Christmas Tradition – Children’s Christmas Pajamas
Each family develops its own unique Christmas traditions. Christmas is a season where some traditions are passed down through the generations, while others are born out of a desire to do something new and meaningful to the family unit. Family traditions create happy Christmas memories for young and old. For many people, the food associated with the event is as important a memory as the event itself, for example, a pizza to snack on while the tree is being trimmed.
Whatever you choose, consider making it a tradition each year to enjoy the same snack or meal while making your home festive for the holidays. One of the traditions of our house that has been extended to the third generation is that our Christmas morning menu always revolves around oyster soup and Christmas bread… before opening the presents.
The new Christmas pajamas are another tradition that evokes fond memories and adorable prints. If the presents are opened on Christmas morning, let the children open a Christmas Eve present: the new Christmas pajamas. Consider having a slumber party while you wait for Santa! Dress everyone in a new pair of Christmas pajamas and play games, sing carols or watch Christmas movies during the Christmas Eve festivities.
Another tradition the kids (in their Christmas pajamas) will enjoy is making and decorating homemade cookies to leave out Santa and his reindeer. Pack up the extras in pretty containers to hand out to friends and family on Christmas Day. Kids love to “camp out,” so consider sleeping in sleeping bags in front of the Christmas tree one night. Grab snacks, leave the lights on all night, and make a special memory!
There are fabulous fabrics – fleece, velore, flannel and other fabrics available that make wonderful children’s Christmas pajamas. You may want to start a new Christmas tradition and take advantage of some free time during the summer. It’s a proud moment when you can check something off your Christmas ‘to-do list’ long before the stress and pressure of the holidays sets in and you can look forward to the pictures of the kids in their new Christmas pajamas you’ve made for them.