Host A Slumber Party
Monday, July 12th, 2010
Slumber parties are always tons of fun and a great time to spend with your friends. As a parent, it is a lot of hard work to host a slumber party. You need to plan and make sure that the little girls are busy while you are preparing dinner. There are tons of things that you can suggest to keep them occupied and away from the kitchen. You don’t have to prepare an extravagant meal for the girls. Usually finger foods like fish and chips or easy to make foods would be the best bet for a fun and easy slumber party.
Before the day of the party arrives you need to be prepared with quite a few things. You can rent or buy movies and make sure the popcorn bowls are ready. To make room for sleeping bags and pillows in the living room, you need to clear out the other stuff that’s in the room. You can organize a game that will keep your guests busy while you make dinner. If you have younger siblings that might feel left out or bother the girls, you can send them to a relative’s house or a family friend for the night.
During the party, the girls definitely enjoy games like “mummy” where one girl wraps the other in toilet paper to make a mummy. Whoever does this the fastest wins a prize. Playing hair and make-up is always fun for girls. Just make sure you communicate with the other moms first if they allow their girls to go crazy over make-up. You can also have them play with their hair, curl it for example with old-fashioned rag curls so they have Shirley Temple curls the next day when they wake up.
As for the food, you can ask the girls to make their own pizza by setting up a pizza-making station in the center of the room table. They can choose their own toppings, and you can give each girl pre-made crust and send them outside while you bake their creation. Don’t forget to minimize their soda and sugar intake. You can serve soda during dinner and switch to fruit juices or water towards the night. You can serve flavoured popcorn during movie time, and during breakfast, bagels with cream cheese, donuts and pastries are good choices. For a calcium-rich breakfast, ice cold milk and orange juice are added to top it.
Slumber parties are always a good idea especially if your girl wants to bond with her girlfriends. It’s a good way for them to socialize and still you can keep an eye on them. The sleeping beds that you prepare for them should be comfortable and conducive to sleeping, because even though it is a party, the girls would still need their good night’s sleep. You can create the mood of the slumber party by throwing some good sheets for them to lie down on. You can shop beforehand and buy bed in a bag clearance with designs like camouflage bedding. If you recently moved into your home and would need new sheets anyway, you can also buy king bed in a bag and let the girls use it for a comfy sleepover.
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