{"id":8245,"date":"2021-12-02T09:38:19","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T14:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/?p=8245"},"modified":"2026-04-10T08:07:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T12:07:36","slug":"embrace-the-holiday-spirit-with-a-family-pajama-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/embrace-the-holiday-spirit-with-a-family-pajama-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Embrace the holiday spirit with a family pajama day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #201f1e;\">The spirit of Christmas is much more than presents and shopping. This is the time of year where we celebrate love and we spend time with the people that mean the most to us. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #201f1e;\">There\u2019s nothing more important than family and setting aside special time to be with one another is one of the best ways to build your family bond. One way you can all be together is by having a family pajama day at home doing all the things that you love. We&#8217;ve got some ideas for things that you and your family can add to your favorite holiday activities to get into the spirit and celebrate Christmas together.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8247\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Breakfast-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Breakfast\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Breakfast-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Breakfast.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Eat breakfast all day<\/strong>. What goes better with pajamas than breakfast? Make the whole day about eating breakfast foods because there\u2019s nothing wrong with having omelets for lunch or French toast for dinner. Let the whole family participate in the cooking so you\u2019re all spending quality time together prepping and eating your delicious creations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/collections\/big-feet\/jumpsuits\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8248\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bigfeet-jumpsuitredlife2-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"bigfeet jumpsuitredlife2\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bigfeet-jumpsuitredlife2-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/bigfeet-jumpsuitredlife2.jpeg 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pick out new pajamas for the holidays<\/strong>. Hop online and browse new pajamas that you all want to wear for opening presents on Christmas morning. Individual choices based on taste are great but think matching family pajamas too! They are always a big hit, and your family will have outfits for a perfect photo.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/collections\/hatley-nature\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8249\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hatley-wildaboutxmasunion1-267x300.jpeg\" alt=\"hatley wildaboutxmasunion1\" width=\"267\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hatley-wildaboutxmasunion1-267x300.jpeg 267w, https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hatley-wildaboutxmasunion1-768x864.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hatley-wildaboutxmasunion1-910x1024.jpeg 910w, https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hatley-wildaboutxmasunion1-624x702.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Have a fashion show<\/strong>. If you have lots of sets of pajamas why not swap them out over the course of the day. Each time you change, do a little runway show modeling your new look. Accessorize with festive socks, robes, and blankets too!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cookies-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Cookies\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cookies-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cookies-1-624x468.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cookies-1.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Decorate holiday cookies<\/strong>. You can bake the cookies ahead of time, and then set up a decorating station with a variety of colored icings, sprinkles, toppings, and more. Consider baking and decorating more than your family will eat so you can give them to neighbors and friends as tasty gifts.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8251\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fort-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"Fort\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fort-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fort.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Build a fort<\/strong>. A lazy pajama day almost always involves hiding out in your own homemade fort. You can use a tent, sheets, blankets, or anything else that you have around the house to build a cool little shelter. Decorate it with twinkle lights to really give it a holiday feel.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8253\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Child-Sleep-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Child Sleep\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Child-Sleep-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Child-Sleep.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Teach the benefits of sleep<\/strong>. Kids should know how important sleep is to their development and sneaking in a little lesson during your pajama day is a great way to reiterate it as well as explain why they need to stay on their sleep schedule even during the holiday break.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8254\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Holiday-Movies-300x176.jpg\" alt=\"Holiday Movies\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Holiday-Movies-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Holiday-Movies.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch holiday movies<\/strong>. With so many titles to choose from you can absolutely make a full day of watching movies. Pop some corn, heat up some cocoa, and let the fun begin.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/onesies\/for-dogs\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8255\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/dogs-300x122.jpg\" alt=\"dogs\" width=\"300\" height=\"122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/dogs-300x122.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/dogs.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don&#8217;t forget to include your pets<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/onesies\/for-dogs\/\">They make pajamas for your pets<\/a>! Don&#8217;t let Fido be left out of the family fun.<\/p>\n<p>We hope your holiday family pajama day will be full of memories! Feel free to share your pictures on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thepajamacompany\">Facebook page<\/a> and tell us all about what you did on your special day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The spirit of Christmas is much more than presents and shopping. This is the time of year where we celebrate love and we spend time with the people that mean the most to us. There\u2019s nothing more important than family and setting aside special time to be with one another is one of the best [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8246,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,945,944,7,392,121,82,480,8,1068,452,80],"tags":[1117,573,393],"class_list":["post-8245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-holidays","category-hygge-winter","category-hygge","category-kids-pajamas","category-lounging-in-pajamas","category-matching-family-pajamas","category-pajama-day","category-pajama-spotlight","category-pajama-styles","category-pajamas","category-sleep-2","category-winter","tag-family-pajama-day","tag-pajama-day","tag-pajama-days"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8245"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8245\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10478,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8245\/revisions\/10478"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}