Sleepover Party Decorations

Here are a few ideas to add a little extra flare to your slumber party:

• Think balloons and streamers! Hang or float bunches of balloons around the party area. For a special touch, add shaped Mylar balloons as well. Twist together streamers and drape them along the walls of the party area. Hang long strips of streamers in a row across each entryway into the main party area, creating curtains for your guests to pass through as they come and go.
• Hang a personalized banner near the entrance to the party.
• Decorate the ceiling with glow-in-the-dark stars. Your guests will love seeing the shapes appear when the lights go out. For an extra-special touch, hang white twinkle lights around the perimeter of the ceiling.
• Scatter plenty of extra pillows, sleeping bags and blankets around the sleeping area. Your guests can use them to lounge on before it’s time to sleep.
• Have a selection of music sitting next to a CD player that your guests can dance and lip synch to.

Sleepover Party Food Ideas

Hosting a sleepover usually comes with providing traditional party food – pizza, chips and dip, veggies and dip, soda, and candy. However, if you would like to serve some more creative treats, consider these ideas:

• Funny Face Bagels - Cut bagels in half and toast them, if desired. Slice smoked salmon into strips or chop chives to use for hair; cut small black olives in half for eyes; cut slivers of red peppers or halve small cherry tomatoes to use as mouths; cut baby carrots into quarters for noses; finely chop peanuts to use as freckles; and use any other fruit or vegetable you wish. Slather cream cheese on the bagels for a base that will hold all of the decorations. Then, let your partygoers make funny faces on their bagels using the pre-prepared fruits and veggies.
• Relaxing Refreshments - Serve soda, strawberry milk, and juice with silly straws.
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• Cute Cut-Outs - Use cookie cutters in the shape of daisies, stars, and butterflies to cut out peanut butter sandwiches, cheese, and deli meats.
• Popcorn Pizazz - Serve popcorn in traditional popcorn bags and let your guests add toppings of cinnamon, powdered cheese, salt & pepper, or chocolate sprinkles.

You will most likely be serving breakfast to your guests as well. Here are a few ideas for early-morning treats:

• Smiley Face Pancakes - Make a batch of pancakes, and set them out along with canned whipped cream, chocolate chips, maraschino cherry halves, chocolate syrup, finely chopped nuts, blueberries, or any other sweet treat that can be used to make eyes, a nose, a mouth, hair, etc., on each pancake. Let your guests decorate their pancakes the way they like.
• Waffle Bar - Set up a waffle bar with a selection of syrups and toppings such as cherries, whipped cream, strawberries, chocolate chips, and nuts. Let each child make his or her ultimate waffle.
• Fruit Pops - Slide sections of fruit, such as pineapple, banana, strawberries, and grapes onto a wooden skewer and serve.