MOOKS- Shorts under dresses?

[sunshineandpinot]

I was lucky enough to find Monkey Bar Buddies a few years ago on clearance and they're fantastic. Lightweight, comfortable, and my daughter has worn them weekly for about 3 years and they're still going strong. But they're $15/ea. Ugh. I should probably just buy more but I'm looking for other options. 
What shorts does your daughter wear under dresses/skirts? 

tia!

[crazygame]

We have some cotton shorts from old navy that she wears. I think we have them in about 4 colors.

[madringal]

Children's place makes them.

[savan]

DD wears bike shorts from Children's place. If I watch the sales I can usually get them for $5 or less.

[matildasun]

A's are mostly from Gymboree and Marshall's.

[runblondie26]

DD wears the Jumping Beans brand bike shorts from Kohls under her skirts and dresses. They're not as light weight as Monkey Bar Buddies, she's not wearing anything super form fitting at this age so they work fine. They go on sale for as low as ~$3.50/pair, so you can't beat the price.

[kams]

Old Navy bike shorts

[justjen]

Yeah, I just picked up some cheap bike shorts during a Children's Place sale

[jr009j]

Target bike shorts in two sizes too small (she's thin but tall so the waist still fits but they're really short).

[londoncalling]

Aug 7, 2015 8:03:40 GMT -5 minniemouse said:

Playground pals from kohl's are the favorite in our house. I think a 3 pack was $10 on sale last year. Dd1's doesn't grow that fast so she is still wearing them.
Edit - 3 packs are $9.99 on the website right now.

And 15% off.

Thanks for this.  I completely forgot that I needed to order these for DD.  6 pair for $17!

[doctorsbaby]

Cartwheel shorts at children's place. DD has been wearing the same ones for 2 year without a problem. I got her some more at the start of summer for about $4 a pair with sales and coupons.

[Deleted]

My DD is only three but I have her wear bike shorts under her dresses. She has both the circo and jumping beans (kohls) brand.

My kid is a skinny minnie and can wear the size 12month bike shorts she's had for three summers. 

[cjeanette]

I think I am the only MMM who doesn't make her kid wear shorts under dresses.

[zarapipe]

Aug 7, 2015 9:55:28 GMT -5 cjeanette said:

I think I am the only MMM who doesn't make her kid wear shorts under dresses.

I mostly don't either. Only If I see her dresses are pretty short. Or sometimes DD will want to wear them to school and if they are doing something extra outdoors where I know she will be extra active I do.

[cjeanette]

Aug 7, 2015 9:57:34 GMT -5 zarapipe said:

Aug 7, 2015 9:55:28 GMT -5 cjeanette said:

I think I am the only MMM who doesn't make her kid wear shorts under dresses.

I mostly don't either. Only If I see her dresses are pretty short. Or sometimes DD will want to wear them to school and if they are doing something extra outdoors where I know she will be extra active I do.

I do tell her once a dress/skirt gets to short it's a legging outfit.  

Heck, she was in a dress this week that came to her knees.  She was doing cartwheels in it without showing her panties.  I feel this is a skill.

[pbandj]

We also have the cartwheel shorts - they are currently on the website for $5 each. they normally have online codes for extra % off too. Free shipping now too.

www.childrensplace.com/shop/SearchDisplay?storeId=10151&catalogId=10551&langId=-1&pageSize=100&beginIndex=0&searchSource=Q&sType=SimpleSearch&resultCatEntryType=2&showResultsPage=true&pageView=image&searchTerm=cartwheel+shorts&TCPSearchSubmit=

They also have bike shorts for 1.99 each -

www.childrensplace.com/shop/us/p/bike-shorts-2035881-869

[drloretta]

Bike shorts on sale from Hanna Andersson, or tiny little shorts from ON and Target. I wish they had a longer inseam, but they do work great under dresses.

[blueberry10]

Old Navy and Target bike shorts - I found some really cheap in the last few weeks.

[rootbeerfloat]

DD prefers skorts these days, so that solves the problem. I have some from Target and Osh Kosh. Otherwise, we do leggings (ON, Target) under dresses.

[DarcyLongfellow]

DD1 mostly wears bike shorts from Target. Often several sizes too small (she has a super skinny waist, but she's tall, so they work very well under skirts and dresses).

Years ago we bought a couple adorable pairs of longer bike shorts/short leggings from Children's Place that had lace at the bottom, but I haven't been able to find them since!

[pinkdutchtulips]

Target bike shorts for girls $5/pair

[thatgirl2478]

Gymboree has some nice ones.  As does Target & Oshkosh.

[doctorsbaby]

Aug 7, 2015 10:35:55 GMT -5 @fivedogs said:

Aug 7, 2015 9:55:28 GMT -5 cjeanette said:

I think I am the only MMM who doesn't make her kid wear shorts under dresses.

School and daycare requirement.

Same for us, preschool required them.

[GotWine]

I've gotten most of DD's at Gymboree. I stock up when they are marked down. She has a small waist so she has some 12 month legging capris that now stop above her knees. She wears some white ones of those too.

[darnkatz]

Aug 7, 2015 9:55:28 GMT -5 cjeanette said:

I think I am the only MMM who doesn't make her kid wear shorts under dresses.

My seven year old has to when she is in school. It's part of the dress code. She just wants to wear them always now because of that.

My two year old does not wear them.

To answer the OP, we use Carters bike shorts.

[huskymom]

Cartwheel shorts from TcP here too. Second year we've used the same ones. About $3.50 with coupons usually. We use them for gymnastics too, with leos, since I was a gymnast in the "you always wear spandex shorts with your leo" generation.

[sunshineandpinot]

I'm such a sucker. I just bought 1 pair of monkey bar buddies on ebay for $16. They seriously are the best. I do need to check out all these options, thanks for the ideas!!

[matildasun]

It really bothers me that places require them.

[frlcb]

Aug 7, 2015 23:21:35 GMT -5 matildasun said:

It really bothers me that places require them.

Why?

[mainelyfoolish]

We've done both Playground Pals and TCP cartwheel shorts. DD prefers the Playground Pals because they're not cotton (she loves the feel of "shiny" fabric) and I like that her dresses don't stick to them as much as with cotton. The Playground Pals are more like my Jockey Skimmies.