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Simple “un” Slumber Party

Published: Jun 6, 2012 · Modified: Mar 18, 2019 by Melissa Mortenson · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · 14 Comments

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.

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

Slumber Party Ideas

Slumber Party Ideas

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Melissa Mortenson

Melissa Mortenson is the author of the Polka Dot Chair blog which has been sharing fresh and creative ideas with readers since 2008. She is the author of “Project Teen, Handmade Gifts your Teen will Actually Love”. Her work and designs have been featured on numerous websites including HuffPost, Today, Pioneer Woman & BuzzFeed. Her first fabric line “Derby Style” debuted in January 2015 through Riley Blake Designs. It was followed by 7 other fabric lines in subsequent years. A mom of 3, she considers herself lucky to be living in Kentucky.

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