Parents: How do you ask guests to take off their shoes before coming into your home?

Hi There!


We are having a party this Saturday. And we will be having people coming in and out of the house. We also have a 9 1/2 month old that is crawling and picks up everything and puts it into his mouth. We have oak trees everywere and the acorns and leaves come in all the time. And we also have a driveway with little rocks that track in! Is there a nice way without offending anybody to have them take off their shoes when they come in???


Thanks for the help!


JenniferParents: How do you ask guests to take off their shoes before coming into your home?
this reminds me of that episode of sex %26amp; the city..where carrie's shoes got stolen.


Actually, I always take my shoes off at anyone's house. I feel it's a respect thing.


I have been to a party where a girl got new carpets for her condo. She met everyone at the door and said ';You have to take your shoes off, I just got new carpets.'; It wasn't rude, just direct.


Just say ';We have a baby, and ask that you take off your shoes.';


No one should get too offended. Sure, they may talk about you on the car ride home. But it is your house.


Just make sure no one's expensive shoes get swiped! haha





***and to the girl who said it was an American Tradition to leave shoes on inside, that is far too sweeping.


It's not an American tradition.


None of my family or friends leave shoes on inside. They always remove them at the door.Parents: How do you ask guests to take off their shoes before coming into your home?
exactly what you said in your answer is exactly what you should say to your guess.maybe you should say or explain it in advance so they know what to expect before they come.If they get offended then they do not belongs to your party much less your home.. hope this helps. enjoy your party!
Just line up some shoes by the front door. Then when they come in ask them to please remove theirs too. Also when they RSVP ask them to bring nice socks. Good luck to you.
No one really gets offended if you ask them to please remove their shoes when they come in. Just be polite when you ask, and no explanation should be necessary.
put a sign on the door that says ';please remove your shoes';
We puchased a new home 5 years ago and moved in before the outside was finished we live in ga with red mud which stains I started asking guest to pull off there shoes at the door no one complained now when the same guest come to our home they automatically pull off there shoes so I don't think your guest will mind if they do and leave you didn't need them there anyway good luck and have a great party.
All I do is simply ask if they do not pick up on the clues. There is a pile of shoes at the door that is our first clue that no shoes are allowed. The next clue is my sign that hangs directly above the shoe pile. Also when I open the door I am usually in my socks. Most people will see this and automatically take their shoes off. If they do not before I let them in the house I just point to the shoe pile and say ';could you just take your shoes off and leave them their we do the no shoes in the house thing.'; Nobody as ever objected and all regular visitors have their shoes off before I even open the door.
This is an American tradition, leaving shoes on...in Canada, you check your shoes at the door.





I'd suggest leaving a mat in your entryway, and make a little sign that says 'kindly remove your shoes, please' in plain view. Some people may get a bit offended...you can't control that. :)
Put a sign on the door that way you don't have to say anything.
Definitely just ask! A friend has a bunch of pairs of cool slippers, flip flops and house shoes by their front door that their guests can put on instead of wearing their street shoes in the house... I can't imagine anyone being offended by your request!





(Have a fun party!)
The lady I used to babysit for just had a cute little sign on the door that politely asked that shoes be removed. You could put something like ';Little one on the floor, Please leave your shoes at the door!';





Then, as mentioned, line some shoes up so that they follow cue! No one should be offended by a polite request!
leave a board at the entrance saying please leave ur shoes here. thank you. and leave ur 3-4 pairs of shoes there so that people realise u mean buisness and everybody is doing it. set up a shoe rack so that it doesn't look that bad or messy.


if somebody is still wearing it, kindly explain them the same thing, and ask them to remove their shoes.


i hate it anyways that people walk in the house with their shoes on, its really very disrespectful whether u have a toddler or not!!
just say ';can you take off your shoes?'; its really easy, they have to respect the rules of your house!
As everyone else has said, all you need to do is request that people take their shoes off! If you can find a location by the door, either in the entry way or maybe right outside the door with a chair (that would be greatly appreciated, I'm sure, by most people) then there's a designated place for them to leave the shoes where they're not all crammed in one corner of the doorway, making it difficult for guests to get in and out of the house. I don't know hardly anybody that would feel offended. I think, personally, that people just leave their shoes on because it's just easier to not have to take them on and off, not because they truly are desiring to wear them! Hope it goes well for you. And don't forget that chair. :)
Just ask them if they wouldn't mind removing their shoes as you have the little one crawling around. That wouldn't offend me at all! I would want to help protect the baby all I can.
I'd call them and tell them about the socks- so nobody is taken off-guard.





I'd leave a note on the door as they enter saying, ';Youngling on the loose, please remove your shoes...'; or something to that effect so that they get the reminder and you won't be the one saying it.





Have a good time!
People who own multimillion dollar yachts have house slippers that guests can slip into before entering the cabin... and they don't think twice about telling the guests to USE them.
Put up a little note at the front door, something simple that will let people know you have a crawler about. ';Please remove your shoes, _________ is on the move!!';
Do not feel bad about requesting this of your guests! Have a shoe rack with YOUR shoes in it already and a sign posted politely requesting that shoes be taken off before entering the rest of the house.





Remember, this is YOUR house with YOUR family and YOUR rules!
Put a note on the front door asking people to take off their shoes. They'll see it when they come through the door. They should understand because your baby is more important than their shoes. I'm right there with you, and for the past couple of months I have been telling visitors that we will ';soon be'; requiring people to take off their shoes. That's that. And maybe you should mention something on the invitation so that they are prepared. Also when someone rsvp's to the party, mention it again. Goodluck!
just tell them to take them off if they dont understand then tell them to leave thats what i do
I would just politely ask. Just say would you mind taking off your shoes.





You will be suprised, it wont bother people like you think it will.
we have a friend that we go to their house to have bible study so they just put a sign by the door or on the door that says ';we have a little one crawling around, please take off your shoes.'; its a nice way to put it and no one gets offended.