Kids Sizes??? Help!

Okay, I don't have a clue what size young girls are so I need help. My
husband's work is sponsering several families for Christmas this year
and two of the tags he picked off the tree were PJ's. The tags say
exactly: Age 13 T-shirt pajamas, 1 size fits all. And the other tag
says same thing but age 15.

Do girls this age wear adult sized pajamas? For one thing I can't find
one size fits all at Walmart, Zellers, or Old Navy, and for another I
have no idea how big these girls are. Would buying adult sized Medium
or Large be a huge mistake? Or are girls that age almost adult-sized
anyways?? Girls that age seem to like the pajama pants with tank tops
and/or t shirts it seems...

Ericka Kammerer...

I'm wondering if what the tag means is PJs that
are *actually* overgrown t-shirts, like this:

Women's adult one-size-fits-all is probably a fine
choice for teenaged girls. Also, given what they've
specified, I'd be really nervous going with an adult
small, as these girls could easily be larger than
that (which may be *why* they specified the one size
fits all sleep tee rather than something more fitted
with a size).

Cathy Kearns...

I absolutely agree with Ericka. If these girls were a child size (which
would be a stretch, most 13 year olds are in adult sizes) or an adult size
small they would say so. My under 50% height and weight 11 year old wears
old navy adult size extra small pjs. My normally size 0 16 year old wears
adult size M old navy pjs. (at 5'4" she needs the length, likes the
roominess.) These kids could be on the large side. I'd go for the sleep T in
a one size fits all.

Best wishes,
Ericka

Oh to remember what size I wore when I was 13! LOL

shinypenny...

As a general rule of thumb when buying clothes as gifts, I tend to add
one size to the child's age. Therefore for a girl age 13, I'd not
choose a girls size 12. I'd go up to a size 14 at least, if not a 16.
(Typically you'll see tags that say 10/12 or 14/16).

By age 15, I would defintely skip children's sizes entirely and go to
Juniors department instead. Juniors sizes go 0, 1, 3, 5, 7, etc.
whereas misses sizes go 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, etc. The length of a size 5
Juniors may be about the same as a misses 6, but the Juniors will be
cut more narrow in hips, waist, chest.

That's for clothing: for pj's, fit is not as important and pj's tend to
be cut more generously anyway. Also for kids pj's I usually figure
bigger is better, since that leaves room for more than one years'
wearing.

Therefore I'd suggest that you're likely on the safe side for *both*
these girls if you skip the children's department entirely. I'm not
sure I've ever seen junior's pj's, but places like Old Navy or Gap that
appeal to juniors would be a safe bet. Old Navy has some nice Pj sets
at affordable prices.

Last year, myDD13 fit perfectly in the Old Navy misses XS pj's; this
year, she's now taking a S (same as me - we're about the same height
but I'm ahem curvier, and the S fits just fine on both of us). For the
15 year old I'm guessing you are probably safe with a M. Include a gift
receipt and they can return if needed!

Hope that helps!

Any help would be greatly appreciated.