Get ready to party in your pajamas and have the coziest and most festive Christmas pajama party, this holiday season.
Christmas Pajama Party
There are so many great holiday party themes and a Christmas pajama party is one of them.
The laid-back and informal nature of a pajama party, is amazing in helping guests relax and enjoy the cozy event.
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Christmas Pajama Party Invitation
A great Christmas pajama party begins with an enticing invitation.
In addition to the date, location, and time, set the tone of your party by letting guests know that it’s a pajama party.
Instead of a regular text message, build anticipation and add that personal touch; by designing a digital flyer.
You can tap into your arts and crafts side and create handmade invitations, or design a digital invite.
Party Dress Code
The highlight of any Christmas pajama party is the dress code.
Encourage all attendees to wear their coziest and most festive sleepwear. Onesies, flannel pajamas, fuzzy socks, and slippers are all great options.
Christmas Pajama Party Decorations
Due to the relaxed nature of a pajama party, you don’t have to stress about having extravagant and over-the-top decorations.
To enhance the cozy atmosphere, you can decorate your space with lots of pillows, blankets, fairy lights, and garlands.
Christmas Pajama Party Food Ideas
Amplify your party with a delicious spread of food. You can serve a meal or focus on light finger foods that everyone can enjoy.
Displaying your snacks on a charcuterie board, serving dish, and platters will help to elevate and create an aesthetic presentation while also allowing your guests to customize what they want to eat.
Here are some food ideas that you can include in your Christmas pajama party:
Hot chocolate bar: lay out hot chocolate, marshmallows, peppermints, whipped cream, cinnamon powder, and any other toppings and letting your guest personalize their drink.
Brunch bar: Create a sweet and savory brunch bar with delightful food items such as waffles, cinnamon rolls, eggs, bacon, biscuits, and fresh fruits.
Milk and Cookies bar: present a variety of milk and holiday cookie options for guests to savor.
Christmas Pajama Party Games
Some great activities that will keep your guests entertained and having fun include:
Mug Decorating
Provide your guests with blank ceramic mugs and acrylic paint pens/paint (Designed for ceramic painting) and allow them to unleash their creativity.
Christmas Photo Booth
Get silly with a fun and festive photo booth.
You can DIY your own budget-friendly photo booth by taping gift wrapping paper on the wall. Finish your photo booth with cute props and you’re all set!
Watch a Holiday Movie
Bask in the cozy ambiance and watch a holiday movie.
To reduce stress and time spent deciding on a movie, provide your guests with options and have them decide on a movie prior to the party.
Christmas Karaoke
Encourage your guests to let their voices shine as they sing along to lively holiday tunes. You can even turn this into a fun competition to see who has the best performance.
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Cookie Decorating
To complete this fun activity, all you need are different-shaped cookies, colored icing, and various other toppings.
Family Feud
Whether on a classic game card or digital format, challenge your guests to a game of Family Feud.
Gingerbread House Decorating Competition
Divide your guests into groups and supply them with a gingerbread house kit to see who can create the best design.
Furthermore, you can have your guests provide an interesting back story while presenting their houses.
Finish the Song Lyrics
Play a snippet of a holiday song and have guests quickly buzz in to finish singing the lyrics.
Depending on the size of your group you may need to divide your party into 2 or 3 groups.
White Elephant Gift Exchange
Enjoy a fun twist to a traditional gift swap and have a white elephant gift exchange.
If you’re unfamiliar with a white elephant gift exchange, check out the simple guidelines here.
Don’t forget to include within your party invitation that there will be a white elephant gift exchange along with the spending limit for the gifts.
Secret Santa Gift Exchange
Have your guests surprise each other with a secret Santa gift exchange.
To make it easier for everyone to gift good gifts, have your guests add their wishlist to their Elfster profile.
