101 Days of Christmas: New Pajamas on Christmas Eve

by Mandi on September 29, 2011

source: Mandi Ehman

One of our favorite Christmas traditions is to give the girls new Christmas pajamas each year, which they get to to open on Christmas Eve after church. They look forward to this “first gift”, and it makes for cute pictures on Christmas morning as they come down the stairs with crazy hair and sleepy eyes!

We typically get our pajamas at Old Navy (I especially love their fleece nightgowns, which the girls wear all winter long), but you’ll find cute pajamas at a variety of retailers. We’ve even been known to do hand-me-downs for the toddlers among us, and I wouldn’t be opposed to buying nicer used brands such as Gymboree or Hanna Anderson at a consignment shop, although it’d be a little harder to find matching or coordinating sets that way!

Do you buy special Christmas pajamas for your kids? What is your favorite brand or style?

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	Mandi Ehman is the founder and publisher behind Life Your Way as well as a wife and homeschooling mom to four beautiful girls. She lives with her family on a little slice of heaven in wild, wonderful West Virginia and loves coffee, chocolate, easy meals, beautiful things and minimalist spaces.

Lisa

My step mother always buys the grandkids new PJs for Christmas. It works out great because we celebrate with them a couple days before the actual holiday.

Although some years I don’t always love her choice, I can’t complain with a free set each year.
- http://lifeyourway.net Mandi @ Life Your Way
  
  So fun — are there other grandkids besides your kids? Do they all get matching pjs?
Smcdonald42

Instead of giving the pj’s on Christmas eve – I started giving my kids their christmas pj’s on St Nick Day (Dec 6th). It makes so they can wear them more during the holiday season, and less candy and toys for them that day.
- http://lifeyourway.net Mandi @ Life Your Way
  
  This is a great idea — what a fun tradition!
Megan

We totally do this!! ha ha! and I’m 34 years old! My mom still buys us Pjs and we buy them for both she and my dad. With the next generation starting – it’s going to be fun to keep the tradition going. The best are the handmade made ones all matching ;D
- http://lifeyourway.net Mandi @ Life Your Way
  
  I love that you buy them for your parents as well — so fun!
http://www.oahumom.com Lisa

We do this too! Although last year our 5 year old burst into tears when he opened his and started a rant about how we always get him PJs and he hates PJs. Such a contrast to our 2 year old who took the paper off and was SO EXCITED that she’s gotten a box! (We let her enjoy her box for a few minutes and then told her the real present was inside of it and she was thrilled with the PJs.)
- http://lifeyourway.net Mandi @ Life Your Way
  
  LOL, that made me giggle. You never know what’s going to come out of their mouths sometimes!
http://www.ohiofamof4.blogspot.com Heather

We do pajamas too, although earlier in the season, and also include a Christmas ornament tailored to their likes or hobbies. My son doesn’t really wear his all that much so I’m trying just pajama pants this year. We’ll see how it goes.
- http://lifeyourway.net Mandi @ Life Your Way
  
  It’s funny because my oldest sleeps in just a t-shirt, all year long, but the fashionista in her still can’t resist cute pajamas, LOL!
Christina

my mom always makes us a new pair of pj’s every year. I look forward to them all year and im 26
- http://lifeyourway.net Mandi @ Life Your Way
  
  This makes me happy to read — I hope my girls feel that way in 20 years!
http://lifeyourway.net Mandi @ Life Your Way

So cute — thanks for sharing!