Sleepover Birthday Parties with a modern twist!

This is a twist on the classic sleepover! Every girl at least once in their lives must host a sleepover for their BFF's!

The Venue: With a smaller guest list you can very easily hold the event in your own home. If a sleepover is not ideal, have the party during the day with the girls wearing their favourite PJ's to the party. Do all the activities that you would do during a sleepover except the girls return home when the parties over. Call it a Pyjama Party Instead! To make the event unique and special you can rent a hotel room for the night - one with a pool area preferably!

The Decorations: First designate 2 Separate Areas - the Spa area and the Sleepover area. The Spa area can be decorated with lots of candles, burning incense and soft music playing in the background - very serene and calming. The Sleepover are should be ready for dancing, pillow fights and lots of boy talk and giggling! Clear out a large enough space for your guests to lay out their sleeping bags, pillows and overnight bags. Have plenty of balloons and streamers in your child's favourite colours, a selection of Cd's with a great stereo and a concession stand. Fill the concession stand with an assortment of sodas, chips, popcorn and other tasty treats so the girls may help themselves.

Activities: Set up Beauty Stations. Have a Manicure & Polish Station where the girls can soak, file, massage their hands and then choose from an assortment of the season's hottest nail polish colours. Have a Facial/Mask Station where the guests can revive their skin with a beauty mud mask or even try experimenting with their own homemade mixtures made from fruits and oats. Set a Makeup station where the girls can experiment with different colours of blush, eyeshadow and lipsticks to find out which shades bring out their natural beauty. End the night with a game of Twister or any Board Game to get them giggling and then a great "Chick Flick" to round off the evening.

The Menu: It wouldn't be a Sleepover with out Pizza! If your in your own home why not have the girls make their own homemade mini pizzas. The cake is where you can forfeit the traditional and go for a 'Make you Own" sundae bar. Have chocolate, candies, syrups, fruits marshmallows and cookies on hand to make the ultimate sundae. Don't forget to refill the concession stand!

Loot Bags: Get Creative! You can purchase adorable loot purses from party stores like mine and then hit your local Dollar Store for lip gloss, mini soaps, candles, nail polishes, hairbrushes and costume jewelery. Makeup bags and small purses also work great as a loot bag! Travel size soaps, toothpastes, body wash, lotions and creams fit perfectly!