Does anyone have any tips on keeping dress shirts tucked in for little boys? I'm not having any luck with my 20 month old's shirts. If I buy them bigger (so there's a longer shirt tail), then it just looks funny becaues it's puffed out around his torso. Thanks!
Thank you to the ladies with the constructive suggestions. I got the sta-tuct. Worked great. I didn't have them in time for my cousin's wedding, but he looked like a little gentleman at grandma's funeral last week.
Hi C.,
If you happen to have an old onesie or other shirt with snaps on the bottom, you can simply cut off that part and then sew it on the dress shirt. No worries if you're not a great seemstress since no one will see it! Hope that helps!
Hi,
Gap sells dress shirts for boys with snaps at the bottom. Not sure but Old Navy may have them too.
D.
I have 4 boys altogether in my family and the best thing that I have figured out is if you tuck his shirt into his underwear it seems to help. But ONLY do it if he is potty trained ( I'm pretty sure that you dont want any yellow or brown stained shirts. Also, you could go to walmart and buy a belt in the toddler hat section, and the flea market has some really nice hand made leather belts that you can buy for $10 and they will engrave his name onto it for you. We did that with my first son and he still wears it today (and he's 10)
My sister has an almost 3 year old little boy. The way she kept his shirts tucked in when he was a little younger, was she bought this neat item made especially for that purpose. It looks like the elastic clips that you use to hold sheet corners on a bed, but sewn together in an "X" shape. It has clips to attach to the front and back hems of the shirt and goes down between the legs. It works great!! I don't know where she bought it, but I'm sure it came from the baby section at one of the main stores like Walmart, Target or Babies R Us. Hope that helps. If I find out where she got it I will write back.
D. Callahan
www.HealthyHomesAreUs.com
I used the Sta-tuct from www.onestepahead.com. They were a life saver. You get two and they work really well.
Hi C.,
If you have some old onesies lying around, cut off the top right below the arms and stitch the now top part of the onesie to the bottom part of the shirt and snap. I'm telling my age but these were called body suits back in the 70ies and they stayed in like a charm, even with the hideous hip-huggers!
Hope I helped....
M.
The Sta-Tuck link listed in another response is great, we used them with our little boys and it did work, can be a pain at diaper changing time if they are very active, but works well.
Don't tuck in. There are plenty of nice outfits that will not stress you out.
C. I do not know if he is potty train if he is pin it to his underwear if not you can put under wear over his pamper and then pin. good luck.
And why are you putting your toddler in dress shirts?? Church maybe but not for everyday wear. Toddlers are very busy kids. They need full movement with elastic waist pants and shirts that don't bind. I am a preschool teacher of Older 2's (3 by Christmas) and 3's. I tell my moms..KEEP IT SIMPLE. No belts, buttons, or clasps.
Good luck.
Cathy
I say if it won't stay tucked in and it's the right size, let it come out. You'll stress yourself out trying to keep your child looking just right. As much as kids move around and play, I've learned that their shirts are not going to always stay in. Just let em go. :) Especially and 20 month old, those little bugars stay too busy.
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I hope this helps. I am thinking about getting some of these for my 17 month old.
