"Son loves the feel of these shoes. He's a typical rough & tumble 6 yo who drags his feet /toes etc on the pavement when riding bikes, skooters, & the like. So I got him keens to play in. But for PE @ school & the occasional straight out to pay after school days, he wanted regular sneakers. Had to exchange for a 2.5 (or 3?) even though he usually wears 2. Shoe is snug w/ socks."