How To Tie Your Shoes

         Tying ones' shoes is a daily routine that we all go through everyday of our lives from the time that we are about 3, to the time that we physically can't do it anymore. At a very early age, we are taught how to tie our shoes. This is like before or by the time we start going to school. Some kids learn it in school and others learn to do it at home. Some people try to avoid doing this by buying Velcro shoes. At some point in their lifetime, they are going to wear shoes that require them.

The first step in tying your shoes is too first put the shoes on.  Before doing so, you have to pick the shoes you want to wear and put socks on each feet (as many pair of socks as you desire). When putting the shoes on, you have to put the right shoe on the right foot, and the left shoe on the left foot. Wiggle your foot around inside the shoe as if you were searching for the perfect spot on the couch, to find that comfortable feel for your foot. After doing this with both feet, it is time to move on to the next step.

Before you can actually start tying the shoe, you have to tighten the shoe up. To do this you must pull on the strings, starting from the bottom of the shoe. You pull from the sides where the string goes through the whole. It's like you are putting on a lot of seat belts to keep your feet safe during the ride. When you get to the top of the shoe, you will

Harper 2

see that the end of the string is not laced in the shoe. This is where you tie your shoes. Pick a shoe, right or left, and on that shoe hold the two separate strings in each hand. Hold the stings up and cross the stings over each other. You will see a hole in the middle. Put one of the strings through the whole while keeping the strings crossed. Then pull the strings so the middle of them lay on the tongue on the shoe. Now make a loop with both strings individually. The loops should look and remind you of bunny rabbit ears. While holding the looped stings( the rabbit’s ears), wrap one around the other. Once you do this you will see another hole. The loop that you used to wrap, place it through the hole. Now go back a couple steps from where you tighten your shoe starting from the bottom of it, repeat all the step from then on, the other shoe that is not tied. Now you have your shoes on and tied. After doing this again memorizing the steps, I guarantee that you will never forget how to tie you shoes again.

After completing these steps you will be on your way to learning how to tie shoes. Whenever your shoes become untied or you put new ones on, you will be prepared. Knowing how to tie your shoes doesn’t limit you to only wearing Velcro-Strapped Shoes. You can pick any type of shoe and wear it on your foot comfortably. As long as you follow these exact steps, the next time you want to put your shoes on and go somewhere, you will know what to do. You won't ever have to worry about stepping on your own laces, possibly tripping, and embarrassing yourself.