When slumber parties get dull, others shine on! Host an adult blanket sleeper-themed party to throw a liveliness factor back into your party. This article will explain how to do that.
Steps
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Prepare an area where you can effectively work on planning the sleepover . Depending on how you and your friends communicate most effectively, you'll either need some note cards or paper or a telephone and your invitee list containing phone numbers. If your need to, try sending e-invitations from such companies as eVite, or send invitations through social networking feeds such as Facebook or Twitter. Throw an extra flare and post it on any and all blogs you own and write often into.
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Write a personalized message to the invitee inside the card, telling them about your slumber party. Tell these people that although some people may shy away from wearing items when they hear they have to wear a sleeper while they are there, that blanket sleepers have come back into style for many adults as well as teens, and can be bought at their nearest superstore (Target and/or Walmart) on the adult lingerie racks and online at either JumpinJammerz or one of the few other reputable companies.
- For those who are thin or short, some people (mostly tween and early teen girls) may still even fit into the biggest-sized toddler-sized ones available there as well, so they can try them on too.
- Let them know that to effectively enter your sleepover, their sleeper must be nearby (with or on them) and that if they aren't dressed in it when they show up, they must change into it moments after they step into the house.
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Prepare and write down the date and time for which each sleepover guest is supposed to arrive at the host's house by, along with an RSVP date for which they should send in their confirmation message to you.
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Set aside one room planned for every four guests who've responded to the invite, that are only to be used as changing-rooms. Be sure that the room will not exit into any other room that requires others to change their clothes also.
- Be prepared in the event that four people will arrive at the same exact time and will be ready at those exact same times. One person can use the room while others must wait their turn.
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Think about some mellow and quiet songs that set the tone/ mood for the slumber party.
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Prepare for the chance that some people will have forgotten their sleepers and you'll need to distribute one to them for use. Purchaseseveral sets for yourself and others. Unless you know their size, always try to purchase a few of different sizes.
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Plan in some fun and blanket-sleeper safe pre-sleepover activities you can do while dressed in your sleepers. Always think about the negatives in all activities you plan.
- Set up more than one room, if the attendees vary in age. Inviting relatives of family members of your invitees should be allowed to come in, as long as those unplanned guests can wear blanket sleepers themselves, and their adult chaperone (if needed) can attend too. The adult chaperone doesn't have to wear a blanket sleeper, though it is greatly encouraged that they do wear one to keep with the same theme.
- Stash an extra blanket or two for the adults that chaperone these smaller children to use that night.Although the blanket sleeper will provide enough warmth to suffice, for those who feel terrible showing off their blanket sleeper, they can have an extra layer of security.
- Include board games, computer games, appropriate races (watermelon race, wheelbarrow race) as part of any games you might be able to play while waiting for "lights out" to arrive. For each age group, for those kids who are teens who enjoy talking about the 'opposite sex' or playing Spin the Bottle or one of the many other weird dare games most teens and tweens like to play, as these too, can be done too just like at other slumber parties but make sure it doesn't get too rambunctious and out of hand.
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Plan a specific time the lights will be required to be lowered for the night, to be placed in the invitation/card so your guests will know how long they'll have their games be available to be played by all of them.
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Allow ample enough parking areas for your invitees and their parents to park. No one likes to walk very far for a slumber party, and especially not when they have to wear something this strange out in public, so why force them to walk too far.
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Decorate the rooms a bit to provide the theme for the party and sleeping areas. The party area shall be of a calm, serene nature, and the sleeping area should be even serener.
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Mention that since blanket sleepers provide adequate warmth, each party guest shouldn't need to bring any other sleeping items. If they want, they can bring in "sleeping pals" (teddy bears of all sorts), but these sleeping pals may get in the way and aren't necessary.
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Give each invitee an alternative to wearing their blanket sleepers if they are adamant about coming to the party, but refuse to wear the sleeper. Tell them they must wear it, but they can cover themselves up with a blanket or sleep in a lighter-weight sleeping bag at the host's choice.
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Prepare some party favors for all of your invited attendees, and keep a few more on hand for any others that may have come uninvited and ready to attend the slumber party.
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Plan some party food that you can make that are blanket-sleeper themed. Make cookies that look like sleepers, or make something to suit the occasion.Advertisement
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Tips
- You'll have to judge an adequate cool temperature for the party at which just the sleeper is adequate to use without an extra blanket and sleeping equipment.Thanks
- Thank all attendees for coming at the end of their stay. Provide them with some breakfast amenities (as a thank you gift).Thanks
- Ask all attendees whether or not they'd prefer to do any other sleepovers in the near future. You'll probably get a yes from most of them, with the word "soon". But heed all advice, as they've found the courage it takes to wear these sleepers again.Thanks
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Warnings
- Always think about the negatives in all activities you plan.Thanks
- Allow for several votes of reluctantly no and eww...gross to arrive after you tell them about your ambitions to host a weird party like this one. It takes lots of courage to wear a blanket sleeper to bed as an adult or teen.Thanks
- Don't allow pets to walk into or through the room while the slumber party is going on, unless you know that all attendees are not allergic to the pet dander. Reduce all sources of pet dander and don't allow the pet to come inside during the party. Not only that, but cats and dogs may inadvertently walk across and tear up the sleeper of the attendee (which may be costly after the sleepover because of an attempted suing).Thanks
- Keep the chances minimal, and plan all sleepovers on a non-school night.Thanks
- Everyone at the slumber party including the host of the party , should be wearing their blanket sleepers at all times during the party. As the host, you should arrive at the door dressed in your sleeper prior to your first guest's arrival. Just because your the host family, doesn't mean that you should break the tradition and "be special". No exemptions can be made from not wearing a blanket sleeper to/at the party (unless it's the uninvited adult chaperone or uninvited younger guest.Thanks
- Slippers should not be provided to any user. The attendees must bring their own. However, encourage them not to bring any, as the feet provide adequate warmth in most instances and will keep the hygiene level to an all-time minimum when they wear them.Thanks
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