When I’m in pajamas, everything just seems right. Work is better, ideas flow, smiles are all around. At ThePajamaCompany.com pajamas are everywhere! In all shapes and sizes. I love pajamas and hope you do too. All is just better… in pajamas. -- Ellie Badanes
Take a break from your Thanksgiving leftovers and online shopping for an early Christmas Movie. Make today a "Pajama" Day to kick off the holidays. No need to loosen the belt when you are having a pajama day! We found a great list at Moviefone of the Best Christmas Movies of All Time. See if you agree.
Here at The Pajama Company we love hearing sweet stories of family holiday traditions that include pajamas. This is the perfect year to create some new holiday traditions in pajamas. Here are some fun family activities which are just better in pajamas.
Holiday baking. Put on pajamas and make yummy cookies together.
Have a Christmas Bedtime Story Night together in pajamas.
Have a Christmas Movie Night with hot chocolate, cookies, popcorn and pajamas.
Decorate the house together in pajamas.
Decorate the tree in pajamas.
Put pajamas on and jump in the car to look at Christmas lights in your town and neighborhood.
Go caroling in Christmas pajamas.
Put on family matching pajamas and do your own fashion "photo shoot". Print out your favorite "model" shots.
We love American Idol winner Kris Allen's family tradition...Every year, Allen's mother gives he and his brother, Daniel,
a new pair of pajamas and a board game, which they play — no matter how
long it takes — before going to bed. He already knows what game he
wants this year. "The new Monopoly with the big towers," Kris says, his eyes widening. "You can build cities. It's weird."
We know that for many families giving Pajamas is just part of Christmas. Giving pajamas is a tradition. For some it's Christmas Eve, for some it's Christmas morning. We love the Christmas Eve pajamas because everyone can jump into bed in warm new pj's, all snugly, anticipating Christmas morning. But are there other times, maybe sooner on the calender than Christmas Eve when Christmas pajamas might just be a wonderful and unexpected treat? We think yes. Remember the classic song from Mame, "We Need A Little Christmas...Right This Very Minute"! Consider breaking tradition this year and surprise everyone with Christmas pajamas now or if you must wait consider some of these suggestions of when to give pajamas this year:
On Thanksgiving Day
On the Day After Thanksgiving (considered to be the beginning of the Christmas Season)
On the Day of the first Snow of Winter
On the day you decorate the home for Christmas
On the day you make those first Christmas Cookies
On the day you wrap presents
On the day you take the Christmas card photo (and make it a pajama photo!)
12 Days before Christmas
On December the 1st
On the day the Christmas Tree is Decorated
On Saint Nicholas Day (usually December 6th)
The gift of pajamas for Christmas is a wonderful tradition for many. Is it one for your family? This is the perfect time to begin. Kids love to see their parents and grandparents wearing pajamas. It's just happy.
Who would have
ever considered a set of pajamas as a holiday money saving opportunity – but
this holiday season, that is exactly what everyone’s favorite sleep wear is
shaping up to be.The popularity of
pajamas as presents is climbing, especially with the rising costs of heating
and every-day clothing.Many families
are lowering the thermostat this winter, resulting in parents and children
bundling up at night.As for daily wear,
pre-teens and older are wearing sleep shirts and especially sleep pants as daywear.
Many families
aren’t able to afford purchasing those “just for fun” gifts, so they are
turning to pajamas to fit that need.The
wide variety of styles and designs available practically ensure that parents
can find pajamas that reflect the personalities and interests of their children.
In addition to
pajamas being a popular item this holiday season, pajama-centric activities are
also seeing an increase.Instead of
traveling this year, or putting expense into extravagant decorations and meals,
families are spending time getting into their pajamas to bake cookies, cakes,
and other treats for the holidays.
Parents and
children are also donning pajamas for family film nights.Some popcorn, warm apple cider, and classic
holiday films can make for a special evening at home.Pajamas are turning into this year’s big
holiday money saver and fun maker – who knew?
As
everyone knows, judging from the in-store decorations to the catalogs that are
coming in the mail, the holiday season is upon us.Among the many things families large and
small have to tackle during this time of year, the holiday card is chief among
them.If you haven’t already purchased
your holiday cards, here’s an idea that can be a fun exercise – making your
own!
Making
your own cards is fairly easy to do.You
don’t even need a computer and a printer to make them.You could do a themed photo card to send to
friends and relatives.A great theme
that can be fun for adults and children in the family is to take a “morning-of”
photo.
Just
picture it: Mom, Dad, Brother, Sister, and maybe even the family cat and dog,
gathered around, all dressed in matching pajamas, wrapping paper and ribbons
scattered around.The staging can be as
elaborate or as simple as you’d like.Wearing matching pajamas, stockings on the mantle
(or side board, or pinned to the back of the sofa), with holiday-themed props
can set the stage for your photo and make a memorable card for this year.
Having
a pajama-themed card to send to your loved ones is a creative and fun way to involve
your entire family in creating a holiday card to remember.Consider making your own card this holiday
season!
I like to think of myself as kind of an expert in the fine
art of lounging.Lounging doesn’t come easy
to everyone, I know some who have to work hard to lounge but fortunately for
me, lounging has always come easy.I
remember one summer day in-between my 6th and 7th grade
year when I managed to lay on the floor in the same spot in front of a teenie weenie
black and white TV for seven hours straight.It was beautiful.Never once did
I leave my spot.I couldn’t get enough
of “Password”, “Concentration”, “What’s My Line”, “Bewitched”, “Gomer Pyle”, “That
Girl” and more.Today, many many years
later, I still have a great feeling remembering that day.No guilt, no “wasting my life” angst, none of
it.Just pure happiness.And things haven’t changed that much
today.My TV has just gotten bigger,
better and is now in glorious color.Oh,
and has a zillion more choices but given the chance at a channel from 1968 TV,
I might still choose that one today.
Back to the fine art of lounging.Lounging is simply plopping yourself down in
a comfy spot and not leaving it.There
is a little preparation required for ultimate lounging.You need a few basics, any of the following
pieces of furniture (or just floor, beach or grass) will do nicely depending on
your preference:a great chair, a great
soft rug with pillow, a great bed with stacks of pillows, a great sofa that
fits you just right, a lounge chair, hammock, or blanket if you prefer to do
your lounging outdoors.Lounging is not
about good posture, it’s about slunking into your chair, and it’s about
sprawling on your bed, ground or sofa.Lounging is having your legs hanging over sides of furniture or propped
on pillows.Perfect lounging is actually
about not being perfect.
Clear the way for your perfect lounge time and space.Get the lighting just right.Soft or dim for TV/DVD watching or music
listening, stronger for reading.Surround your lounge space with things you love.Perhaps candles, flowers, TV, music, books, newspapers,
magazines, laptop, DVD’s, your phone, iPod and of course your remotes.Food and drink are also very important
elements to perfect lounging.Whatever
your comfort food or drink might be, have it accessible.Remember the first rule of lounging is:NO GETTING UP!So we have now covered the required
furnishings and space for proper lounging.We’ve covered the props.Let’s
get down to another particular expertise of mine, what to wear when
lounging.I began my pajama business www.ThePajamaCompany.comfour years ago because I love to lounge and
because I love to lounge in pajamas.Something told me that I wasn’t the only one with these quirky loves.I know now that there are thousands just like
me who love their lounging and who love their pajamas.To be a happy lounger requires comfortable
clothing.I love pajamas because of the great fabrics,
the fun prints, the drawstring waist, the comfy tee shirt tops or menswear type
tops but that’s just me.The point is to
be totally comfortable.Be it sweat
pants, boxers, robes, footed pajamas, nightshirts, workout shorts, swimwear,
oversized shirts or nothing at all, comfort is key.You may have that favourite tee shirt that
always makes you happy; by all means throw it on for your perfect lounge.Again, the key is comfort so work hard to
find what is truly comfortable for you.
I’ve discussed here the “things” required for perfect
lounging but let me say for many “nothing” might be all that is required for
perfect lounging.The thing about
lounging is that for some, perfect lounging might just be grabbing that feeling
of quiet and calm. It might be lying on
the perfect sofa with closed eyes clearing the cobwebs of the day, the week,
the month and finding a place of calm and creativity. Lounging can be the place
where great ideas brew. When in a world
of noise, stress and turmoil…the perfect lounge might just be a totally quiet
place. Doing “nothing” may take some work at first but work you must because truly
doing “nothing” for even 10 minutes is perfect lounging.
Is it OK to nap while lounging you ask?The answer is yes.A power nap (anywhere from 2 minutes to 20
minutes) has proven health benefits including lower stress, cell repair, heart
health, improved memory and mood.Ever
notice how fresh ideas seem to bubble up after a nap?So if you nod off during your lounging, not a
problem.Let your mind and body rest.
Lounging isn’t just about “me” time mind you, it can be “us”
time at its very best.Perfect family
moments can happen while lounging.A
family TV or movie “Pajama Day” is an event I have long promoted.“Pajama Days” are Lounge Events.Get the kids involved in planning the perfect
“Pajama Day” and see how many hours you can lounge.(Remember my record is seven.)Lounge Events promote family fun and
take away a little of the day to day stress from one and all. Desperate for
date ideas?Make it a “Movie Night” a
“TV Night”, again a Lounge Event.Pull out that DVD and watch episode after episode of your favourite old
TV show.The beauty of old TV series is
that the show takes you back to your childhood, the show brings back memories
and fun. Old Disney movies are always
winners as well. We’ve all had that favourite Disney movie that came along in
our childhood.Put it on and sing along
with every song. You will love it. Again,
the perfect Lounge Event.
So here’s to the art of perfect lounging.Follow my tips and you will only have lounging
success.
The "Fashion Police" in China have deemed that men wearing "pajamas" (seems to be a "man problem") in public is totally unacceptable. It's been common knowledge for a very long time that men in pajamas is perfectly normal on the streets of Beijing. There, pajamas are streetwear, day wear. All is good. But maybe not for these two weeks. For these two weeks, "No Pajamas" is the rule. I guess we can live with that for a short time. After all, we are busy watching the Olympics ourselves in our pajamas!! Just let us know when the world is back to normal. We, pajama people, need to know! In the mean time, congrats to all the athletes. We cheer you from our couches!
This week, The Pajama Company has joined Facebook. Jump on board with us as a Fan and join the discussions. We love to talk about Pajamas and want you to join in the fun. So next time you're on Facebook, wonder over to The Pajama Company and meet some new "Pajama" friends.
It was my pleasure to pop to Kansas City last week and join the morning news team at Fox 4 News to do a Pajama Party With the help of The Rimerez family, Humberto, Tracy, Nick, Chandler, Brighton, Sarah and Cassie, we were able to show Kansas City the newest pajama trends for the whole family.
Humberto (Dad) and Chandler (age 10) looked fantastic in their matching Papa Bear "Retro Firetrucks". Kids really love it when they match Dad and Mom's love it too! Matching pj's make great photos for long lasting memories. Tracy (Mom) wore our so trendy PJ Salvage "Truth" pajamas. She loved the cozy fit. This time of year we all just want to be warm!
There is nothing better than getting the family together in matching pj's. Matching sweaters, dresses, shirts, ties...well sometimes that can just border on "nerdy"...but pajamas...now, that's perfect. It's perfect because there is nothing serious about it! In fact the moment is best when the one in the family who would normally never wear "red snowmen" or "monkeys" or "firetrucks" is doing just that...wearing them! Families love matching Jammie's...especially for the holidays. The moment when Grandpa, Grandma, Mom, Dad and kiddie poos put their new pj's on is magic! Do you have a "matching pj" memory? Here are some of our newest matching ideas.
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