This year for her 11th birthday, my daughter requested an “un” slumber party. She sat down and made a list of what she wanted to do for her party and we pretty much stuck to it.
Here’s what we did, the party was very simple. The girls came dressed in their pi’s had most of the fun of a slumber party without the sleepless night!
The invites were created with a digital kit from My Grafico
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.
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I used a quilt and some bedding and set the table in the dining room to look like a bed.
Then they had breakfast for dinner… I only had to cook the crepes… the rest was cereal, donuts, and chocolate milk.
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Afterwards they watched a movie. I found the vintage Cracker Jack boxes at Costco!
Since the weather was so nice, we went outside and made s’mores while we waited for their parents to pick them up. (fire pit instructions here)
The treat bags were simple. Just a cute paper bag filled with some trinkets that 11 year olds would like.
oh… last but not least… I was going to make a fancy cake that looked like a bed, but I set the cake out to cool and the DOG ATE IT!
With no time to make a new one, I dispatched my hubby to the store for a cake… (yes I know *gasp* a store bought birthday cake!)…
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).
Hee hee, the dog ate my birthday cake! At least she got a cake, I only got 1 growing up!
What a fun party and a neat way to do it so they didn’t stay all night.
Happy Birthday to the birthday girl.
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
I love the idea of the party! I will have to remember that for sure!
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!
Totally genius! Wish I had a youngster to celebrate in such fashion, but I’m passing this on to my friends who do….
Fun party with great ideas!! Thanks for sharing!!
Love the table set up as a bed!! ADORABLE!! Great job!
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.
Sooooo creative! I love it!