In a world full of handheld tech gadgets, an endless selection of DVD’s and of course Play Station and the Wii, it’s actually refreshing when my kids put down these games and use their own imagination. I really try hard to limit the use of those “tech” devices to encourage pretend play. They’ll have the rest of their lives to use all of those components but pretend play is so short lived.
My daughter is at that super fun age where she loves to play dress up. She exhibits creative play every waking moment and recently her new love is for shoes – all kinds of shoes.
She wears any kind of shoe she can find around the house so my mom recently bought her the most adorable “dress up” set, including some fabulous decorative high heel shoes for her birthday. And…she is a total character!
My daughter begins the process by lining up the shoes along side the couch. She then tries a pair on and prances around while showing them off. She eventually returns to the array of shoes and grabs her “notebook.” She flips through the pages while holding her glasses as if she’s really taking notes on her beloved shoes.
Seriously, it is classic. It’s one of the cutest things I’ve ever seen. That’s my girl wearing hot pink feathered high heels, a matching crown with bracelets, funky glasses while holding her notebook and the shoes are on the right hand side along the couch…
Saks, give this girl twenty years – she may just be your next big shoe buyer.
For reals.
She’s definitely a diva-in-training!
I totally agree!
How have our daughters never had a play date??
My daughter is the next Amelda Marcos. She has 1500 pairs of shoes and 2500 pairs of play shoes lol
You should see her in the Macy’s shoe department. The child goes around dragging me by the hand and saying “Look Mama, HOT SHOE!” … “OOOH – SO- Cute” …
It really is such an adorable age.
Hot shoe – I love it! Yes, we are so getting these shoe darlings together! 😉
So cute. That picture of her is just too precious.
Buster likes to wear my shoes too. All my heels. LOL He’ll put them on and tromp around the house. It’s so cute.
Awwww, thanks! There’s just something about kids and shoes!
She is awesome! Wait is that the paparazzi and that red carpet roll out for her?
Lol to cute!
That’s all she needs now! 😉
There is nothing like watching imaginative play. I love to see what my daughter comes up with1
Nothing like it!!
She is just adorable! My 8yr old still plays dress up and on rare occasions the 11yr old will too!
Thanks! Love, love, love it! 😉
Very adorable.. and so serious
I still have to box of dress up clothes my mother made when my girls were little
That’s so awesome! And I know, this shoe business stuff is serious! 😉
Oh my gosh! I just love it!!
I think my daughter is just a little younger than yours… she’ll be 2 in December. She has recently found a love for purses! –To my heart’s delight!–
She will fling my purse over her shoulder, run to the mirror so she can see herself and then tell us “bye bye!”
I just LOVE little girls!!
I know!! My daughter just turned 2 so they are close in age!
My son loves to dress up in my shoes…especially the new high boots I just got!
I am loving the fact that she also, clearly, knows how to accessorize. The glasses and jewelry are a great touch. Yep…I’d definitely be keeping a close eye on that Saks card if I were you!
Sadie is WAY into dress up! During nap/time rest time she will come busting out of her room in a FULL get-up! Crown, dress, bracelet and those high heels!! It is so cute!!
What a great picture!
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She’s so cute!!!
She’s so adorable! When my little girl was about that age, I went shoe shopping for me. As I was selecting shoes from the racks and trying them on, I noticed my daughter started doing this as well. Only, she was picking out the highest heels and sexiest shoes the store had! Yikes!
I’m going to have to keep her locked up when she’s a teenager!
This pic is to cute! Love the glassess!
It’s funny how kids love to play with shoes! That and phones…
That is SO adorable. Our daughters would be peas in a pod! Mine are obsessed with my shoes, particularly my heels and especially my high-heel boots. They wear them around all dressed up and have a ball. Let the imaginative play begin!
Adorable! Love the pic
The picture of the fashion reporter/ shoe buyer is priceless. I love the notebook. I love to watch my son pretend.
Love that picture. Little girls are so great at pretend play. My girls can amused themselves for hours when they are into something,
Eeeeheeee!!! So cuuute!!!!
This is SO NOT going to ever change.
I can remember loving shoes as far back as any memory of anything. To this day, the shoes spill out of the walk in closet.
A girl and her shoes… a beautifuf thing.
Ha! What a precious little diva! My life with only boys involves shorts, pants, shorts, pants… oh yay another pair of shorts today!
Haha, this post made me laugh! I have always been a shoe girl. Although I don’t have half as many as I used to.
Funny thing is, my son LOVES shoes too. He’ll put on any kind of shoe there is including my 4 inch heels. I love it! Toddlers are such little characters, aren’t they?
That really is the most adorable thing I’ve ever seen! I love it.
My daughter’s love for shoes all started with her lady bug rain boots…she’s been a shoe fan of all sorts ever since.
That is just so sweet. I love it!
Oh that is adorable! That’s one of those pictures you’re really going to treasure when she’s older. I have some of E wearing his Police Office dress up get up and it’s one of my favorites. Such classic moments.
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OMG, I can’t believe how late I am for this shoe party but, real life, what can you do? I just LOVE that photo you shared with us. So precious!
We took our 1 year old daughter to the mall for a little bit of shoe-shopping last week and she was in WONDERLAND! She kept pointing out shoes and taking the ones that she liked that she could get her hands on. We ended up getting her 2 pairs of shoes and a pair of strappy sandals LOL. I think she may have just inherited my love for shoes. 😉
Oh, that is so adorable! Girl dress up is so cute. My guys are always dressed as clones or ninjas. Cute, but a bit more violent.
Such a little Diva, so adorable