Child/Youth Roo Moccasin - Light Elk Leather

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Experience the original comfort shoe! For centuries, people have looked to the moccasin for natural, flexible, and functional fit, and our customers have found just that in our Roo mocs... for over 30 years! Time to get your family's feet on the right side of history.

Due to a supply chain shortage, we’re unable to restock our elk leather. The colors below are available in limited quantities, only in the sizes and widths listed in the dropdown menus. If you've been wanting a pair, now’s the time to grab them before they’re gone!

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We love innovation. But in some cases, the best way to move forward, is to take a step back. The Roo moccasin is footwear uninvented. Made with natural materials that are high in quality and few in number, these shoes are built to let the wearer fully experience the world underfoot.

Full grain leather uppers wrap the foot in rich, breathable leather. The traditional suede soles are flexible and soft, well-suited to both indoor and dry outdoor use. Suede is naturally durable and initially non-skid, wearing into a smoother, moisture-resistant surface over time; don’t worry, you can always restore the soles’ non-skid properties by gently rubbing the sole with a wire brush!

Inside the shoe, luxurious sheepskin innersoles keep your child’s feet protected, dry, and oh-so-comfortable. Genuine sheepskin is nature's heat regulator—it keeps feet dry in the summer and cozy in the winter! Inner elastic hugs the ankle for a secure fit that’s easy on, easy off…that is, if they ever decide to take them off!

  • Genuine sheepskin innersoles keep feet dry in summer & warm in winter while providing comfort and cushioning
  • Indoor / dry outdoor shoe
  • Elastic ankle closure—easy on and off
  • Can be worn with or without socks
  • Designed and handcrafted in Oregon, USA

You can measure your feet or your child's feet at home using a book, a ruler and a wall. You can then see where the measurement fits on our unisex shoe size chart to find the recommended shoe size.


Measure Your Feet...

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Place bare foot with heel barely touching the wall and longest toe barely touching the flat spine of a book. Step away carefully and measure the distance from the wall to the book.

... and Find Your Size

Once you have the measurement, look for it on the charts below to find the recommended Softstar shoe size. Contact us if you have questions.

Note: we do not recommend tracing feet because doing so usually gives a larger measurement.

Softstar Adult
Shoe Size
US Shoe Size Foot Length Foot Width
5 Unisex 4.5 - 5 Mens
5.5 - 6 Womens
22.2 - 23.0 cm Regular: 8.1 - 9.8 cm
Wide: 9.9+ cm
6 Unisex 5.5 - 6 Mens
6.5 - 7 Womens
23.0 - 23.9 cm Regular: 8.4 - 10.1 cm
Wide: 10.2+ cm
7 Unisex 6.5 - 7 Mens
7.5 - 8 Womens
23.9 - 24.7 cm Regular: 8.7 - 10.4 cm
Wide: 10.5+ cm
8 Unisex 7.5 - 8 Mens
8.5 - 9 Womens
24.7 - 25.6 cm Regular: 9.1 - 10.8 cm
Wide: 10.9+ cm
9 Unisex 8.5 - 9 Mens
9.5 - 10 Womens
25.6 - 26.4 cm Regular: 9.3 - 11.0 cm
Wide: 11.1+ cm
10 Unisex 9.5 - 10 Mens
10.5 - 11 Womens
26.4 - 27.3 cm Regular: 9.6 - 11.3 cm
Wide: 11.4+ cm
11 Unisex 10.5 - 11 Mens
11.5 - 12 Womens
27.3 - 28.1 cm Regular: 9.9 - 11.6 cm
Wide: 11.7+ cm
12 Unisex 11.5 - 12 Mens
12.5 - 13 Womens
28.1 - 28.9 cm Regular: 10.2 - 11.9 cm
Wide: 12.0+ cm
13 Unisex 12.5 - 13 Mens 28.9 - 29.8 cm Regular: 10.5 - 12.2 cm
Wide: 12.3+ cm
14 Unisex 13.5 - 14 Mens 29.8 - 30.5 cm Regular: 10.9 - 12.6 cm
Wide: 12.7+ cm
15 Unisex 14.5 - 15 Mens 30.5 - 31.4 cm Regular: 11.2 - 12.9 cm
Wide: 13.0+ cm
  1. This chart accounts for growing room.
  2. Many of our youth sizes end at size 4Y. In these cases, you can find the next size up in our adult category starting with size 5U (adult unisex). Note that measurements differ slightly for sizes that overlap on both our youth and adult sizing charts because the youth chart accounts for growing room and the adult chart does not.
Softstar Youth
Shoe Size
Approx Age Range Foot Length Regular Width
1Y 4 - 6 Years 18.5 - 19.4 cm 6.4 - 8.0 cm
2Y 5 - 8 Years 19.4 - 20.2 cm 6.7 - 8.3 cm
3Y 5 - 8 Years 20.2 - 21.0 cm 7.3 - 8.9 cm
4Y 6 - 10 Years 21.0 - 21.9 cm 7.5 - 9.1 cm
5Y/5U 6 - 10 Years 21.9 - 22.7 cm 8.1 - 9.8 cm
6Y/6U 8 - 10 Years 22.7 - 23.6 cm 8.4 - 10.1 cm
  1. This chart accounts for growing room.
Child Size Approx Age Range Foot Length Regular Width
2 0 - 6 months ≤ 10.2 cm 4.3 - 5.9 cm
3 6 - 12 months 10.2 - 11.1 cm 4.6 - 6.2 cm
4 12 - 18 months 11.1 - 11.9 cm 5.0 - 6.6 cm
5 18 months 11.9 - 12.8 cm 5.3 - 6.9 cm
6 18 - 24 months 12.8 - 13.6 cm 5.6 - 7.2 cm
7 2 years 13.6 - 14.5 cm 5.7 - 7.3 cm
8 2 - 3 years 14.5 - 15.3 cm 6.0 - 7.6 cm
9 3 years 15.3 - 16.2 cm 6.4 - 8.0 cm
10 3 - 4 years 16.2 - 17.0 cm 6.7 - 8.3 cm
11 4 - 6 years 17.0 - 17.9 cm 7.1 - 8.7 cm
12 4 - 6 years 17.9 - 18.7 cm 7.5 - 9.1 cm

Want Sizing Detail by Style?

OR: Try Our Printable Stand-On Sizing Guides

Our printable shoe size charts provide another way to help you find the best fit for your feet. These are especially useful for small children who don't like to sit still. Just print the guide for the appropriate age group below and follow the instructions on the page.

Before you print these guides, make sure your printer settings will not shrink or scale the page. Uncheck any boxes labeled "Fit to Printable Area" and/or set scaling options to "None."

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  1. Catherine

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    Great shoes

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    I got these for my 2.5 yr old to keep his feet warm instead of having to buy a bunch of warm socks that would inevitably get lost. They are so cute and so comfy looking- I bought a pair for myself for Christmas!
  2. Olga

    supersoft and comfortable

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    Easy to put on for my 4 y.o., feel like slippers, spacious, nice leather and soft inside. Happy with everything so far. Enjoyed the way they were sent too, with a message from the elves.
  3. anon

    This is a pair I would buy again

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    We had issues with feet staining with the dyed moccasins, but not with the elk leather. So far they have held up very well to the abuse a young boy would give to shoes exposed to concrete, bicycle riding, and playgrounds (we've had these mocs for a month). He has enjoyed the shoes so much that he slept in them the first night. I'll see if they continue to stand the test of time and if so, this is the pair I would most likely buy for each of my children...and perhaps myself one day.
  4. Aaron

    They make running/walking great for our son

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    The quality and care put into making these shoes fit properly and still providing full range of foot movement for our son is amazing. He doesn't trip anymore, compared to when he would wear standard toddler shoes with the large clunky soles. We will be buying these for the foreseeable future.
  5. Sarah

    We love them

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    My daughter absolutely loves these shoes. After being barefoot the first 14 months of her life, we needed to get some shoes for the fall/winter. Well, we love these shoes. And most important of all, she loves them. Like other reviewers have said about their child, my daughter wants to wear them all the time--when she first gets up, when we're going outside, or when we're just hanging around the house. I ordered a size up and they're working out great. She walks very well in them. The only thing I noticed is she doesn't like to wear them without socks. It may be something about the feeling of the sheepskin on her foot. But she likes to wear socks so it's not a big deal. Overall, we are very pleased and will be ordering more, I'm sure.
  6. Christen

    Love!

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    I had the hardest time keeping shoes on my son. No matter where we went he would kick them off and run around barefoot. Usually I wouldn't mind but we live in a city with a lot of questionable items on the ground. I tried so many shoes and ended up wasting so much money because they would all of a sudden disappear while on walks, etc. I looked everywhere for moccasin style shoes but couldn't find anything simple enough without losing quality until I ran across these. I purchased them (worried that the price might be too much for a kid under 2) and I am so glad I did. He loved them! They would stay on his feet, even in the house he'd want to wear them. I could tell that to him it felt like he was walking barefoot but I had the comfort of knowing there was protection. He wore them every single day for so long and loved them, and they're still in good shape! Bought a size 5 and he wore them until I finally bought another pair of Soft Star shoes. (Size 7, guess he grew!) So glad we found this company and to know that my son's feet can develop appropriately and become strong. Also a big shout out to the sizing guides! We live in Japan so having that and getting the right size the first time was great. Thank you!
  7. Andy

    Amazing shoes!

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    We got these for my son for his first pair of shoes after being barefoot for over a year. He loves them! Since we got them he has learned the word shoe (or ssh as he calls them). He asks for them when he wakes up, when we take them off of him he asks for them, I think if it were up to him he would never take them off!
  8. DajM

    Love these shoes.

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    It's so hard to find quality minimalist shoes for my 3 year old. These are perfect.
  9. Kaley

    Love them!

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    I bought these for my son who is just learning to walk. It was very important to me that he had a minimalist style shoe, and as soon as I saw the Roo I fell in love! Not only are they minimalist and super soft, they are non-toxic and the suede bottoms allow for grounding when he's outside. I bought them a size up and he has had zero issues with tripping, falling off, etc. He wears them everywhere (even sometimes outside in the dewy grass). I try to keep him off real wet ground and let them dry out if they do get wet. The bottoms have gotten rougher from the moisture, but they seem to be holding up really well so far. He adores them, and will find them and bring them to me to put on, even if we're just hanging out inside. Will be getting him a pair of more water resistant shoes for the wet months ahead, but overall, I could not be happier with these Moccasins! Soft Star is a great company with great customer service.
  10. Sunny

    Awesome shoe leaves stains

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    The shoe is absolutelly awesome! Its soft and comfortable and it stays on. The only problem with it is a very green reinforcement padding inside the back of the shoe that keeps leaving green stains on LOs socks. I tried washing the shoe to remove some of the color, but there was no end to it, the water kept running green, and i had to give up.
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Customer Questions

Finding the right size shoe for your children can be challenging, especially because you never know when an unexpected growth spurt will come along. Fortunately, we have a lot of experience helping parents find the right size for their little ones, and we've gone through it with our own kids, too.

As a general rule of thumb (literally), have your child try on the shoe and make sure the heel is pushed all the way back. We recommend having a thumb's width of space between your child's toes and the front seam of the shoe. We have found this to be a good amount of space to allow for growing room without being too big.

Following these guidelines, parents buying new shoes during back-to-school season can usually expect the size to last most, if not all of the new school year (but again, growth spurts can be unpredictable).

Softstar shoes that are still in brand new condition may be returned for a refund for any reason within 45 days of receipt from any country in the world. This also applies to shoes that you customized with your own unique colors and motifs. We will refund the full cost of the shoes, but customers are responsible for all return shipping charges.

Visit our returns page to learn more.

There are some exceptions to this policy: shoes treated with leather care products, shoes purchased from our biannual clearance sales and shoes made with advanced requests are non-returnable.

Your refund will be applied after the shoes arrive at our shop. If you would like to exchange your shoes for a different size/color/style then you can simply place a new order at your convenience.

Please let us know if you need help with a return. Softstar also has a Happy Feet Guarantee which outlines replacements/returns for workmanship, fit or durability concerns. 

We 100% guarantee we will repair or replace any defects in leather, sheepskin or workmanship free of charge within 30 days of receiving your shoes. This does not cover wear and tear or misuse on behalf of the consumer. Wear and tear is damage that naturally and inevitably occurs as a result of normal use.

We stand by our product and will send you a return shipping label and either repair or replace your shoes if they fail for durability as described below:

  • Peeling of leather finish or print within the first 6 weeks, excluding our shiny leathers which naturally scuff and/or develop patina appearance with normal wear.
  • Stitching defects within first 3 months.
  • Heel support detachment within 3 months.
  • Innersole bunching, coming loose or developing bald spot within 3 months.
  • Sole delamination within 3 months.
  • Leather inlays coming loose within 6 months.
  • Non-functional closures (VelcroTM, buckles, elastic failures, zippers) within 12 months.

Click here for more details about our guarantee.

It depends on what you mean...

If you want one of our existing shoe styles made with your own unique color combinations and motifs, then YES! You can choose these custom options for any style that shows the swirly "CUSTOMIZABLE" rainbow icon in the upper right corner. When you are selecting colors for these shoes you will see a "Customize Your Colors" button below our collection color options.

This is part of our everyday fun to see what creations you design as we handcraft each pair for you here in our Oregon workshop. These custom shoes are also fully returnable according to the terms of our return policy.

If you are looking for customization beyond the shoe shoe designs, colors, or sizes available on our website then we do offer limited services for special requests. Special requests such as longer straps, special motif colors, split sizes or single pairs can often be done. Click here for more details.

All Softstar shoes are 100% designed and handcrafted at our workshop in Philomath, Oregon, USA. We don't outsource any of our manufacturing processes, but instead do it all under one roof. All of our order fulfillment and shipping happens directly from our workshop, too. For more information and to see how our shoes are made, visit this page.

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