Pajamas When Grandchildren Visit
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This morning on the bus, one of my friends shared an idea that the mother of her son-in-law does.
(I pause here a moment to ask a question: do you ever feel competition with the ‘other’ grandparents of your grandchildren? That your grandchildren might love ‘them’ more than they love you? Do you worry that your grandchildren would rather spend time with ‘them’ than with you? Do you worry that ‘they’ give your grandchildren more expensive presents for birthdays and Christmas? Well, my friend exhibited no such feelings. I was impressed. Now. Back to the regularly scheduled program.)
This grandmother has a closet full of pajamas. When her grandchildren come to visit, they run to the closet to pick out a pair to wear while they visit grandma. They put them on — even if it is in the middle of the afternoon!
Generally, there isn’t any bickering or arguing over who gets to wear which set of pajamas because grandma has so many to choose from. That must be one heck of a pajama stash! (I wonder if she has summer pajamas and winter pajamas and boy pajamas and girl pajamas. I wonder if they ever have a pajama party . . .)
When it’s time to go, grandchildren give the PJs back to grandma — most of the time without complaints. If there is resistance to leaving the pajamas at grandma’s house, grandma reminds them that if the child took the pajamas home, they wouldn’t be at her home the next time the grandchild came for a visit.
That sounds like a fun — and unusual — idea!
Do any of you do anything similar?
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Pajamas is brilliant – cuz then she’s always ready for spontaneous sleep-overs…
I pick up inexpensive beady girlie jewelry and stash it at the bottom of my jewelry box. My granddaughters, aged 4 and 2, relish a long consideration of which bracelets, necklaces, and rings to wear… And I don’t think they realize it’s not my ‘real stuff’!!
They most often relinquish them before leaving… mostly
My granddaughters always turn to my closet for one of my t-shirts for pajamas.
My grands have their own big drawer in my kitchen with a variety of plates, bowls, and cups just for them to use.
Ronda Kay — great idea of having jewelry available for grandchildren. I have a few strands of ‘beads’ that I got on clearance after the Mardi Gras season.
Grandma Shelley — I love the idea of having kitchenware specifically for grandchildren. Great idea!
I am definitely going to steal this pajama idea. My teen/tween grandchildren are always stealing my pj bottoms when they come to my house because they are so comfy. It would be great to have some for all the grands!