My daughter is in kindergarten and wants to have a pajama party for her 6th birthday. Obviously, since they are too young, kids will not sleep over, but they will wear jammies, play parent-lead games, decorate their own cupcakes, open presents, etc. She wants to invite 12 kids; however, three of them are boys in her class (one is also our next door neighbor). She is close to these kids. I didn't see anything wrong with that, but my husband and my mom both said they thought it was weird/strange to have boys and girls at a party with pajamas. Am I crazy? They are only in kindergarten. Does anyone think this is inappropriate? I'd love to hear your thoughts and/or suggestions.
Thanks!
Thanks for all the responses. We decided to have a Breakfast Pajama Party and invite girls and boys. I never once let my daughter know we were concerned about the party. It will be held in the morning, and we'll eat a pancake breakfast, play pass the slipper, a sock game called clean up your room, decorate pillowcases, and send everyone home with a bedtime book. Every parent has been really excited about the creative idea. Thanks for the support!
Wow, I taught kindergarten and the school had pajama day every year for all grades. There is nothing wrong with boys and girls being in their pj's together. You might just want to tell the parents that it is a coed party, so they can choose appropriate pj's. I think it sounds like a fun party!
I don't think the boy/girl is a problem but 12 is way to many. We used to use the rule: Invite the number of people equal to your age.
C.,
No, I don't think it's crazy, but rather inventive. You say it won't be an overnight party, so if the parents don't mind bringing their kids over in PJ's then I see no harm. At this age all the kids care about is playing. Today most parents have their kids sleep in full PJ's or sweats. Since the games are all parent led, then I see no issues with inappropriateness.
I'd simply let the parents know the type of party and the suggested dress. Most parents won't see a problem with sweats or even full PJ's.
All you can do is put the feelers out to the other parents and see what they say....You might be surprised by their reactions, and you might ellicite some help at the same time.
Good Luck and Enjoy.
J. in Kansas
As long as they're not spending the night, I don't think it's weird. Just my 2 cents, but I don't think your daughter is too young for a sleepover either. 12 kids is certainly too many, LOL!, but I wouldn't necessarily rule it out for the future. It does sound like a fun party, though!
My children's school does this a few times each year, and the whole class wears their pajamas and slippers to school, and even brings a blanket and small pillow. Usually on a day they plan to watch a video or something. I don't see any issues with it, especially since most parents would send their child to a birthday party wearing pajamas that are considered age appropriate and would be ok to wear around a group of kids, rather than just a large sleep Tee (that many of us have for our kids). I really don't see any issue here.
I slept over at a friend's house for the first time in kindergarten. It was just me, though, so I don't blame you for not wanting all 12 kids to stay over. I don't think 12 is too many for just a party. And it would be fun to have them all in jammies - boys included! Great idea!
My son's kindergarten class just wore their pajamas to school and they all had so much fun! Not wierd at all! If you invite 12 children all of them will not be able to attend and at the most 10 will show. Not too many kids...it's a fun age! :)
Having boys at a pretend pajama party for kindergarteners? It wouldn't bother me at all.
If you tell her no and why you think its wierd, you will put that wierdness in her head when it wasn't there before. Her intentions are innocent at her age. I think it would open a whole bag of questions and different feelings on her part if you make it seem wierd to have boys at her pj party.
We also had PJ days at my school. Everyone wore them. Make it a silly party, and the clothing fits in. You could do some crazy things like wear those foam rollers in your hair, have the adults in bathrobes, and so on.
I will say that 12 is a lot of kids for a 6 year old party. If you're already committed, fine, but try to scale things back. It can get expensive and unruly, and then of course you have to go to the parties that all the other kids have through the year.
You could give out related favors (if you are doing that) like night-lights or those glow-in-the-dark stars and comets kids put on the ceiling in their rooms. I don't believe in going overboard with that stuff, but if you can find it at reasonable prices, it might fit in with the theme. Try the dollar stores.
Have fun!
No, not at all crazy. My daughter has had PJ day at school twice this year and she is in K. I do agree that 12 kids seems like a lot, but it depends on how much you want to handle. I'm thinking personally, for a home based party, no way! lol It's a snow day today and just her aggrevating her baby sister is driving me nuts!
I agree with the others... not weird at all. I taught 3rd grade and we had all-school pajama days where everyone, including teachers wore pjs! I think it's a fun idea for the kids and I would include both boys and girls.
Not at all! My daughter's 1st grade class just did a PJ party for Christmas. I think it will be a blast! Have fun & Happy Birthday to your daughter!
