Games and Activities

When the kids first arrive at the party, have them lay out their sleeping bags in the living room area around the TV just as they would for a real slumber party.

Provide each guest with one fluffy slipper when they arrive. The catch? The kids must search out the other slipper to be able to wear them at the party.

Pillowcase Party Keepsake

Crafts are a great way to do something fun and give your child’s friends a nice party keepsake. This is one you can do during your sleepover party.

You will need:

• White pillowcases
• Cardboard
• Fabric markers
• Rubber stamps with designs imprinted on them

Find (or buy) enough inexpensive white pillowcases to have one for each guest, and slip pieces of cardboard inside. Write your child’s name and the date of the party on the pillowcases and have the kids decorate them with the stamps and fabric markers (glow-in-the-dark markers are even better if you can find them). As soon as they are done, write each child’s name on their creation and put them right on their pillows!

Sleeping Bag Tag

For this game, lay out all the sleeping bags and blankets and have whoever is "it" leave the room. Then have everyone else jump into someone else's sleeping bag. When the person who is "it" enters the room, have him or her try to guess who is inside each sleeping bag. Chances are you'll have lots of giggles, so beware of talking or you may give yourself away!

Musical Sleeping Bags, like Musical Chairs.

Pass The Package

Before the party, make a "package" by wrapping a special prize in many layers of paper. So that each layer is different, use lots of different kinds of wrapping paper, tissue paper or even the newspaper comics. For more fun, include a small trinket or wrapped candy in each layer so everyone wins.

Gather everyone in a circle, put on music and pass the package. Have a grownup or big brother or sister stop the music every few minutes. Whoever is holding the package at that time gets to unwrap one layer of paper. Keep going until all the paper is taken off. The person who unwraps the final layer wins the prize!

Flashlight Limbo

Have the kids pass under a light beam that you continue to lower as the game goes on.

Stuffed Animal Dress Up

Fill a box with scarves, mittens, jewelry, hats, socks, etc. and let the kids dress up the stuffed animals they brought along and free play together.

Play a Favorite Video

This will be the last activity of the evening. Put on one of your child’s favorite videos or shows while the kids munch on popcorn.