I Need some Birthday Party ideas.....

[mkrebecca]

I need some ideas for a birthday party/sleep over!
My oldest daughter is turning 10 and she wants to have a sleep over for her party. What do I do with a house full of girls!!!! I am thinking there will be about 10 girls here and I want it to be fun for them.....any ideas would be great!
Thanks!!!

[Cpogie]

I remember slumber parties. We use to watch TV and eat (lol) back then but now there is so much to do.
How about a treasure hunt for items in your house? Games, they could do makeup on each other....hide and seek...here is a site with other ideas.

http://www.kidspartyfun.com/pages/themes/slumberparty.html

[we3kings]

One thing my daughter suggested is taking a photo of all the girls lying on the floor in a circle with their heads in the center. Then print off as many photos as there are girls. Let the girls decorate inexpensive wood frames with markers, stickers, paint, foam letters, ect. Then each girl gets to take home a souvenir of the special night. Watch movies, play easy competitive games (bean bag toss) ect.,to win "prizes" just be sure each girl wins at least once. Play beauty parlor, nails ect. Have Fun! :)

[mkrebecca]

I remember slumber parties. We use to watch TV and eat (lol) back then but now there is so much to do.
How about a treasure hunt for items in your house? Games, they could do makeup on each other....hide and seek...here is a site with other ideas.

http://www.kidspartyfun.com/pages/themes/slumberparty.html

OMG!! that is a great site full of good ideas!!! thanks so much Carol!!

[mkrebecca]

One thing my daughter suggested is taking a photo of all the girls lying on the floor in a circle with their heads in the center. Then print off as many photos as there are girls. Let the girls decorate inexpensive wood frames with markers, stickers, paint, foam letters, ect. Then each girl gets to take home a souvenir of the special night. Watch movies, play easy competitive games (bean bag toss) ect.,to win "prizes" just be sure each girl wins at least once. Play beauty parlor, nails ect. Have Fun! :)

I like that idea of taking the picture!! we will for sure do that!!!

[MandMnmbr3]

Becky... how about letting them all decorate cupcakes? Kids at that age LOVE to help out in the kitchen, at least mine did.

Have fun!!

Hugs,
Mae

[MandMnmbr3]

Becky... here's another site that has free printable invites, party hats, etc...

Family Shopping Bag (http://www.familyshoppingbag.com/free_printable_greeting_cards.htm)

Hugs,
Mae

[mkrebecca]

thanks Mae!! we are talking over somethings....not sure about the cupcakes.....maybe. I don't know about all those girls in my kitchen!!! it could get CRAZY!!

[momsangel]

What about make overs?;) my daughter loves doing this at her sleep over's!!

[mkrebecca]

What about make overs?;) my daughter loves doing this at her sleep over's!!

Now I can do that!! I love doing make overs for people!!! I think there is going to be LOTS of girls here!!

[momsangel]

Now I can do that!! I love doing make overs for people!!! I think there is going to be LOTS of girls here!!


Girls LOVE to be pretty,;) it'll be fun no matter what they do, kids can entertain themselves:D

[mkrebecca]

Girls LOVE to be pretty,;) it'll be fun no matter what they do, kids can entertain themselves:D

from the way Abigail is talking, they will all be upstairs singing and playing!!
I might not get to plan anything!! I think she has the plan!! as long as they have fun....I just want some ideas incase they get bored!!

[momsangel]

from the way Abigail is talking, they will all be upstairs singing and playing!!
I might not get to plan anything!! I think she has the plan!! as long as they have fun....I just want some ideas incase they get bored!!



We do a balloon pop and whomever wins gets a small surprise, we have also done fashion shows, just a few I thought of;)

[mkrebecca]

I know the fashion show would be a good hit!!
Good idea Mary!! Thanks!

[momsangel]

With the fashion show, we took pictures for the girls and printed them at home;) and they made keepsake books of it, just thought I would share this as well:D

[mkrebecca]

that sounds great Mary!! we might just try that out!!

[asumom]

mkrebecca is that the one who was going to be my penpal but i wrote her and she never wrote back

[mkrebecca]

mkrebecca is that the one who was going to be my penpal but i wrote her and she never wrote back

yep! thats her!! I keep telling her she needs to write to you and she says she is going to, but I just can't get her on the ball!!! sorry about that!!!

[momsangel]

that sounds great Mary!! we might just try that out!!


Its easy, just print them a few pictures, have scrap paper to make the book, have each girl sign it with the date,etc. they make great keepsakes


my daughter has hers from the 1st one at the age of 7:eek: thats a night I will NEVER forget,LOL

[mkrebecca]

I asked Abigail about the make overs and that is a go!! she is way excited aobut that!!!

[momsangel]

I asked Abigail about the make overs and that is a go!! she is way excited aobut that!!!



coolbeans!!when is the big night?

[mkrebecca]

Friday!!!!!!

[mom2fussbudgets]

I hope the girls have fun! Sleepovers is a fond girlhood memory of mine. :D

[mkrebecca]

I hope the girls have fun! Sleepovers is a fond girlhood memory of mine. :D

I hope to make good memories for my girls! I do not very many good memories from when I was a child!

[mkrebecca]

the party was a good party, but now we are trying to get 11 girls to lay down and stop talking!!!

[VanillaBean]

Good Luck with that...girls and talking go hand in hand...and 11 of them sheesh....thats a feat right there!!

[mkrebecca]

Well I got the girls to bed at 1 a.m.!!!! then they were up at 9! they had so much fun! there was 17 kids here and 11 spent the night. we did make overs and they loved that! they played chubby bunny!!! that is so funny! you put a marshmallow in and say chubby bunny and can't eat it, you put in one more and so on and so on! so they all had this big old mouth full of marsh mallow and were trying to say chubby bunny!!!! they watched a movie.....and just ran and played all evening! they went outside for a hide and seek game at dark. My daughter was so happy with her party! it turned out well for her! thanks for all the cool ideas from you guys!!

[jessiegirl]

I am glad to hear your daughter had a great birthday. It seems like you put a lot of thought into making it the best party possible. Starting at about age 11 or so I basically controlled my own birthday parties. My Mom would buy us a bunch of food, and we we would rent some movies but in the end us girls just ended up gossiping and giggling all night long... Oh the joys of being little! :rolleyes:

[mom2fussbudgets]

Becky, I'm glad everything worked out so well. As long as your daughter is happy; that is the important part. :)

[momsangel]

So glad the girls had fun and the sleep over was a success!!
My boys are begging for a sleep over:eek: don't know if I can handle a bunch of boys,LOL

But so glad it went well Becky!!

[mkrebecca]

the next time it will be limited to the # of girls over!!

Mary, I don't know about a sleep over with boys, they romp around quit a bit!!
The girls ended up breaking two lights out of the ceiling fan!!!
But it was fun for them!!

[momsangel]

the next time it will be limited to the # of girls over!!

Mary, I don't know about a sleep over with boys, they romp around quit a bit!!
The girls ended up breaking two lights out of the ceiling fan!!!
But it was fun for them!!


:eek: YIKES broken lights, sounds like a normal day in my house with my boys,LOL
I figure I already have 3 boys whats a few more;) ........

[jessiegirl]

:eek: YIKES broken lights, sounds like a normal day in my house with my boys,LOL
I figure I already have 3 boys whats a few more;) ........

Yeah, I have two sisters and one brother who also happens to be the oldest. My Mom says she would always preferred having a boy sleep over to the girls sleepover. Especially as girls get older because they are so catty and argue.

Anyway, I say go for it! I watched my brother have sleepover when I was younger and they maybe not quite as fun as girls sleepover but they are definitely much easier.