Moms of boys: what do you do with worn out jeans?

nic326

I swear, DS goes thru a pair of jeans every couple months. They get holes in the knees. I am no sewer and not thrilled at the idea of patches but if It seemed simple enough I suppose I would. What do you all do with their jeans? Throw them out? Patch?

lindac1

I'm not a huge patch fan either, but hate to toss the otherwise fine jeans.  I've gotten some of those rectangular iron on patches and iron them on the inside of the jeans. 

I try to catch the worn area before it becomes a hole and iron on the patch inside the jeans and it helps prevent the hole from starting, but also doesn't have a noticeable patch.  I've also done it on holes that have already broken through, where it's kind of like a shredded area but not a gaping hole.  It's been working well so far!  DS is just past 2, and very hard on his jeans!

nic326

Where do you get the iron on patches?

pookie2005

Cut them into shorts.

lindac1

nic326:

Where do you get the iron on patches?

 I usually get them from CVS or the grocery store in the home/laundry section.  You can probably also get them at a fabric store, Target, Walmart, etc.  Here's a pic:

https://www.cvs.com/CVSApp/catalog/shop_product_detail.jsp?filterBy=&skuId=300707&productId=300707&navAction=push&navCount=1&no_new_crumb=true

Littlejen22

My kids have never worn out jeans but you can patch on the inside to prevent from getting worse, especially if caught early. 

swannycindy

https://www.blogher.com/monster-mending-super-fun-knee-patches

 My daughter plays tough, she loves these patches! 

meldoo2002

My boys have never worn out a pair, but they do have 2-3 pairs each at a time.  I could probably patch them if they didn't grow out of them first.

ccm1203

They become outside pants.