First Steps Set, First Flex, a pair of insoles and a gauge.

The sole of a Insoles & Sets shoe bent upward at the forefoot by hand — Bent by hand to about 45°.

The stitched material label inside the shoe showing three rows of pictogram symbols — The three-row material label, stitched inside.

Insoles & Sets · F-05

First Steps Set

$68US Dollars (USD)

The parts bought separately come to $74. This set saves $6.

One pair of First Flex shoes, one pair of Growth Insoles and one Foot Gauge. Bought separately these come to 74 dollars. Choose the size from the measured foot length, the same way you would for the shoe alone.

Measured foot lengthHow to measure

Size — EU, with the foot length each one covers

Pick a size to see the inside length and the room it leaves.

USD · tax shown at checkout

Sole bends to: 45°
Sole thickness: 6 mm
Tread depth: 2 mm
Growing room: 10 mm
Weight, one shoe: 238 g
Closure: Hook-and-loop
Forefoot width: 63 mm
Made for: 1 year–3 years
Sizes: EU 18–26

Weight note. Weighed as the complete set in EU 21.

Sold from under three years old, so it carries no laces and no removable decorative part of any kind.
No attached decorative parts — no buttons, beads, pom-poms or badges.
No cartoon, character, film tie-in or third-party trademark anywhere on this pair.
Covered by the 3-year legal guarantee under Portuguese law. What counts as a defect

What it is made of

The three rows below are the legal footwear label required across the European Union. They are printed on a label inside the shoe as pictograms, and written out here in words so nobody has to decode a symbol to know what they are buying.

Country of manufacture is stated on the label sewn into every pair and on your invoice. We do not use origin as a marketing claim.

Footwear material composition, the three-row label required by Directive 94/11/EC
Part	Category	Material
UpperParte superior	leatherCouro	Suede split cow leather (First Flex)
Lining & insoleForro e palmilha	textileTêxtil	Cotton lining over latex foam insole (First Flex)
OutsoleSola	other materialsOutros materiais	Natural rubber, 6 mm (First Flex)

Each row names the material that makes up at least 80 % of that part. Where no material reaches 80 %, the two main ones are named. Couro is used only where a part is leather in the legal sense — hide from an animal. A coated or synthetic material is never described as leather.

The five chemical checks

Children’s footwear is held to tighter limits than adult footwear on all five of these. Where a restriction has nothing in this pair to apply to, the row says so instead of going blank.

The full safety and materials page

The five chemical restriction checks that apply to children’s footwear
Restriction	Limit	Method	Status
Chromium VI in leatherEvery leather batch is tested before it is cut. REACH Annex XVII, entry 47.	≤ 3 mg/kg	EN ISO 17075-1	Tested per batch
Azo dyes — releasable aromatic aminesApplies to every dyed component that touches skin. REACH Annex XVII, entry 43.	≤ 30 mg/kg	EN ISO 14362-1 (textile) / EN ISO 17234-1 (leather)	Tested per batch
Nickel release from metal partsThis pair has no metal part in prolonged contact with skin, so the nickel release restriction does not apply to it.	≤ 0.5 µg/cm²/week	EN 1811	Not applicable
Phthalates in plasticised partsNo plasticised PVC component in this pair, so the phthalate restriction has nothing to apply to.	DEHP + DBP + BBP ≤ 0.1 % by weight	EN 14372 / ISO 14389	Not applicable
Free formaldehyde, parts touching skinLinings and insoles are tested because they sit against the foot for hours at a time.	≤ 16 mg/kg	EN ISO 14184-1	Tested per batch

All five checks are resolved on every product before it can be listed. Where a restriction has nothing to apply to, we say so rather than leaving the row blank. Batch test reports are available on request at support@poderinfantilshoes.homes.

Every size, and the foot it fits

The gap we leave in front of the longest toe. Part of it is working room for a stride, part of it is a few months of change. It is not a bet on how fast a child will grow. This pair is built around 10 mm.

We publish EU numbers and millimetres only. We do not publish UK or US conversions because they differ between makers, and a conversion table is exactly the sort of thing that puts a child in the wrong shoe.

Work it out from a measurement

Size table for First Steps Set: EU size, internal length and the measured foot length each size covers
EU	Inside length	Fits a foot of	Room left
18	120 mm	105–110 mm	10 mm
19	127 mm	111–117 mm	10 mm
20	133 mm	118–123 mm	10 mm
21	140 mm	124–130 mm	10 mm
22	147 mm	131–137 mm	10 mm
23	153 mm	138–143 mm	10 mm
24	160 mm	144–150 mm	10 mm
25	167 mm	151–157 mm	10 mm
26	173 mm	158–163 mm	10 mm

How we measured 45°

Measured by hand, not by machine: hold the heel flat, press the toe upward until the sole resists, and read the angle between the flat sole line and the lifted forefoot. Every batch is checked the same way, at 20 °C, by the same person. A larger angle means the sole folds more easily.

Keeping it clean

Follow the care note for each item in the set.

What we will not claim

This pair carries no water resistance rating, so we make no claim about wet weather. Where a pair does have one, the test conditions are printed next to it.

We describe how our shoes are made. We don't give advice about your child's feet. If you have concerns, ask a healthcare professional.

What is in the set

Each item keeps its own page, its own material rows and its own chemical checks. The set is a price, not a different product.

First Flex — A 6 mm sole at 45°, a step firmer than A-01.

A-0245° flex

First Walkers

First Flex

A 6 mm sole at 45°, a step firmer than A-01.

+10 mm roomNo laces

$52 USDDetails

Growth Insole Pair — 2 mm of adjustment, sold as a pair.

F-01

Insoles & Sets

Growth Insole Pair

2 mm of adjustment, sold as a pair.

No lacesWashable 30°C

$14 USDDetails

Foot Gauge — A printed paper gauge with a heel stop.

F-02

Insoles & Sets

Foot Gauge

A printed paper gauge with a heel stop.

$8 USDDetails

Trying them on

Indoors, on carpet, with the sock they will actually be worn with. You have 14 days to change your mind. The one thing that stops a return is outdoor wear on the sole, and we would rather say that here than after you have posted them back.

Right of withdrawal in full

Not sure it is the right pair?

Write to support@poderinfantilshoes.homes or call +351 256 871 538 with the foot length and we will tell you plainly whether we make something that fits, including when the answer is that we do not.

Monday to Friday, 09:00–18:00 (Europe/Lisbon). We reply to email within one business day.