Today I have a tip to share with you that is one of my all time favorites. This is a very simple way to keep your (or your childrens’) shoes tied without having to tie an old-fashioned double knot!
My hubby’s grandmother taught him how to tie his shoes like this when he was a boy. He showed me how, and I’ve never gone back!
I decided to do a video because it’s a little hard to share pictures of yourself tying shoelaces! 🙂
For those of you who would rather have a visual reminder, I grabbed some snapshots from the video and included instructions. I hope it’s clear. I’d love to hear what you think!
Great tip Ginny! And fantastic job on your first video blog post!
Ginny,
Fabulous job on your first video blog! Easy to understand. Great tip.
Great tip. I tie the shoes of kiddo’s all day, every day. Very helpful.
Great tip! I showed all my kids this AM how to do it.
Very helpful tip that I will try first thing tomorrow morning! Great first vlog! And I love your new updated picture in your side bar. 🙂
This is a wonderful tip. I have a full leg brace from waist to toes. I have a hard time keeping my shoes ties. This is one tip I will definitely try! Thank you!
Thanks for your comment, Leah. I’m SO happy to hear it will help you.
Hi Ginny! I just found your website, love it! I too am a homeschooling mom of 4 and would love any tips you may have on organizing your homeschool space and daily schedule. Thanks so much! Also, great tip for tying shoes, will be teaching my girls tomorrow 🙂
OMG! This is a wonderful tip. I have a couple of pairs of athletic shoes that have long laces and I have to double knot them. NOT ANYMORE. I’m going to share this with my daughter who is a 2nd grade teacher. Thanks.
Thanks, CJ! I’m glad you like it. I love simple solutions for things, don’t you? 🙂
Brilliant! My daughter dislikes untying and tying her shoes everyday (because of the difficulty of untying the double knot) and often just slips them on and off while still tied (which causes Mama’s OCD twitch to act up). 😉 I think this is the solution we’ve been seeking!
This is wonderful! There is endless frustration by my Kindergartener when attempting to untie his double-knotted laces~this is certain to remedy the problem. Thank you!
What a great idea! I can’t believe I never figured this out before! I always find that the bulk of the double knot digs in to the top of my foot when I am exercising so hopefully this will solve that problem.
An additional shoe tying tip for all (especially good for those with narrow heels):
**It is slightly difficult to explain without pictures so bear with me. It doesn’t matter if you start with right or left, but for ease of explanation I will use those directions**
Begin by lacing your shoes normally (don’t forget to lace through the tongue if there is a tab there!) but stop once you have both laces coming up out of the 2nd to last holes. You may have noticed that many sneakers have an additional set of holes at the top, slightly out of line from the rest. This will utilize those holes properly. Pick up the end of the left lace and instead of bringing it to the other side of the tongue, keep it on the left and pull it immediately back down through the very last hole on the left. Now pick up the end of the right lace and pull it down through the last hole on the right. You have now created a small loop on each side and should have a lace coming out from underneath the very last hole on each side. Take the end of the left lace and bring it straight through the new loop on the right side. Now take the end of the right lace and bring it straight through the new loop on the left side. Put on the shoe and adjust the tongue to a comfortable position. Now simply pull both laces up in a rocking motion to tighten the laces across the bridge of the foot. Tie with Ginny’s single release double knot and you will have great support for your feet even during a high impact activity! Good luck!
This is AH-MAZING!!! My Son has THE Worst time keeping his laces tied It’s a source of frustration for the both of us. Thank you so much for sharing this! Thank you so much for sharing this! I’m going to try to teach both of my older children today. When my little learns how, this will be her way. Your a life (and knee) saver. 😉