Great Sleepover Party Planning Ideas and Tips!

Creating and putting together a sleepover party planning list is a fun and exciting activity for the family to come together and show just how creative everyone is! Sleepovers were always a time for us to get up to some mischief, share thoughts and ideas and eat food at times way past our bedtime! Use the sleepover party planning list below to help with the preparation and have a great time J !

Mantra: “It’s the fun part that kids remember, not the material things.”

Tip 1: Get everyone involved. This will get everyone excited and motivated for the event! It is a great bonding opportunity.

Tip 2:  Be meticulous in your planning. Think of good party ideas, write them down and have a fallback in case the first idea doesn’t pan out. (Use the internet – there are loads of sites, like this one!, with great sleepover ideas.)

Tip 3: Send Thank You cards to everyone after the party

Tip 4: A sleepover does not have to be expensive. Good creativity can make the night a lot more fun

Tip 5: The night is for the kids, so leave them to it and try not to interfere!

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Sleepover Party Planning

Long Before the Party

Day Before the Party

When to Have it?

How to Do it

What to do?

Meal Planning

Supplies Planning

Sleepover Party Planning List

Sleepover Party Planning

Long Before the Party

• Decide on invite list.
• Make Invitations
• Send Out Invitations
• Buy supplies for your theme idea. Some ideas:

o       Bubble Wrap

o       Cardboard

o       Color Pencils

o       Fabric

o       Glitter

o       Glue

o       Markers

o       Pens

o       Stamps

o       Stickers

• Order party gifts/prizes for sleepover games
• Order party clothing items (eg. t-shirts saying ‘Xxx’s Sleepover Bash’)
• Organise some board games, DVD’s and/or computer games

Day Before the Party

• Buy and prepare the snacks and meals
• Dedicate and Clear a room for everyone to sleep in
• Prepare the room according to your theme

o       Position the TV

o       Move the Furniture to the side to make space

o       Decorate

o       Place the Party Pieces in position

• Put out guest towels and extra pillows

When to Have it?

• Have the party the weekend before the birthday
• Make the actual birthday a family only occasion

How to Do it

• Go onto the internet for great sleepover party ideas
• Be creative. Make fun foodstuff and use an exciting theme that you child will love

What to do?

• Prepare for a late night
• Be prepared with backup ideas – have a few DVD’s or games spare in case
• Arrange fun food (There are great kids food Cook Books for ideas). Make the food according to the theme eg. Popcorn for a Movie Night

Meal

• Prepare for 2 meals – Dinner and Breakfast
• Have spare food/candy available for snacks and ‘midnight’ feasts
• Let you child choose the food
• Get them involved in the preparation eg. making pancakes

Supplies

• DVD’s
• Extra bedding/blankets
• Extra pillows
• First Aid
• Food Ingredients
• Games
• Guest Towels
• Napkins
• Paper Plates
• Plastic Cutlery
• See ‘Long Before the Party’ for ideas

Please remember, the site is a guideline to better organisation. Everyone is different and therefore you are welcome to add or leave out what you feel is necessary or irrelevant! Better yet, Contact Us with your ideas and comments.

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