Personalised bedtime book for a child’s first night in a new house

What happens in your child's First Sleep in the New House

1. Your child changes into familiar pyjamas in the new bedroom.
2. A favourite toy is found and placed beside the pillow.
3. New sounds outside and inside the house make your child pause.
4. Your child notices the bedtime routine is still the same.
5. The new room becomes calm for the first goodnight and sleep.

How the first page could read

Bedtime had arrived at the new house. Your child wore their familiar pyjamas and held their favourite toy close, while boxes waited quietly by the wall. The room looked new, but the bedtime story was the same. Then your child heard a soft hoot, a distant car and rain tapping the window.

Your child’s name, look and little details replace these words, and the whole story is written for their age.

Why this story works

This personalised bedtime book gives a child aged two to five a small, recognisable routine for the first night after a move. Your child is pictured in familiar pyjamas, with a favourite toy, so the story begins with things that already belong to bedtime. Rather than making the new house busy or exciting, each spread notices gentle details: a box by the wall, shadows on the ceiling, a sound outside or rain at the window. By the last page, the new bedroom has room for the same goodnight words and a cosy sleep. It is made from one photo of your child, with details parents choose.

Reading it together

• Read it before moving day, then pack it where you can easily find it for the first bedtime in the new house.
• Ask your child which sounds in the story they might hear at their new home, and name any real sounds together.
• Use the final goodnight page as part of the usual bedtime routine for the first few nights.

Suggested art style: Storybook watercolour

Soft storybook watercolour suits the quiet light, familiar objects and gentle nighttime details of a new bedroom. A sidekick idea: your child's favourite sleepy toy. You can pick any of the four styles and change the details in the form.