Short legs

[Percycat]

i just went to JC Penny's to pick up slim pants for my son for his band concert this week and saw they had husky pants too.

[klwa]

Sears carries husky pants for boys, too most of the time. That's where my mom always shopped for my brothers because one needed slims & the other husky & it was the one spot in the 70s that carried both.
http://www.sears.com/kids-clothing-b...filterList=Fit

[lalasmama]

A LOT!

I would definitely invest in an inexpensive machine. Just make sure it has a free arm and you'll be all set.

At least you can hem the pants. DD1 is the total opposite. In order for the length to be anywhere reasonable, I have to take in the waist. And I PROMISE- its much easier to hem pants than try to take in the waist. And, invariably, as soon as I take in the waist, she grows and turns the pants into high waters again.

We've got 3 skinnies who need adjustable waists... Middle DD doesn't always even get elastic waisted pants for her kiddos.... which means I then get to *add* the elastic to make them adjustable. Or deal with saying "pull up your britches" a million times a day. I quickly learned with youngest DD--adjustable waist or nothing. She's just now able to wear "normal" leggings/yoga pants... and then I get to hem them because the 10s are too short and the 12s are too long. No idea where these long legs of hers came from!

[Pear]

I have to alter all bottoms for DD. For her it is a tiny waist. Adjustable waists are hard to find and she hates the feel of them anyway. I don't know what we would do if I couldn't sew.

[Pear]

You can get an inexpensive sewing machine that can handle something as simple as heming pants. It's really easy to do.