So today is only a high of 61 so I pulled out the pants for DS and they don't fit -ugh!!!
He is 6 but has a no waist at all - the 5's fell right off. 4's are too short!
Is there a way for me to make the 5's smaller in the waist? I bought them last year assuming they would fit him this year. can I gather the back somehow? They are all elastic waist pants.
If I HAD to I guess I could sew them up the seams to make them skinnier but I would prefer to temporarily fix them instead.
grapefruit / 4703 posts
Haha definitely thought you mean sewers like pipes 
Maybe you could thread a drawstring through the waistband?
squash / 13208 posts
@Shutterbug:
The elastic is sewn over and over like this picture
so that wont work
apricot / 495 posts
if you have some elastic on hand, you could fold over the waist band and sew a new one. or even if you didn't have elastic, you could use a ribbon or something so that you could use it like a drawstring?
squash / 13208 posts
@Cupcake: oh that might work - just need to make sure the rise is long enough to do it!
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
Could you sew elastic on the inside and a button to tighten them?
squash / 13208 posts
@Smurfette: yeah I was thinking about that too but not sure if it would bother DS - he is very sensitive when it comes to clothes (all cotton, no tags, etc)
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
So, my mom did this to my son's pants. The first attempt she tried just sewing the elastic right over the waistband, my son didn't like the way it felt, so she literally cut the inside waistband open and sewed the elastic over the interior elastic, then closed up the two holes she cut.
grapefruit / 4731 posts
As a sewer - I have a lot of bobby pins around the house. I just bobby pin the back or side of his pants for the day and take it off when I wish them.
Also I buy Children's place adjustable waist pants now for when he goes out. 
Why is he such a skinny mini!?
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