Extremely simple pajama pants for kids

Since our daughter was born we have been spending a lot of days in our pajamas. This makes my son extremely happy. He loves pajamas... he doesn't care that he looks adorable in the wool vest, button up shirt and jeans. He would spend forever in pajamas if I let him. That being said, we have worn through some pajamas lately. We have wood floors and my son likes to slide, roll, run, wiggle and sit on them. The wood floors are REALLY old so they have some spots that are pretty rough. This has lead to holes in some of his favorite jams. 

Q: How do you convince a child to throw away his old Pjs and embrace the new ones?

A: You take them to the fabric store and let him pick any fabric he wants and then let him help you make some new pajamas!

I have pretty limited time for sewing these days. Our daughter has officially left the sleepy baby stage and entered the alert and nap fighting stage, so I needed something that would be comfortable for him and fast for me to make. 

That is where I discovered the site fleece fun. It is fantastic and has tons of free patterns for kids, babies, accessories and adults. This is where I found the pajama pattern for these pants!

What you need:

This pattern-- choose your size!

1/2- 1 yard fabric depending on your kiddos size

size 1 inch elastic.. enough to go around your kids waist, plus 1/2 inch

matching thread

one safety pin

What you do:

Cut out your pattern and then your fabric (x2)

Fold your leg sides together with right sides together and sew just the leg shaft (stop sewing at the curve). Used 1/4 seam allowance-- do this for both legs

Now, Turn one of your legs right side out and insert it into the other leg (still wrong side out). Make sure you have the front of one leg matched with the front of the other. You can pin it together, but I find it easier (and faster) to skip out on the pins since fleece is pretty easy to work with.

Sew the legs together. Do a few extra stitches in the crotch area for re-enforcement.

Pull the other leg out so that the whole pant is inside out. Roll up the waist band about an inch and a half then call your kiddo over. Ask them to stand tall and then put the pants up to their waist and see how much you will need to roll up on the pant cuffs. My son (who is tall for his age) needed the 4t/5t pattern rolled up a little over an inch. Sew both pant cuffs. You don't have to worry about it fraying if you are using fleece so don't bother turning it under to cover the rough edge. If you are using cotton or some other fraying fabric, turn it under again-- making sure to keep it the right length for your kiddo!

Now you need to sew up the waistband. You need to leave about an inch or inch and a half open to insert your elastic. 

Put a safety pin on your elastic and thread it through your waistband.

overlap your waistband 1/4" and sew it with a zig zag stick in two spots (where the raw ends are on each side)

Sew up your opening and Tah-dah! you have your PJ pants and a happy kid!