Hey Mom, Dad! Now I can tie my shoes by myself every day!

Ever notice how, as kids get a tiny bit older, there are fewer and fewer varieties of shoes with velcro fasteners available?

When your kids have special needs, this can be a much greater problem than it is otherwise. Finally, you get to that point in time when you have to search across all the stores in your area or further afield, just to find one usable pair of shoes that can be tied snug with anything but laces.

A Canadian company from Halifax has the problem solved with a great invention... the Quick Snap

The small plastic snaps can be fitted on most any shoes that have laces.

Getting the "thumbs up" on CBC's the Dragon's Den back in 2008 was a good boost for the company, but in this case most likely the idea was good enough that the super handy gadget would have taken off anyway.

Recently, Quick snaps have even been making appearances with Canadian troops overseas.

There are no stores carrying these products in the Montreal area according to the Quick Snap website however they are available online on the website. They also have a school fundraising program.