Simple “un” Slumber Party

One year for her 11th birthday, my daughter requested a “un” slumber party.  All of the fun of a sleepover party without the sleepover! She sat down and made a list of what she wanted to do for her party and we pretty much stuck to it.

 
 

I’ve always had mixed feelings about sleepover parties.  I don’t want to get into that debate here.  One year I just didn’t feel like a slumber birthday party was the right idea for my daughter so instead, we planned an “un-slumber party”.

We did all of the fun things that you’d normally do at a sleepover party, but saved ourselves the grumpy kids and a late night of an actual slumber party!

Un Slumber Birthday Party Details:

Invites:

I found some cute pre-made party digital files online and made some cute invites. I just printed them out on photo paper, they ended up costing less than 25 cents each.

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The invites were created with a digital kit from MYGRAFICO.

Slumber Party Activities:

 

1- Decorate Pillowcases.

As the guests arrived we had them decorate pillowcases.  We just used cheap Walmart white pillowcases and fabric markers.  While they watched the movie I threw them in the dryer to set the ink.
 

2- Watch a Movie.

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I picked out a selection of my daughter’s favorite movies. They watched one movie and had special movie snacks.
 

3- Make S’Mores.

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Since the weather has been so nice lately, we decided to have s’mores. We have a fire pit in our back yard and thought it would be a fun way to end the party.
 
 
 
 
 

Party Decorations & Favors:

I used a quilt and some bedding and set the table in the dining room to look like a bed.
 
The treat bags were simple.  Just a cute paper bag filled with some trinkets that 11-year-olds would like.
 
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Slumber Party Food:

 
Then they had breakfast for dinner… I only had to cook the crepes… the rest was cereal, donuts, and chocolate milk.
Other food:
  • Store Bought Doughnuts
  • Individual Cereals
  • Chocolate Milk Cartons
  • Fruit
  • Juice
  • & A Birthday Cake
 
 
 
 
 
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More Fun Party Ideas:

 

Summer Flamingo Pool Party

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Villians “Crafternoon” Party

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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14 Comments

  1. Great party details! Thanks for sharing…and I have had a dog do the SAME thing to one of my cakes. I learned to cool baked goods IN the microwave (which he could not reach).

  2. What a fun party and a neat way to do it so they didn’t stay all night.
    Happy Birthday to the birthday girl.

  3. What fun!! I love the idea of the whole party, I bet the girls had a blast!! 🙂 haha…too funny “the dog got the cake” xo Holly

  4. SO. DANG. CUTE. My best friend’s daughter just asked for a slumber party the other day & they settled on an “un-slumber” party – pinning this for her!

  5. Totally genius! Wish I had a youngster to celebrate in such fashion, but I’m passing this on to my friends who do….

  6. Such a cute party! I am in LOVE with the cracker jack boxes for my Fourth of July party but I went to Costco yesterday and they didn’t have them. How long ago did you buy them? Just wondering if it is worth calling around to other locations.

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