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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
Slumber Party Ideas
Slumber Party Ideas

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Comments

  1. Karen of Little Red House Designs says

    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).

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  2. Katy Cameron says

    Hee hee, the dog ate my birthday cake! At least she got a cake, I only got 1 growing up!

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  3. sandra says

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

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  4. ~Damita's Pretty Wrap~ says

    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

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  5. Natalia from Piece N Quilt says

    I love the idea of the party! I will have to remember that for sure!

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  6. Amy says

    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!

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  7. terrieannie says

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

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  8. toots2u says

    Fun party with great ideas!! Thanks for sharing!!

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  9. Lil' Luna says

    Love the table set up as a bed!! ADORABLE!! Great job!

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  10. The Foster Family says

    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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  11. Tracy Cornell says

    Sooooo creative! I love it!

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  12. Theresa says

    Love it and so does my 10 y.o.! We’re going with this for her birthday in a few weeks!

    Reply

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