Have some fun in bed with the latest footed pajamas, adult pyjamas, onesies, snuggies, slankets and nightshirts

When I first saw the huge fleece blankets with sewn in sleeves (“slankets”or “snuggies”), I was wondering what on the earth was the point of them and who ever would want to buy them. They were, however, incredibly popular and were available in almost every high street shop and mail order outlet, for people who wanted to lie on the sofa with their packet of crisps, beer, laptop and remote without getting cold. It was a sort of compromise between getting out of bed and actually getting up and about.

But, after two severe winters when we had snow upon snow, we were housebound for two weeks nursing various coughs and colds and winter germs, I finally gave in to my curiosity and bought one. When you need a bit of extra pampering, these are just the job, maybe get a hot water bottle and indulge yourself to a day on the sofa until the weather gets back to normal and your croaky voice returns. Just curl up with some comfort foods and drinks and watch TV under your blanket with sewn in sleeves, so you don’t have to risk your arm getting cold whenever you need to use the remote.

The following year, I noticed a slight variation on the theme where the adult onesie seemed to suddenly become very popular. It’s a similar idea, but this is basically a very big baby-grow, a huge all-in-one suit made out of fleece material for adults. They often come in dressing-up costume styles and I’ve seen groups of young people out at large in these on their way to a party night out. In the January sales last year, I saw hundreds of these reduced to the lowest ever prices, so I was the meanest Mummy out this Christmas when my teenage daughter was desperate to get one and I suggested she waited to get them in the sales. Turns out I got that completely wrong and we looked everywhere after Christmas to try and get hold of one. We managed it after much searching!

My son, on the other hand, doesn’t like wearing pyjama trousers and prefers just his boxers or shorts. When he was younger, we used to buy him nightshirts and I did wonder at what point did these stop being so popular, after all, Wee Willie Winkie famously used to run through the town in his nightgown.

With the latest technologies and fabrics, there’s much more scope for being inventive, from amazing glow in the dark designs to cuddly fleece materials, you can really go to town and dress up in bed.

I even found some huge slipper footwarming devices that are like a giant slipper for putting both feet in, some of these you can even heat up. Sounds like a crazy idea, but if you’ve ever had to walk through the snow you’ll know how painful cold feet can be and how you don’t want to risk chilblains by heating your feet too quickly in hot water. If you want some crazy slippers to finish off your outfit, check out these amazing novelty slippers.

It seems there are many variations of the sleepsuit, slanket or giant slipper devices that involve dressing up nice and warm and having a bit of fun. When it comes to wearing pyjamas it seems we are not all choosing the latest silky romantic look, but are going for something with a bit of a sense of humour and something snuggly that will keep us nice and toastie.