Life in Pajamas

"Snow Day" Sleepover Games Perfect for Today

Snow Days are perfect "Sleepover" Days. Bonus days off school are the perfect time to invite friends over and celebrate Snow Days together. We’ve scoured the web and come up with some fun games for you and your friends.  Give these a try and let us know what you think.  Also be sure to share your favorites with us.  Let the fun begin!

From www.birthdaypartyideas4kids.com and www.partyplan.co.uk come these ideas:

• Nail Polish Birthday Spin Game-Place several colors of nail polish in the middle of a circle of girls.  Have the first girl at the sleepover spin a bottle of nail polish.  Whoever the cap is pointing to when it stops must paint one of her fingernails that color.  Then that person spins the next color of nail polish…and so on.  Pretty soon everyone has really crazy hands and toes!
• Foil Make Over Game-The object is to create the best outfit out of aluminum foil.  This can be played individually or if you have lots of girls seperate them into teams.  Give each person or team 1 or 2 rolls of aluminum foil.  You can add accessories like belts, sunglasses, jewelry, hats and more.  Have the girls create tops, pants, dresses, skirts, bikinis or shorts.
• Blind Make Over Game-The first person puts on a blindfold and does the makeup of the second person.  Then when they are done the second person puts on the blindfold and does the makeup of the third person.  Draw numbers to determine the order.  Be sure to take pictures when you are done!
• Sleepover Ball Game-Buy a large inflatable beach ball and in permanent marker write questions all over it.  Place everyone in a circle and throw the ball to someone.  The person who catches the ball must answer the question that their right thumb is touching.  After answering the question they then throw the ball to another person.  Here are some suggestions for questions:  What is the scariest movie you’ve seen?  What is your favorite color?  What are three words that describe you? Who is your favorite band/singer? What is the nicest thing anyone has ever said to you? What do you say when you talk in your sleep?  What is your biggest phobia?  If you were invisible what would you do?  If you were an animal what would you be?  Who is your secret crush? What was your last dream about?
• Candy Hunt- Ask everyone to bring a flashlight to the party.  Before everyone arrives at the party ask a parent or sibling to hide candy all over the yard.  When it gets dark have everyone take their flashlights outside and hunt for the candy.

And from www.girlgamezone.com come these ideas:

• Snuggle Bug-Designate one person at the party the “Snuggle Bug” by putting slips of paper into a bowl (all blank except for the one that has the SB on it).  Whoever picks the “SB” is the “Snuggle Bug”.  All the guests are in the same room (with the lights off throughout the house) at the beginning of the game.  Then the “Snuggle Bug” gets to go and find a hiding place.  People roam throughout the house and ask other players, “Are you the Snuggle Bug?”  If the answer is no, then they keep searching.  If the answer is yes, then the person has to join them in the hiding spot and snuggle up to the SB.  As more guests find the SB and snuggle up, the hiding space becomes overcrowded and the game ends when the last person finds the SB.  Maybe have a “booby” prize ready for the last person!
• Kiss The Poster-get a nice poster of your favorite pop star, rock star or celebrity.  Have each girl put on lipstick and take turns putting on the blindfold and kissing the poster.  The person who kisses closest to the celebrity’s lips gets to take the poster home!
• Tapper-With everyone in the room, one person is chosen to be the Tapper.  The Tapper goes into another room where he/she can’t hear the other players.  Meanwhile everyone hides in their sleeping bags or under pillows and blankets.  You can also make decoys by putting pillows/stuffed animals under a blanket to make it look like a person.  Then someone gets up, turns off the lights and goes back to their hiding spot.  After everyone is settled, you yell to the Tapper to come in.  The Tapper comes into the room, with the lights off, and taps on someone.  If you get tapped you have to say “Yes?” in a weird voice (or say something else, it’s up to you).  The Tapper has to figure out who was speaking.  If the Tapper is right, the person tapped has to be the Tapper next and everyone gets a new hiding spot.  If the Tapper is wrong, he/she has to tap another person.   Or one by one the Tapper can guess each person until only one is left.
• Blair Witch Hide and Seek-A new type of hide and seek to play using a cell phone and a house phone.  Wait until it’s dark and turn out the lights.  One person hides with a cell phone.  In the pitch black, everyone goes looking for this one person.  Every so often he must call the house phone and give clues to where he is hiding.
• Two Truths and A Lie-Sit in a circle.  Each person one by one must tell everyone two things that are true about himself/herself and one thing that isn’t.  Mix up the two truths and a lie however you please.  Everyone has to guess which is the lie.

Try some of these games at your next sleepover and have fun

Everybody Loves Footzies!

With winter winds blowing and the holidays just around the corner, it's time to jump into a warm and cozy set of Footzies.  Choose from 8 luscious colors including our so festive Red, Pretty Pink, Warm Plum, Mint Green, Baby Blue, Tangerine, Lavender and Black.  Because Footzies are sold as separates you can mix and match the footy pants with the tee, tank or button up shirt and choose just the right size for each.  Footzies make the perfect present for women of all ages and are also loved by teens and tweens.  No more cold feet. No more socks in bed. No need for slippers. Footzies pants have a non-skid sole, and come in both Long and Short lengths. Made of 80% cotton and 20% polyester, the feel is soft velour and the price is just right, $29.99. The pant has an elastic waist with drawstring and comes in a long size for those 5'5" and above and a short size for those 5'5" or less and is sized from Small to XLarge for waist sizes 27" to 36".  The long sleeved tee and button up shirt are $19.99 each and the pretty tank top is $14.99.  Everybody loves Footzies!

 

Red Footy Pant $29.99   Long Sleeve Tee $19.99

Mint Green Footy Pant $29.99   Button Up Shirt $19.99

Lavender Footy Pant $29.99   Tank Top $19.99

My New Favorite Pajamas

Well, today there is a chill in the air and some leaves swirling around.  There's no stopping what's coming...winter.  For me, the best way to deal with it is to just settle into a new pair of wonderful flannel pajamas.  Today I'm loving our newest PJ Salvage pajama "Love Bus" filled with cheerful VW's from a day gone by.  Pajamas are perfect for putting a smile on any face and these, today, just do the trick!  Unlike that pair of skinny jeans, pajamas are roomy, pajamas just fit and fit every time.  I love to put pajamas on and do a twirl in front of the mirror.  Everyone looks like a model in pajamas.  So check these out and share your secrets for coping with the new chill in the air.

     

Love Bus by PJ Salvage

Perfect Movies For Sleepovers

A stack of great movies is a must for a perfect sleepover.  Which are your favorites?  Here are a few of ours:

• Mean Girls
• Freaky Friday
• High School Musical
• Sisterhood of The Traveling Pants
• The Kid
• Now and Then
• Tuck Everlasting
• Bend It Like Beckham
• Because I Said So
• Princess Bride
• Just Like Heaven
• Enchanted
• Grease
• How To Loose A Guy in 10 Days
• Dirty Dancing
• Splash
• Footloose
• Pretty Woman
• Big
• 13 Going on 30
• The Holiday
• The Bodyguard
• Nottinghill
• 50 First Dates
• Ferris Bueller's Day Off
• Legally Blonde
• 10 Things I Hate About You
• Clueless
• Charlie's Angels
• The Princess Diaries
• Never Been Kissed
• A Cinderella Story
• Monty Python and The Holy Grail
• Happy Gilmore
• Hairspray
• Runaway Bride
• While You Were Sleeping
• Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
• Romancing The Stone
• Pretty in Pink

OK...so which ones have we missed?  Share your faves here...

Great PJ's and Tees From "Be As You Are"

Don't you love companies with a sense of humor?  Be As You Are is exactly that and the perfect place to find pajamas, boxers and tees that are truly fun.  With warmer weather, these goodies are perfect to wear inside and out.  Here are a few of my faves for men and women. 

"Pick Your Poison" Sleep Capri


"Sit. Stay. Find me a boyfriend." Tee

 

"Brain on Video Games" Tee

 
It's official, May is "Tee Shirt" season and at $24 these tees make a great gift for yourself or someone you love.  The pajama pant can be rolled for a great bermuda short or kept as the perfect crop. The  Be As You Are collection also has some great baseball caps, flip flops, gifts and boxers. 

Pajama Company CEO stand Up For Pajama Clad Teens

Recent trends of teens wearing pajamas to school have got some administrators up in arms.  Teachers, principles, and parents are saying students coming to school in flannel pants or even slippers look sloppy and inappropriate. 

However, Ellie Badanes, CEO of website thepajamacompany.com says this is a perfectly acceptable trend.  “I love seeing pajamas at school,” she says, “Nothing sloppy going on, no, we call it trendy.”

She advises teens and tweens who are looking for a perfect combination of trendy and comfortable to pair a pajama pant with their favourite tee-shirt and flip flops or comfy boots.

Those timid or unsure about the idea she says should check out the teens and tweens section of her website www.thepajamacompany.com for some examples.

“Pajamas aren't just for sleeping anymore.  They go where you go and if you're a teen or tween we've seen them going everywhere!”

 

More Sleepover Games We Love

Try out a few of these games during your "Dog Days of Winter" sleepovers.

Kiss The Poster This is a good game for teens and a girls party in particular.

Get a nice poster of your favorite pop star or celebrity. Then all the girls put different on lipsticks and take it in turns to be blindfolded. They must then kiss the poster.

The person who kisses closest to the celebrity's lips gets to take the poster home and wins a small prize!

Slippers Games

Here are some fun variations on the "Slipper Game" for your sleepover. You can always use shoes if everyone does not have slippers.

1. Collect all the players' slippers and put them in the center of the room. On the word "Go!" have players race to find their own slippers and put them on first!

2. Play the game again, this time blindfolded

3. Play "Hide the Slippers." Tuck the slippers into nooks and crannies in another room, and have the players try to find their own first.

4. Set out the slippers in a row, and have each player take a turn matching a pair of slippers to the matching feet.

5. Sit in a circle and pass the slippers around - with your eyes closed! - and try to identify your own just by feel!

Snuggle Bug 

Designate one person at the party the "Snuggle Bug" by putting slips of paper into a bowl (all blank except for the one that has the SB on it). Whoever picks the "SB" is the "Snuggle Bug".

All of the guests are in the same room (with the lights off throughout the house) at the beginning of the game. Then the "Snuggle Bug" gets to go and find a hiding place.

People roam throughout the house and ask other players, "Are you the Snuggle Bug?"

- If the answer is "No", then they keep searching.
- If the answer is "Yes", then the person has to snuggle up to the SB.

As more guests find the SB and snuggle up, the hiding space becomes overcrowded, and the last person to find the SB is the loser. (Have a "booby prize" ready for the loser).

Spin the Bottle - Nail Polish 

Get 10 bottles of nail polish and arrange them in a circle. Get a bottle.

You choose someone to go first and they spin. Whatever color the bottle lands on they have to paint a finger with it ! Do this until everyone has painted all 10 !

Never Never

Supply each of your guests with 20 jellybeans (or any candy of your choice).

The first person makes a true statement about themselves that begins with the words, "I never...". For example - if one person has never told a lie, then she would say "I have never told a lie in my life". If the statement (without the "I never") is true for other guests, then they must eat a piece of candy.

Everyone should take at least one turn. Keep playing until it is obvious who will end up with the most candy - that is your winner!

Check out more at www.partyplan.co.uk

Perfect Sleepover Games

Just stumbled upon www.party411.com which is packed with great suggestions for sleepover games and activities.  Here are a few I love:

No-Mirror Make-Over

One of the best themes for a sleepover party for teenage girls is a Makeover theme. Host a beauty contest in which the contestants have to apply all of their make-up without a mirror. This is a game in which the most hideous contestant wins the prize. Make sure to take some nice blackmail photos of all the contestants!

 

Ingredients

• Makeup

To Play

• On the invitation tell the girls to bring their makeup...all of it!

• Have everyone set it out.

• Then, set a five-minute timer.  Everyone has five minutes to put her makeup on without a mirror.

• The girl with the most hideous makeup on wins.

Junk Food Frenzy

This is a great game that will keep your tummy full and keep you laughing.

 

Ingredients

• Index Cards

• Dessert Recipes

• Ingredients to Make the Desserts

• Measuring Cups & Spoons

• Baking Dishes

• Bowls

To Play

• Dig out some of your favorite dessert recipes and copy the instructions on index cards.

• Buy ingredients for all the desserts and place them on the kitchen counter.

• Shuffle the cards and divide the guests into two teams.

• Have players take turns drawing cards.

• Each player reads the card and takes the listed ingredient.

• When all the ingredients have been distributed, give the teams thirty minutes to prepare a dish using the ingredients accumulated by the individual players.

• When the dishes are complete, have each player taste and eat the results, then vote on the best tasting dessert! For a fun variation, give both teams the same ingredients and see what different desserts they come up with (without using recipes).

Dance Off

If your party is at a restaurant or community center, a dance off is perfect to get everyone dancing.  Hire a D.J or band to provide entertainment all night.

 

Ingredients

• Dancefloor Light Up Jewelry

• Noisemakers

• Pink Glow Light Bracelet

• Poster Board

• Markers

To Play

• At a dance off people dance for as long as they can until the music stops.  And if they stop while the music is still playing they are disqualified.

• Coordinate a time when the music can start for the dance off. A good time would be after dinner.

• Make cards out of poster board and markers that say, “You Are Out.”  Ask a few of your relatives or your little brother or sister to keep score.

• Hand out glow bracelets; light up jewelry, and noisemakers to everyone who is going to dance.

• When the music starts grab all of your friends and start the rump shaking.

• As soon as someone stops dancing the scorekeeper raises the sign that says “You Are Out.”

• The last few people on the dance floor are the winners.

• You can play several rounds and also award prizes for best dance moves, most creative, or most ridiculous.  A great prize for this game is inflatable mircophones!

Check it out and share your favorite sleepover games here!

Pajamas as Holiday Money Savers? Who Knew!

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?

Fund-Raising and Sleepovers Go Together

 

We’re coming up on the holidays, a time for gathering and a time for giving.  As the gift giving season draws near the number of fund-raising events increases.  These events have taken on many shapes and forms over the years, ranging from church carnivals, to bake sales, to ping-pong tournaments and more.  If you are involved with a charity, you know that sometimes coming up with a unique and fun idea is not an easy task.  This year, consider holding a sleepover to help raise money for your organization.

 

Our busy schedules sometimes mean that there are not enough hours in the day to work, run errands, and take care of the kids, never mind trying to work in events.  A sleepover can be a great way for your charity to ensure a big turn-out by “turning in” – after all, sleepovers happen at night!

 

As for where your charity could hold a sleepover, many museums across the country offer sleepover events for their younger patrons – with just a few phone calls, you could likely organize a fun night out at a museum.  These sleepovers can even be family events, ensuring an even greater turn out!

 

While we usually think of children when we hear “sleepover”, it doesn’t mean that it needs to be a children’s event.  You could challenge the members of your group to spend the night in a haunted house, or create a team challenge where offices spend the night at work, or you could even host a themed pajama party, one that includes a midnight feast and breakfast the next morning.

 

Having a sleepover event to fund-raise for your charity or organization can be a fun and memorable way to engage your community and to raise money at the same time.  Consider holding a sleepover this holiday season!