Add Elastic To Kids Pants

 I try to only buy pants with an adjustable waist, but sometimes I come across a great deal or something super cute that I just can’t pass up. I decided to try adding elastic myself, and you know what? It’s super easy!
You can even do this without a sewing machine as long as you don’t mind a little hand stitching.

Materials:

• button hole elastic
• small, sharp pair of scissors
• two buttons that fit through your elastic
• Fray Check
• needle and thread

Step 1
Starting on the right inside of the waist, snip two holes to create a casing for the elastic. Make sure your scissors don’t go through to the other side! Apply Fray Check to the raw edges.Step 2
Cut a piece of elastic that’s about one inch longer than between your holes. Fold one edge over and sew. This is the edge you’ll be using to adjust the pants.Step 3
Sew a button in front of the casing you’ve created.Step 4
Thread the elastic through the waist casing with the finished edge going through the front. You can tuck the unfinished edge into the back.Step 5
Sew a line of stitches to secure the elastic. See arrow.Here’s what you’ll see on the outside of the pants.
Repeat on left inside of the waist.

                                               And that’s it!