One Small Step Manchester is taking part in House of Fraser Manchester's brand event, come down and get 20% off all our shoes with other fantastic offers also available throughout the  store. Thursday the 31st and Friday the 1st

Gold Star Reward Scheme

We have introduced a reward scheme here at Manchester One Small Step. Every time you buy a pair of full price shoes over £20 you will receive a gold star. Keep coming back to us to buy your shoes and if you collect 5 gold stars within the year, you will get a whopping 40% off your sixth pair of shoes!

How fabulous is that?! So come in this weekend, get your reward card and start collecting gold stars!

One Small Step News!

Hello again!

This week is going to be an exciting week instore. Thursday and Friday (26th & 27th May) we have a Brand Event going on throughout the store, offering huge discounts on summer stock. Whilst we are unfortunately not taking part in this particular promotion, nearly all of the other concessions on the 6th floor are so come and pay us a visit and check out some serious bargains. On these two days we will also be extending opening ho

urs from 8am until 10pm.

On top of this, on Saturday 28th May there will be a special event going on up here on the 6th floor. In keeping with the release of the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie, the 6th floor will be holding its very own treasure hunt! There will be chocolatey gold coins hidden around the floor and clues to follow to find Pirate Steve's hidden treasure chest which will be full of REAL GOLD COINS! Once you have found the treasure chest, you need to take a coin out of it and take it to Pirate Steve who will give you a bag of your very own treasure! It is completely free to take part and there will be lots of pirates around to help you!

Fun Foot Facts

Hello Followers!

Here at One Small Step, we train our staff to the highest possible standard using the Brannocks measuring device. Even though it is old fashioned looking, to this day there has been no other device made which delivers better accuracy whilst measuring children's feet. Something we consider VERY important here.

We thought we would share some of our knowledge with our lovely blog and twitter followers and who knows, you might learn something!

When getting your children's feet measured it is very important that you ask yourself these three questions so that we can help you find the perfect shoe and the perfect fit...

1. How does the shoe fit?

2. How is the shoe made?

3. Is the type of shoe appropriate for your child's age?

We have something for every foot here; be it wide, narrow, shallow, tiny, big or have high insteps. It is important for us to know exactly what kind of shoe you are after so that we can give you the best shoe fitting service available. We all know that some children can be restless and can easily become agitated in certain environments which is why our staff are here to answer any questions and offer expert advice about all of our shoes and fitting.

We cannot stress enough how important it is to get your children's feet measured on a regular basis. (Every 4-6 weeks for children up to 3 years then every 6-8 weeks for children between 4-10 then every 8-12 weeks for children over 10.) Poorly fitting children's shoes can cause no end of problems. For example; ingrown toenails, hammer toes, calluses, bunions and not to mention a fear of getting their feet measured and fitted for shoes.

Lots of people think that by going up a shoe size your child will have plenty of growing room and will do no harm. This is FALSE. Here at One Small Step, we fit all of our shoes with adequate growing room. Shoes that are sizes too big can cause just as many problems with a child's foot than shoes which are sizes too small.

When should I get my child measured for their first shoes?

You can get your child measured at any age so you can keep track of their shoe size and foot development, although babies and crawlers don't require shoes. They only need booties, warm wide sock to keep their feet warm, or pre-walking shoes that do not bind their feet. The shoe should be flexible rather than providing a rigid support, and it's very important for the shoe to be shaped like the childs foot. Note that babies feet are not shaped like children who can walk - they are more triangular with a layer of fat on the top of the foot. The bones in a babies foot do not form until they begin to walk, whereby the cartilage hardens and turns to bone.

Start Rite Tilly

Our ever popular Start Rite 'Tilly' shoe just got summery! Available in an arrange of colours (and more importantly - widths!) This classic style Start Rite shoe is perfect for any little girl this summer. Starting at a size 3 and going up to a 6.5, this lightweight and breathable shoe is perfect for parties, trips to the shops and playing outside in this lovely sunshine. Unfortunately the white patent style has been discontinued but we have it here at One Small Step whilst stocks last. Other colours include lilac & pink, (pictured) red, burgundy patent, black patent and navy. £32.00

New Replay

Hey everyone! Check out our new flip flops by Replay. This one is called 'Bir' and features toe-post, classic flip flop style in stylish black with pink hibiscus flowers printed on the inside and a Replay 'R' diamante emblem charm which dangles next to a black bow. These are currently in stock in sizes 29-39 and are £35.00.

Peppa Pig

Hello lovely people!

This Saturday (7th May) we will be joined up on the 6th floor by a very special guest. Peppa Pig! That's right! At 1pm Peppa will be paying everyone a visit up here on the 6th floor and meeting all the children. She'll only be with us for an hour because she's a very busy pig but she will be here from 1-2pm. Get here early to avoid disappointment. This is just a turn up event, no ticket necessary. Just be here for 1pm and you'll see Peppa Pig!