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Discover How to Throw a Kids' Slumber Party For A Fun-Filled Celebration
Every child deserves to feel spoilt on their birthdays. Celebrate your child's birthday by throwing them a slumber party with all of their best friends! A slumber party means the kids can celebrate well into the next day with guests staying the night! Also known as a sleep over, slumber parties ironically usually don't involve much sleep with kids staying up late talking, laughing and playing games!
Much like regular parties, there are a whole range of slumber party themes you can adopt to help celebrate the guest of honour. Here at Spotlight, we've got all the party supplies you need to fulfil your slumber party ideas as well as a whole lot of inspiration that will help you discover how to throw a slumber party.
Quick Links
- Pick Your Theme: Slumber Party Theme Ideas
- Invite Your Guests
- Decorate Your Space To Reflect Your Slumber Party Theme
- How To Throw A Slumber Party and Keep Guests Entertained
- Fuel Your Guests With Delicious Party Food and Snacks!
Pick Your Theme: Slumber Party Ideas
Before inviting any guests, brainstorm different themes for your slumber party. Once you've established your theme, you can create invitations that reflect your chosen theme and start shopping for your slumber party decorations. A range of popular slumber party ideas include:
- Glamping
- Movie night
- Spa night
- Backyard camping
- Superheroes
- Harry Potter
- Barbie
- Jungle
- Craft slumber party
- Dinosaur
- Sparkles and Glitter
- Pop Stars
Invite Your Guests
You need to know how many guests will be attending the party so you can start planning out party food and sleeping arrangements. Have your child think of a list of their closest friends, but remember to keep in mind how much space you have. You want to make sure you have enough room to accommodate all their guests. Set a limit of how many friends they can invite to make sure everyone is able to sleep comfortably in your home.
What To Include On A Slumber Party Invitation
Invitations are an opportunity to make sure the guests and parents of the children in attendance have all of the party information on hand. Make sure to include key details such as:
- Date
- Location
- Time of drop off
- Time of pick up the following morning
- Theme of the party
- Date to RSVP by
- Contact details for the party hosts
Decorate Your Space To Reflect Your Slumber Party Theme
Once you know how many kids you're hosting, you can then prepare for the slumber party by shopping for both decorative and bedding essentials! At Spotlight, you can find an incredible range of party decorations to complement your chosen theme. We'll take you through a few different ways to decorate your space, depending on a chosen theme.
Slumber Party Balloon Garlands
Elevate your slumber party with an on theme balloon garland that will look professional and inviting! Our guide on how to DIY a balloon garland will get you going in creating your masterpiece in no time.
Glamorous and Glitzy Glamping Slumber Party
Glamping is a glamorous twist on camping, so adorable teepees are the perfect alternative to tents as the sleeping arrangement for these slumber parties. To set up a glamping haven in your living room, put together a teepee for each sleeping guest and position them in a line or, if you have the space, arrange the teepees in a cute circle. Think about shopping for pastel toned decorations. Shop for soft pink, blue or even white cushions, bed sheets, blankets and throws.
In terms of decorations, stick to the pastel colour palette. You can find a great range of soft toned balloons, garlands and streamers that will complement your bedding. For the perfect final touch, hang some fairy lights up for the illusion of a starry night sky in the comfort of your living room.
A Classic Movie Night Slumber Party
Movie nights are a classic theme for slumber parties. They offer both a theme for your slumber party as well as an easy party activity for you to plan. Set up a movie screen and projector in your backyard with picnic rugs or set up a home theatre in your living room, positioning sleeping bags and inflatable beds in front of the screen.
You can go the extra mile to decorate your home with a Hollywood theme! Roll out the red carpet and create a photo wall for your guests to pose in front of - much like a movie premiere!
Place snack baskets at each bed or bean bag for all party guests to enjoy while watching a movie. Fill up the baskets with popcorn, chocolates and lollies for that classic cinema experience. Think about what movies you'll be showing in your at-home cinema and of course, make sure they're age appropriate!
Backyard Camping For An Outdoorsy Bunch
A great idea for adventurous kids, backyard camping will have the kids braving the outdoors while remaining in the comfort of your home. Before the party guests arrive, set up however many tents you require in the backyard. Remember to put the required bedding in each tent, including mattresses, pillows and sleeping bags. Complete the look with camping chairs and a fire pit - make sure to always have an adult's supervision if you choose to have a campfire. And if the weather isn't being friendly, there's always the option to sleep inside if they can't brave the rain!
Treat Your Guests To A Spa Night Slumber Party
Pamper your guests with a spa themed slumber party. Much like a glamping theme, think soft pinks, calming pastels and neutral toned colours. This colour palette is naturally soothing and promotes relaxation. In terms of decoration, you can use teepees but it's also just as effective without them! Set up each bed with bed sheets, pillows and a blanket. You can even roll the blankets up to look like the towels found in a spa!
At the foot of each bed think about adding a decorative tray of spa essentials and party favours each guest can take home like a candle, a face mask and a sleep mask for that soothing spa charm.
For party planners with a bit more time on their hands, you can make sleep masks that are personalised to each guest! Shop for linen fabric in your guests' favourite colours and follow our Linen Sleep Mask Project for an easy step-by-step guide. You can even personalise each mask by sewing the name of your guest on the strap of their sleep mask.
Transform Your Living Room into the Wizarding World of Harry Potter
Make it a themed slumber party and have the guests join in on the fun by dressing up as their favourite Harry Potter character! To decorate your home for a Harry Potter themed slumber party, you can stick to the colour scheme of the four Hogwarts houses and look for red, blue, green and yellow decorations. Or you could have each sleeping spot coloured to reflect the coordinating Hogwarts House!
At Spotlight, you can also find a range of Harry Potter themed decorations including posters, garlands and photo booth props! Set up a photo station for kids to pose in their costumes alongside Harry Potter themed props like glasses, wands and witches hats!
Don't forget to decorate the snack table with Harry Potter themed tablecloths, party cups, plates and serviettes! You can find more Harry Potted Themed Party Ideas by reading through our helpful blog article.
How To Throw A Slumber Party That Will Keep Guests Entertained
The key to throwing a good slumber party is to make sure you have planned fun and engaging activities for your guests. You can include a twist on classic party games by coordinating them with your chosen theme such as pass-the-parcel with superhero themed prizes for a Marvel slumber party or a treasure hunt for a pirate themed extravaganza.
Apart from games, there are also fun activities you can plan to match your chosen theme. There are a number of activities you can use to entertain your guests such as:
- Pamper yourselves with face masks for a spa night
- Make s'mores for a camping slumber party
- Play celebrity heads with the characters of Harry Potter for a wizarding themed party
- Host a movie night with a movie marathon of your or your child's favourite film series
Fuel Your Guests With Delicious Party Food and Snacks!
For most slumber parties, there's an understanding that both dinner the night of and breakfast the following morning will be provided to make sure no kid goes hungry when staying over! You can make dinners and breakfasts that reflect your chosen theme - toast sausages over a campfire for a camping theme or enjoy a living room picnic for a glamping extravaganza! For breakfast, make sure to coordinate your serving with the times that each kid is being picked up - you don't want kids being picked up before they've had a chance to finish their breakfast!
Snacks are also important for slumber parties. You can set a snack bowl at each bed for the kids to enjoy or arrange the sleeping spots in a circle with the snacks at the centre, easy for all kids to reach!
And of course, no birthday party is complete without a birthday cake! If you find yourself low on time, buy a store-bought cake and decorate it to reflect your chosen slumber party theme. Or, put your chef's hat on and bake a cake from scratch! You can find an incredible range of cake projects online for the perfect inspiration for your baked creation!
Celebrate Your Next Event With A Slumber Party
Take any celebration to the next level by learning how to throw a slumber party! Draw some inspiration from our favourite slumber party ideas and host the perfect sleep over!
At Spotlight, you can shop from an incredible range of party supplies and decorations in a wide variety of themes. For your next event, make sure to explore our complete party range, in store or online where you can enjoy the convenience of home delivery!
