This Kids' Nike Air Force 1 Low Comes with Instructions on How to Repurpose the Shoe Box

Bruce Kilgore set out to design a robust, high-performing basketball shoe when he created the Nike Air Force 1 Low in the early 1980s. Far removed from its hoops origins, the silhouette has been firmly cemented as a go-to option within the lifestyle space, delivering a healthy mix of compelling inline and collaborative editions. Recently, the brand's Sportswear division has revisited the design, reimagining it in yet another interactive style exclusively for Kids.

Predominantly clad in an unassuming 'Sand Drift' color, the unreleased Air Force 1 adds another tally to Nike's experimental catalog. Over the last five years, the company has developed pairs of Kilgore's 42-year-old creation featuring playful colors, graphics, and attachments—all meant to engage young sneaker enthusiasts beyond simply rocking the shoes.

Nike Sportswear's most recent offering reworks the "presidential" silhouette with perforated panels at the forefoot and mid-foot. While not entirely odd given the sneaker's basketball origins, the choice in layout and color on the Big Kids' pair resembles the wooden pegboard walls that line some work spaces. Laces opt for a vibrant yellow finish that works in-tandem with numerical figures and a series of lines to recreate measuring tape. 'Safety Orange' animates the profile swooshes and outsole, with the former contributing to the construction theme via their Phillips-head screws.

Other details across the Air Force 1 Low also fall in line with the do-it-yourself aesthetic that's landed across other Nike Sportswear products. And yet, the sneaker's most interactive component isn't exactly on the shoe.

Each pair of the 'Sand Drift/Phantom/Baroque Brown/Safety Orange'-colored style arrives in a non-standard shoe box that features a "hand-drawn" logo. Inside, four different diorama cards (seen above) demonstrate how kids can use the sneaker's packaging to create playful experiments using household products. Similar instructive add-ons have appeared on previous footwear for Youth.

Enjoy official photos of the special Air Force 1 below. Pairs are releaseing on Nike.com on April 1st.

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