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18th November 2014

A mum recently told me that she spent months agonising whether to enroll her three year old in a Pyjama Drama class. Her best friend took her child and loved it, her daughter didn't go to preschool on the morning of the class and she was already looking for an activity for them to do together. So why the procrastination? ''I still have nightmares about my drama classes at school, ' the mum explained. ''I hated them. I was so shy and one day the teacher forced me to stand up in front of everyone and I couldn't stop shaking.

10th September 2013 

This September we are delighted to be running special drama sessions all across the UK to raise money for the wonderful Once Upon A Smile, a bereavement charity that helps children who have lost a parent to a terminal illness.  During the sponsored event the children will learn a special song and play five games, all designed to ‘chase the blues away’.

11th June 2014

We are delighted to announce that Pyjama Drama Franchise Owner, Phylly Jones, has been selected as one of 19 finalists in the British Franchise Association's prestigious Franchisee of the Year awards.  She is in the category of 'Young Franchisee of the Year'.

9th June 2014

We were delighted to come across this wonderfully complimentary blog post written by Sarah, who spends her time, 'coming up with toddler activities that are fun and creative so that every day feels like it’s been well spent'. You can visit Sarah's blog here and read what she says about attending classes in Sheffield below:

1st May 2014

For me, Pyjama Drama involves wearing lots of hats. Let me tell why...

Once upon a working day, Lucy woke up and started replying to emails from potential customers (sparkly admin and communication hat). She then remembered she had to pay for a class venue (pointy financial hat) before meeting up with a local magazine publisher (floppy marketing hat). Later on that day, Lucy got to deliver a fantastic Pyjama Drama class for older toddlers (woolly performance hat). As you can imagine, the hats are all very cosy and nice to wear (and you can’t be afraid to have bad hat hair by the end of a day). Pyjama Drama also involves juggling. You need to master juggling everyday items with the future items. They tend to move at an incredible pace but before you know it, you’ve been juggling for FOUR MONTHS (how time flies) and still have a smile on your face!

8th April 2014

We’re delighted to announce that the first episode of our new 10-part show for CBeebies Radio, ‘When I Grow Up’, will air on Saturday 12th April. 

17th March 2014

We're chuffed to bits to have been nominated in a number of categories in this years What's on 4 Awards, and we'd like to say a huge THANK YOU to all those parents, teachers and nursery managers who helped us to get this far by nominating us!

26th February 2013

I grew up hearing the story of the night my mum nearly threw my two month old brother out of the bedroom window after a day of non-stop crying.  We both know that she didn’t really nearly do it but the memory of that long day and fractious night is as fresh as if it were yesterday, despite it being over forty years ago. My own children aren’t babies or even toddlers anymore but being at home with children, especially when they’re young, is hard work and there are just some days that never seem to end...

3rd February 2014

Everyone knows someone who is great at telling stories. Maybe it’s Granddad who can keep the family entertained for hours at a time or your best friend who can turn a random event into a rip-roaring story that has you in fits of laughter. But how often do we think of ourselves as storytellers, even though something we do every day? From meeting a friend for coffee and telling her about our busy week to rushing home from work to tell our partners about our day, telling stories is something we instinctively do, and without even noticing.

4th January 2014

2013 has been a whirlwind; we’ve seen our thirtieth franchised area sold, performed at festivals and events throughout the country, and delivered the Pyjama Drama programme to literally thousands of children across the UK.

We’re even more excited about 2014 – here are just five of the reasons why we can’t wait for the coming year…