The present invention relates to a molded shoe featuring a 3 dimensional
figure (e.g., an animal or character). The shoe has a sole having a
bottom surface that comprises a series of projections and recesses that
form a print for an animal or character, to thereby obtain an imprinting
surface; and an upper, attached to the sole, having an outer surface that
comprises a series of projections and recesses that form a three
dimensional figure (e.g., an animal figure or a character figure). The
sole and upper are substantially formed from molded plastic; the
projections and recesses of the animal imprinting surface allow one
wearing the shoe to make imprints on a soft surface, and the three
dimensional figure on the outer surface of the upper relates to the print
of the imprinting surface. The methods of the present invention further
include making imprints with the bottom surface of the shoe.