Halloween at school is Pajama Day! Everyone wears PJs, teachers included. Of course there’s a (wonderful) method behind our madness. Costumes can be scary for some children, and how cool is it to wear your pajamas to school!
We also collect food, non-perishable breakfast items for our local food pantry. Win-win, and everyone participates.
My class has a “Day in the Dark”, perfect fun and exploring.
Light tables, flashlights, and glow sticks. We make shadow puppets, investigate colors and creepy animals, explore with flashlights, and even snuggle together in the dark. It was a wonderful day.
Happy Halloween!
Jennie
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About Jennie
I have been teaching preschool for over thirty-five years. This is my passion. I believe that children have a voice, and that is the catalyst to enhance or even change the learning experience. Emergent curriculum opens young minds. It's the little things that happen in the classroom that are most important and exciting. That's what I write about.
I was a live guest on the Kelly Clarkson Show. I am highlighted in the seventh edition of Jim Trelease's million-copy bestselling book, "The Read-Aloud Handbook" because of my reading to children. My class has designed quilts that hang as permanent displays at the National Liberty Museum in Philadelphia, the Fisher House at the Boston VA Hospital, and the Massachusetts State House in Boston.
A Teacher's Reflections 
Happy Halloween Jennie! PJ day sounds great!
Wonderful tradition. Does anyone wear the red long-johns with a flap in the back? 😂😂😂
Count our eldest as one who went hysterical over people in costumes – including Santa! We respected that, but you’d be surprised how many tried to ‘cure’ her of her fears by persisting with the costumes. To her, all clowns were scary clowns (way before it was a ‘thing’)
So, great way to do the Halloween dress-up thing – while adding the element of eerieness with dark classrooms illuminated with light boxes and glow sticks!
I feel the same about Halloween being way too scary for kids.
That sounds like a great idea, Jennie. I have long been not in favour of the increasing horror aspect of Halloween. This is such a comforting and fun way to celebrate Halloween at school.
What a fun idea, Jennie. Happy Halloween to you and all the children!
Looks like a lot of fun, Jennie.
Great fun, John. 🙂
Great idea!
Thank you!
I love this! 😍
Lots of fun! Thanks, Ritu!! 🙂
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As usual, you get it just right, Jennie. We never celebrated Halloween in Britain when I was young, but I would have enjoyed your ‘dark class’, I’m sure.
Best wishes, Pete.
Thank you, Pete. 🙂
What a great idea!!
Thanks, Opher! 🎃
What a great idea. Halloween was never a scary time when I was growing up so I have wonderful memories and still enjoy it. My favourite costume was Little Bo Peep. I usually dressed as a favourite character from a book. I do recall though that one girl in class didn’t celebrate Halloween due to her religious beliefs and I felt bad for her as the rest of us dressed up. A PJ party would solve that issue.
We struggled with the whole costume thing for years, Darlene. Pajama Day, and adding a day in the dark, solved the problem. Great fun for everyone! I would have loved a Little Bo Peep costume! 🎃
Brilliant! I wish school had been this much fun when I was there. 🙂
Thank you, Annabelle!
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Thank you!
What a brilliant solution. Halloween is my least favorite of the holidays and I really don’t think is all that great for children. They don’t need all that sugar in their growing brains. I was not exposed to it until much later in life and my kids were a bit older too. It’s still my daughter’s favorite holiday though. She dressed as an office ninja this year. 😉 Love the pajama idea.
The pajama idea has solved so many issues and made Halloween at school fun for everyone. I agree with you that the sugar is not what they need, but they do enjoy going out in the dark in costume. That is a big deal! Officer Ninja sounds pretty cool. Thank you, Marlene.
What a wonderful idea. Except for never wanting to see my coworkers in their jammies, I’d recommend it.
Can you imagine the shock on some parents faces when they saw me in pajamas and a bathrobe? No kidding!
A lovely idea for a nursery school, Jennie.
Thank you, Robbie.
Oh how fun! And cozy!
It really was fun! Thanks, Marie.
Great ideas, looks like a fun Halloween!
Thanks, Marcia. It was fun! 😀
Looks like they enjoyed these Halloween activities!
They did! Thank you.
So much fun! LOve the pajamas! 🙂
It was a blast!! 😀