Product Review - Elastic Toddler Belts

These have been with us ALMOST from the very beginning, and the more we use them, the more we love them!

Elastic toddler belts are great for almost any age.  We start using them around the time our kids start sitting (the snaps on the back are a little bulky for babies that spend more of their time lying around!).  They really start to show their awesomeness when potty training begins.  Because “I gotta go!” means you probably should be halfway to the bathroom to avoid an accident.  Since they only cinch kids’ pants using the BACK 3 belt loops, the front is left open for quick and easy on-and-offs!  Our oldest girls are almost 6 and they still have one on most of their pants.

While I’ve often joked that I wish I had my daughter’s problem where I didn’t have enough hips to keep my pants up, I have found myself using an elastic toddler belt on occasion.  The first time was when I was expecting my second child.  As fun as maternity clothes were the first time around, I knew that once those pants went on, it would be a LOOONG time until they were stuffed back in the closet.  So I wanted to wait as long as possible.  Enter the elastic toddler belt!  Instead of using it on the back, I put it on the front 2 belt loops of my pants as a way to ‘extend’ the life of my regular jeans!  I just made sure the shirt I was wearing was long, and no one could tell the difference. 

I’ve also been wearing one again lately.  There’s nothing like January to bring out the New Year’s Resolution to drop a few of those baby pounds.  As long as the scale keeps moving in the right direction, an elastic toddler belt is the perfect way to cinch in my old jeans until I'm ready to commit to some new ones. Here I use it the same way I do on my girls - through the back belt loops so it's out of the way. 

We’re always happy to custom make a belt if you find you need one a bit different from the shop standard!  Belts are machine-washable, but we don’t recommend using the dryer (really, nothing likes the dryer - everything lasts longer kept out of the heat).  We have been using the same belts for over 4 years and they still look great.  While we wish we could add a few colours to the mix, we haven’t managed to find any great colours of a superb quality.  And we aren’t willing to compromise on the quality for a fun colour (much to  my purple-loving 2 year old’s chagrin as she is forever asking for a ‘hurple’ one!). 

Any questions?  We’d love to help out – yourplayfulpeanut@gmail.com!

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