Replace shoelaces with elastic to transform lace-up shoes into slip-ons

It's summer and the shoes are going on and coming off now more than ever. Michelle T.'s thrifty hack makes the whole process easier for everyone:

Ever get tired of tying your kid's shoelaces? Or does your kid get frustrated when he can't tie them himself? I switched out my son's regular laces for elastic! Fabric stores carry the basic black or white "flat" elastic, but I found colored elastic tha...