Novelty Slippers

If you or someone you know has cold feet and a sense of humor, consider getting a pair of novelty slippers. Check out different styles and find out where you can buy them.

Places to Shop for Novelty Slippers

You can find fun slippers at most major retailers in the shoe or accessories section. If you're considering an online purchase, here are a few places to browse for unique slippers and get more ideas about your choices.

Jessica's Unique Gifts: If you're looking for animal or bug slippers, this shop offers one of the biggest collections. You'll find ladybugs and butterflies, frogs, pigs, dogs, koala bears and much more.
Bunny Slippers: The website offers a wonderful selection of novelty slippers for the entire family.
Character Slippers: If you're looking for a particular character, you'll probably find it here. They cover an amazing selection.
Happy Feet: This shop offers the most unusual collection of novelty slippers you're likely to find anywhere.
Wicked Slippers: Wicked, as in "wicked cool," has hundreds of cool and unusual slippers to choose from. You can shop by style or brand.
Only Slippers: This shop carries slippers for the entire family, but their collection of sports team slippers is one of the best you'll find.
Next: This UK website offers styles that will appeal to the men and boys in your life. Styles include Superman, killer whales, Manchester United, Homer Simpson and characters from Family Guy.

Fun Styles and Where to Find Them

There's no shortage of novely slippers, and they come in just about every style available. Here are some of the most popular categories, but they are only a fraction of what you can find either online or at brick-and-mortar shops.

Animal Slippers

Animal slippers come in half slipper styles as well as full slippers, and they typically have animal heads attached to the toes. Here are a few examples.

Bunny slippers: Bunnies have to be the classic of all animal slippers. This pair is available for kids and adults.
Moose slippers: Cute and comfy with a 1-inch thick padded sole, these slippers come in sizes for men and women.
Bear slippers: L.L. Bean offers these adorable bear slippers for children.
Puppy slippers: These fuzzy pups wear pink bows in their hair, so they'd make a special gift for a little girl. They're available in sizes for infants and toddlers.
Cat slipper: These Himalaya cat slippers are available for children, and they measure seven inches long.
Clown Fish slippers: These fish slippers are really cute. Better yet, they're machine washable and available in sizes from small to double-extra large.
Gummy bear slippers: Kids love gummy bears, so these slippers would be a big hit with most children.

Paw Slippers

Slightly different from other animal slippers, paw slippers are oversized versions of different types of animal paws. Not only are they funny, they'll keep your feet incredibly warm because there's so much insulation.

Bear paws: Feel like a grizzly bear in these slippers. Sizes are available for kids and adults.
Tiger paws: These sharp-looking slippers come in size medium (7 to 10) for women and large (up to 14) for men.
Black bear paw slippers: These slippers are available in sizes small through extra large at Deb Shop.

Character Slippers

This group includes favorite characters from cartoons, movies, TV shows and even comic books. Here are some popular styles.

Hello Kitty: This cute little kitty appears on a wide range of girl's products, including these slippers. They are listed as one size fits all, but they are strictly for children's sizes.
SpongeBob SquarePants: Target offers these slippers of everyone's favorite goofy sponge. They're available in youth sizes small through extra large.
Spiderman: This superhero never seems to lose popularity. Primose Lane offers these slippers in sizes for infant and toddler boys.
Smurfs: Spencer's offers these Smurf slippers in children's sizes small and medium.
Disney Cars: Kohls carries Cars slippers. You can purchase a pair online, but your local store will carry a larger selection.

Truly Novel Designs

Here are some innovative slippers that do double duty. Read any customer reviews offered for these slippers to find out whether they work as well as advertised.

Mop slippers: Believe it or not, you really can dust mop your floors with these slippers because the soles are covered in microfiber fingers. The company offers them in women's sizes, and they are machine washable.
Lighted slippers: Bright Feet offers slippers with LED lights built into the front. The company claims they will light your way up to 25 feet ahead of you, and they offer sizes for kids and adults.
Massage slippers: HoMedics offers battery-operated massing slippers for men and women.

Giving Slippers as Gifts

Here are a few tips to keep in mind when you're giving slippers to someone else.

Try to find out that person's shoe size. This will help you determine which size slipper you need.
Look for non-skid soles whenever possible. Slippers with standard cloth bottoms offer little-to-no traction on slippery surfaces.
Make sure the style is appropriate for where it will be worn. Most novelty slippers are made strictly for indoor use, but some do have rubber soles so they can also be worn outside.
Be sure the person you want to buy a pair of these slippers for will actually appreciate them. While some people love these slippers, others might feel silly wearing them.

Fun for Everyone

Novelty slippers offer a fun way for people of all ages to keep their feet cozy. Now that you have an idea of just how many styles are out there, enjoy searching for the perfect pair for everyone in your family.