Change into pajamas
Pulling on pajamas often tells the body that the day is over, which can feel both nice and hard at once. The visual support below walks through the change in calm steps.
♂Put on pajama top
A smiling boy is putting on a blue and white striped pajama top.
♂Wearing pajamas
A boy stands with hands on his hips, wearing blue and white striped pajamas.
♂Put on pajama bottoms
A smiling boy is pulling up his blue and white striped pajama bottoms.
♂Adjust pajama bottoms
A man in light blue striped pajamas straightens the waistband of his pajama bottoms.
♀Put on pajamas
A child in blue and white striped pajamas and pink slippers, standing and waving.
♀Put on pajamas
A person putting on blue and white striped pajamas.
♀Put on pajamas
A girl pulling a blue and white striped pajama shirt over her head.
♀Pull down pajama top
A laughing girl pulls a light blue polka dot pajama top down over her striped pajama bottoms.
About this visual support
Pajamas are more than just a piece of clothing; they are a body cue that the day is folding up. For many children, that signal collides with a body still full of play, ideas and impressions that have not yet settled. The change becomes a small negotiation rather than something obvious.
This is where visual support helps, by moving the ending from a spoken request to a visible sequence. The child can see the order things happen in, and what the next picture will show. The body gets time to catch up with the fact that the day is actually closing, without anyone repeating each step out loud.
One concrete tip: lay the pajamas out in plain sight already when dinner is finishing, so the picture and the real garment meet in the room at the same time. The thought has time to grow familiar before the moment arrives. If you want to tie the whole evening together, Routined lets you build the full bedtime routine with visual support, with a 14-day free trial before any subscription.
This image is part of these ready-made schedules
Use this image in a schedule
Build your own visual schedule with this image and download it as a print-ready PDF. Completely free.
More similar visual supports
Dress for bed
A smiling boy holds up his blue and white striped pyjama top, ready to put it on...
Dress pajamas
A woman is putting on blue pajamas with stars and moons on them.
Get pajamas
A person takes striped pyjamas out of a drawer under a dresser with folded cloth...
Sleepwear on
A person putting on a striped top.
Bedtime routine
A person sits on the bed with books beside them, with a symbol showing the showe...
Change into night clothes
A folded light blue pajama set with yellow stars and crescent moons.
Get Into Bed
A child in pajamas climbs into bed and pulls up the blanket by the pillow.
Get into pajamas
A child puts on spotted pajamas with a towel on their head.
Take the visual supports with you
In Routined you build schedules from these pictures, add timers and voice instructions, and your child follows the day on their own.
* 14-day free trial included for new users.