Have your Slumber Party Girls Dress up Diva Style with this fun and outrageous game.

Make two piles of the same type of clothing such as skirts, socks, jackets, earmuffs, hats, etc. Divide the Slumber Party girls into two teams. Have the teams’ line up single file on the opposite side of the room than the pile of clothes.  The first girl in line is to run to the pile of clothes and put on all of the extra clothes and then take them off again and run back to the team line for the second person in line to do the same making a relay. The team that dresses and undresses the fastest wins the game.

The girls really giggle and laugh when an extra large bra or teeny tiny bikini is included in the pile.

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Who doesn’t love a fashion show? This twisted Fashion Show – Slumber Party Game is so much fun and you will be amazed at how the Party Girls really get into this one!

This game is best played at the beginning of the night.  First, divide the Slumber Party Girls into two teams. Take Team A into another room. Tell Team A that it’s time to get twisted and they need to switch items of clothing or accessories with one another and prepare for their Fashion Show. While the girls are changing, exchanging and getting glammed up, go into the other room with Team B and tell them that they are about to watch a Twisted Fashion show and that the models have switched clothing and accessories. Their job as a team is to write down or guess as many of the switches that they can within an allotted time period after the Twisted fashion show is over. You can go as elaborate as you would like for the fashion show and set up an area for the runway, loud music for the girls to groove to down the catwalk. You can have each girl walk the runway one at a time and then have the models all come back out together.

Now it’s Team B’s turn to get Twisted and host their fashion show while Team A gets to guess the changes.

The team with the most correct answers wins the Slumber Party Game.

Ok, the time has come….Your daughter has been invited to her first slumber party. You called and chatted with the Birthday girl’s mom just to get a better feel of the activities planned. You have purchased the gift for the Birthday girl and even a new pair of pajamas for your little diva. You have helped your daughter pack for her first night away from home. You have done all of this with a fake smile doing your best Award winning performance of cheerfulness so your daughter doesn’t realize how emotionally moved you are by this girly-girl right of passage. Hang in there, Mom!  She’s going to be fine and have a wonderful time! Though I can’t keep your little diva from growing up way too fast, I can give you some helpful hints and questions to ask before the big Sleepover:

• Does the party agenda include a road trip? If so, to where and when are they to return from the fun? This does not mean that you can just happen to show up at the particular fun spot at a certain time. Don’t be embarrassing, Mom!
• Does the party host have any family pets that your daughter might be allergic to? If so, make a judement call and either have your girl double up on allergy medicine or politely ask the host that she not let the pet and your daughter interact too much.
• Does the party host have a private swimming pool? Will the girls be swimming?  Is your daughter a good swimmer or will she need to wear a life jacket?
• What time should you pick your daughter up the next morning? You don’t want to be too anxious picking up your princess but you don’t want her to wear out her welcome either!
• Does your daughter have any food allergies that you need to let the party host know of?
• Most important: Ask your husband or significant other if he/she has any plans on the night of the party. You might as well make the most of the night to yourself and have your own slumber party.

Have you seen this Reality show on TV?  It’s fun and action packed just like every Slumber Party should be. The Party Girls will love this adaptation of this Amazing Race – Slumber Party Game.

 First, identify special hiding locations around your house and write out clever clues. For example a clue might be “Brrrrr. It’s freezing in here”. The hiding place would be of course the freezer. Another might be, “I accept drop offs only once a day six days out of the week”. The hiding place would be the mail box. You can make these clues as cryptic or as simple that you feel is appropriate. At each hiding location leave a bowl of assorted candies with multiples of each different kind of candy.

Round up the Party Girls and divide them into teams. The best way to avoid this so as not to have any hurt feelings is simply to have them number off and all the 1’s be a team, all of the 2’s be a team and so on. Now give each team a different hiding location clue so as to send all of the girls in different directions. Tell the girls that when they find the hiding place they are to take as a team three different kinds of candy. Let them know that each piece of candy represents different points that is a secret and will be revealed at the end of the game. The team with the most point wins a prize.

A simple and easy prize is to give the team with the most points the assorted candy.

They are sure to share with the other Party Girls and make everyone feel like a winner.

The best slumber parties are action packed. Keep things movin’ with a fun Slumber Party Scavenger Hunt thru the neighborhood.

Call your neighbors ahead of time and ask for permission to send the girls to their house for a quick visit on their scavenger hunt route. If you know your neighbors well, they are sure to be most flattered by the opportunity to have the party girls grace them with their presence. Give the Slumber party girls a list of houses that they may visit with a list of scavenger hunt items. Tell the girls that if all of the items on the list are found then each girl will win a prize. Be sure to let the girls know that all items must be marked off and initialed by the neighbor to ensure NO CHEATING…..sometimes slumber party girls can be devious. By having the items initialed, the girls won’t be left to haul around items and the neighbors won’t see their belongings swept away by a tide of slumber party divas.
See below a list of Example Scavenger Hunt List Ideas:

• Yo – Yo
• Candy Corn
• Orange Nail Polish
• Tennis Ball
• Doggy Shampoo
• Smelly Shoes
• Black Hat
• Red ink pen
• Pearl Earrings
• Elvis CD or tape
• Christmas Card
• Better Homes & Gardens Cookbook
• Purple Socks
• Shreck DVD
• Birthday Candles
• Cookie Cutter (Any shape)
• Basketball
• Skateboard
• Choo-Choo Train
• Bunny Rabbit
• Clothespin
• Record (Any Artist will do)
• High heels (any color)

The Slumber party girls are sure to have a great time on this Super Cool Scavenger Hunt!

58% of moms say their children write thank-you notes. (http://pressroom.hallmark.com). Are you and your daughter part of the 58% or part of the 42%?

Many of the mother’s I work with tell me that they do indeed send Thank You cards. However, they tell me they often write the notes for their daughter and then have their daughters sign the cards.  If the party girl is old enough to read and write, my question to the Mother is, “Why”?  What kind of lesson does this teach?

My Advice?  Make the effort and take the time to teach your young diva the art of writing a Thank You Card. This simple skill could be so advantageous to her throughout her life. Just think, someday when she’s an adult with a daughter of her own sitting down to write out a Thank You note for some thing or another, she will sweetly think of you and your thoughtfulness to teach her the basics of Thank You card writing.

Thank you card basics:  Who? What? When? Why? How?

Who gave the gift? Address the card to that person.

What did the person give?  Was it a pair of slippers, journal or pajamas?  Thank the person for the specific gift.

When was the gift given?  In this case it will be for Birthday.

Why is the gift giver someone special to you?

How do you plan to use the gift?

Thank you Card Examples from the Club Z Board of Directors (ages 7 – 12):

Example 1:

Dear Ms. Molly Pants,

Thanks so much for the fuzzi house shoes you gave me for my birthDay. You are such a cool freind to be so nyce.  I can’t wait to wear the cozy, cuddly slippers every night.
You Rock,

Anne

Example 2:

Dear Casey,

Thank you for the puppy dog pj’s for my birthday. I’m so glad you came to my slumber party. I had so much fun staying up all night long with you.  I will wear my new jammy’s every night.

StA kEwl,

Phoebe

Example 3:

Dear Isabell,

Thanks for the polka dot duffel bag for my Birhtday.  You are my BFF and will be 4ever. I can’t wait to take my new bag on vacation with me.

XOXOXO,

Katelynne

One of my slumber party secrets is that I have always wanted to go to Hollywood to see the sights and pretend for just one day that I am a Hollywood Diva. I want the lights, the cameras and of course the action. If you have your own wanna-be superstar with an upcoming birthday, why not throw a Hollywood Star Slumber Party Theme?

Let’s start with the Invitations. You could have the invitation as a cut out Oscar award or an old fashion movie camera. A fun invitation will set the tone for the Hollywood Slumber Party. Be sure to request in the invite that the Party Girls come dressed in their Hollywood party best. Think Gorgeous! Think Fabulous!

With a fun night planned, the RSVP’s are sure to be positive and you need to prepare yourself of a houseful of Hollywood Divas. Think of your Slumber Party as the Premier to the next year of life. How exciting!

What would a Hollywood premier be without a red carpet? It just wouldn’t be right! With this in mind ,you will want to line your walkway or your entrance with red felt for a dramatic red carpet Hollywood effect. If you really want to go all out, have family and friends stand outside with cameras to take pictures as each girl walks up to your home. You could even have a big sister or an adult girl-friend with a microphone stopping the girls as they walk up to the house and asking for interviews. They could for instance, ask the girls: What they are most looking forward to at the slumber party? What they love most about the Birthday Girl? If they were allowed to bring a date, who would they have brought? For the full affect, have someone film the interviews. You can always turn the footage into great mementos to give the party girls on CD.

You will of course want to give your Birthday Girl a special gift. How about a Special Diva Directors Chair?  Go all out and have her name painted in a fun color or glitter. If you are smart, you will get a color scheme to match her bedroom so she can enjoy the gift not only at the Hollywood Slumber party but also for years to come.

You just can’t have a slumber party without an uber cool craft. Stick with the theme of Hollywood and decorate cardboard clapboards.  (You know, black and white stripes…someone shouting, “Scene 1; Take 3).

Another fun Hollywood craft that is always a hit is a Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Tile. Simply cut out a square cardboard tile and a star.  Make sure the star is big enough for each girl to write in her name and decorate. Glue the star cut out to the square tile and let the girls finish it off decorating with glitter paint and stick-on rhinestones. When the girls are done punch holes into the corners of each square tile and loop ribbon up through the back side of one punched hole and push through the other punched hole. Tie together in a cute bow for a great wall hanging.  The girls are sure to love their new bedroom décor!

Every Slumber Party Girl will be looking forward to her Slumber Party Favor Hollywood Awards bag to include all things Hollywood girls love. Think fun sunglasses, scarves, make-up, nail polish, mani /pedi kits. Usually three items per bag are more than enough to make the party girls squeal.

All of the fun and squealing is sure to work up appetites. Think simple and fun with a Hollywood menu of Award Winner Mocktails and Pizza Masterpieces.

For the Mocktails simply pull out your champagne glasses and edge each rim with pink colored sugar. Pour in equal amounts of cranberry juice and ginger ale for a bubbly, colorful concoction.

As for the Pizza masterpieces, encourage the girls to channel their inner Wolfgang and create their own pizza. Simply put out individual pizza dough on paper plates along with an assortment of pizza toppings and let the girls go to work. Bake and eat, but don’t forget to take pictures of all the fun!

For desert, you just have to go with cupcakes. Birthday cake is so last year! Ice them yourself with fun Hollywood star decorations or simply bake and let the girls ice and decorate their own.

The girls will of course entertain themselves but if you really want to set the night apart and have the Slumber Party of the year, you will consider a few of our Slumber Party Game Ideas.

This one is one of my favorites and my party girls always ask to play it a second time.

Make two piles of the same type of clothing such as skirts, socks, jackets, earmuffs, hats, etc.  Divide the Slumber Party girls into two teams. Have the teams’ line up single file on the opposite side of the room than the pile of clothes. The first girl in line is to run to the pile of clothes and put on all of the extra clothes and then take them off again and run back to the team line for the second person in line to do the same making a relay. The team that dresses and undresses the fastest wins the game.

The girls really giggle and laugh when an extra large bra or teeny tiny bikini is included in the pile.

Be sure to have the latest Rock Star Teen Scene Music DVD playing to keep the tempo hoppin’.

After the Slumber Party Girls are finished playing the Dress up relay, have the girls rummage through the clothes and come up with different characters and create their very own Hollywood movie skit. You as the hostess can have the video camera and can film the award winning movie.

After the excitement, snacks, games and so much laughter, the girls are sure to be worn out.

It is now time to give your self a big High Five for throwing the most Awesome Hollywood Star Slumber party Ever!

You Go Girl!

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The last slumber party I hosted, the group was rather large.  Though it doesn’t happen often, I really stressed about the Slumber Party games.  For instance, how many to have planned and more importantly which ones to play.  Everything turned out wonderful and all the games were a huge success.  What really surprised me was that the DING….Time’s Up – Slumber Party Game was the only game that the girls woke up the next morning asking to play.  Who would’ve thought?

 The game is really very simpl. Grab your egg timer and have all of the girls leave the room.  Now while the girls are not looking, set the egg timer for a certain time and hide it. If you think it’s a fairly easy to find hiding place, set the timer for just a few minutes.  If you think the hiding place might be a bit more difficult to find, give the girls a few more minutes on the timer. Now have the girls come back into the room and try to find the timer. After round one of the game, the girls can alternate who gets to hide the timer. 

 Note:  Be sure that you child proofed any drawers, cabinets and baskets. Also make sure that any dust bunnies that might be lurking in the shadows are swept up. You will be amazed at the crazy places these girls will want to look for the egg timer. 

Has your little diva and her friends taken a sudden interest in Truth or Dare?  It’s really no wonder with a renewed interest in slumber parties sweeping the nation. This oldie but goody just keeps getting better and better.

At your next slumber party why not try a new spin on an old classic and play Truth Serum. Ever heard of it? Not many people have. It’s new and so much fun!

First, hit the local superstore or dollar store and round up 10 bottles of the most outrageous colors of nail polish. Remember, you don’t have to buy full size bottles as these bottles will surely only be used for Halloween Costumes and the Truth Serum Game. These bottles can no longer be named “nail polish” but instead must be called  “Truth Serum”.

Get creative and rename each color with a gross name such as barfola brown, gag me gold, mosh pit black and booger green. Before the game begins make sure and repeat the crazy color names to all the girls.

Have all of the slumber party girls sit in a circle and let the birthday girl do the honors and spin the bottle of “Truth Serum“. Whoever the lid points to, the Birthday girl gets to ask a question. The girl may answer the question or choose the “Truth Serum“.  If she chooses the “Truth Serum” she has to paint one fingernail in the gross color. 

After answering the question or painting her fingernail, it is now her turn to choose a gross color of “Truth Serum” and spin the bottle and ask the next question. By the end of the night the girls will have dished and spilled secrets and know who is crushin’ on whom, who had the most embarrassing moment and who ate that totally gross thing last year because she was dared to. 

You will be awakened the next morning by the giggles from all of the girls who didn’t dish up the Truth laughing at their new style of icky ugly manicure.

Wanting to throw a Slumber Party for your Special Diva but think you would rather spend a day at the dentist than have to entertain a group of squealing, giggling, jumping slumber party girls?  Don’t worry Mom, you can do it!  Just remember, Organization is the key.

I’ve put together a checklist of action items to make sure that you will not only host the Party of the Year, you will actually enjoy it!

How many girls does your diva want to invite…..4 or 24? 

It really shouldn’t matter as long as your final RSVP is an even number?  The last thing you want is to have an odd girl out.

Are any of the Slumber Party Invitees allergic to Pets? 

If so, do you have an overnight sitter for your house Femme Fetal Feline or Hotty Hound Dog?  Who is it that has agreed to take care of the family pet(s) or are you going to board them?

Does your Slumber Party Invitation state the time for the girls to be picked up the next morning?

Trust me, after a wild night of fun, you are going to be as excited to see them go as you were excited to see them arrive.

Have you created a Slumber Party Girl Contact Sheet with Girls Name; Parent’s Name; Contact Phone Numbers? 

This list will come in handy if there is a girl that doesn’t want to stay the full night, if there is an accident or if the girl is not picked up at the requested time the next morning.  HELPFUL HINT:  Be sure to keep the sheets by the front door to fill out when the girls are dropped off for the party.

Have you identified central locations for the following?

• Where to leave sleepover gear and overnight accessories?
• Where to have Birthday gifts taken to be opened later?
• Where to take Slumber Party Make Over supplies and toiletries?
• A place to go for drinks and munchies?
• A place to complete the Slumber Party Craft?
• A place to turn the music up loud and show off the latest dance moves?
• A place to roll out the sleeping bags and sleep?

Have you created a list of Slumber Party or House Rules? 

Maybe your rule is “No running in the house” or that “Brothers’ room is off limits”.

If you are having a Slumber Party Craft, have you covered the designated craft table with newspaper, butcher block paper or an old sheet? 

This will be well worth your time if there happens to be an accident with glue, glitter or paint.

Do you have a few fun games up your sleeve in the event that things get slow during the party?

Think Truth or Dare, M.A.S.H., Light as a Feather Stiff as a Board or Scavenger Hunts.

Have you rounded up a few dance music CDs and put them close to the CD/DVD player in the designated dance area?

If you are not sure what would be great Slumber Party Music, ask your daughter or her friends for special requests before the big night.

Do you have at least three Slumber Party Movies on hand?

For the coolest and the most age appropriate Slumber Party Movies, don’t be afraid to ask your local video store manager for suggestions.

If you plan ahead and stay organized you are sure to throw the Greatest Slumber Party Ever!