won’t be long before he needs it!
My mom taught me to tie my shoes by making two loops and crossing them one over the other the same way you do with the single laces at the start of shoe-tying! It’s way simpler than the other way, though not so easy to undo, so I actually didn’t learn the “accepted” method until I was probably about ten or so!
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I like theses alot and one thing i read was to make sure you adjust according to your childs shoes and lace length. This would help my 4 yr old alot. Super cool , we didnt have this when we were learning
Im pretty sure my mom taught me aswell as my grandfather.
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I leant the nine steps for using the tie buddies.
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i have no memory of learning to tie my shoes…
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I love that this is a mom-invented, mom-made product (who else would have thought of it?!) and that Wendy Welling’s creativity brought this product to the market! I need Tie Buddies right now for my daughter!
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I learned to tie my shoes by using the “bunny ears” method. It’s not really working for my daughter right now!
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I learned that Tie Buddies are for children ages 3-9.
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My Grandmother taught me how to tie my shoes on the front porch before going shopping. That’s about all I can remember, it seems so long ago!
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I learned that Tie Buddies can be left in place on a shoelace allowing children the independence of tying their own shoes without the aid of an adult.
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My older brother taught me how to tie my shoes
They are recommended by Kindergarten teachers!
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My mom taught me to tie my shoes!
Helps you kids to learn to tie faster
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Sounds great!!
I learned that Tie Buddies eliminate the “bunny-ears” or loops which cause much of the difficulty for children.
My mother taught me how to tie my shoes!
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