I love family hikes! We don’t get to go hiking as often as I would like because I work during the week and Meki usually works on the weekends. But today we made it happen! We picked a nice 1.25 mike trail with lots of creek crossings and little waterfalls.
The big girls chose to wear their favorite shoes of course. Their Little Punk Bunny janes. These are handmade from interlock wool. I always choose to get Toughtek soles because they’re thin, water proof, and machine washable. You can order suede soles as well. I love wool shoes because they’re, soft, breathable, and stretchy. So there’s always room for little toes to spread out.
I was a bit worried about how the girls would do hiking with such minimalist shoes. But they did great! Alesi did say several times that she could feel the rocks under her feet. She didn’t say that the rocks hurt her feet, just that she could feel them. How wonderful is that for these kids to be able to feel the rocks, soil, sand, and leaves through the soles of their shoes? Going barefoot or wearing minimalist shoes improves kids’ proprioception. I think it also encourages their curiosity and inquisitiveness. What’s in that rock I just stepped on? Fossils!
My biggest adventurer got a little booboo 😦
Ana LOVES getting dirty. Mud, dirt, and water are like magnets that attract her. Thank goodness these shoes are machine washable. Look how well they cleaned up!
Barefoot Kids 