Grow Into This

Buy next year's size at this year's clearance price.

Kids' clothes are cheapest right after the season ends. The catch is guessing what size your kid will be when that season comes back. Enter an age and a height, and Grow Into This works out which size to buy now for every season ahead.

Age
Growth chart

Showing an example 5-year-old. Change the numbers to your kid's.

Sizes for the next two years

Each block is one clothing size. The tape underneath is marked in months, starting today.

    What to buy at each clearance

    Sorted by which markdown comes next. The yellow tag is the size to buy for the next time that season is worn.

    How the estimate works

    Most kids grow along their own line on the growth chart. A kid who is a bit taller than average at five is usually a bit taller than average at six. Grow Into This finds where your kid sits against the reference heights for their age, then follows that same line forward to the month the clothes will be worn.

    The size on each tag is the one that still fits at the end of that season, so some items will be a little roomy at the start. Growth comes in spurts, most of all between about 9 and 15, so the estimate gets a wider margin in those years.

    This is a shopping estimate, not a medical one. Talk to your pediatrician about any growth concerns.

    Size chart used

    Typical US kids' sizes by height. Brands differ by about one size in either direction, so check the brand's own chart before you order.