The Ultimate Boys Slumber Party

What would you need to send your son and his friends on the ultimate boys' slumber party adventure? You need plenty of non-destructive fun. This article will show you easy ideas to get you started. Boys will be boys, so the saying goes. But it is possible for them to have an awesome time without destroying your house, or by ending the night with a trip to the emergency room.

There is a trick to planning a slumber birthday party for boys, and that is simply to provide activities and an atmosphere that will keep them entertained. Whether your birthday boy wants a party in a character theme, or related to his favorite pastime or hobby, you can give him the best party possible. Compiled below is a list of suggestions that you might use.

Decorations

• Glow in the dark balloons
• Streamers in your child’s favorite colors
• Hanging spiders or space ships (or whatever your child’s favorite theme is for the party)
• Flashlights or indoor lanterns
• Hanging blankets for a fort or indoor tents

Activities

These ideas are sure to be a hit with the boys, and they are safe enough to play indoors.

• Obstacle course: Set the course to go around furniture and through rooms.
• Pillow mountain climbing
• Search and save: Each boy must find and retrieve an object
• Watch your child's favorite movie. Don't forget to make popcorn!
• Board games such as Yahtzee, Battleship, and Stratego are great boy games
• Give each boy a wooden craft stick and some shaving cream in a supervised area. Let them practice shaving.

Cake and Snacks

Boys like to eat! Give them a hardy choice of fun foods, including:

• Pizza
• Nachos
• Raw vegetable platter

The cake can be based on a particular theme or just plainly iced with "Happy Birthday ____" written on the top. Find great cake ideas at Coolest Birthday Cakes.

For a tasty dessert, let the boys make their own root beer floats. All you need to do is have them fill their glass with root beer about 3/4 of the way full, add a scoop of vanilla ice cream, and give them a straw.

Goodie Bags

Don't forget to fill up some goodie bags with fun toys for boys to remind them of the great time they had at the ultimate slumber party with your birthday boy. Items might include:

• Rubber or plastic bugs
• Small superhero action figures
• Temporary tattoos
• Mini coloring books
• Theme-based toys, if you are having a theme

Depending on the age of the boys at the party, you will probably want to stay out of the way much of the night, only being the server and organizer. Let the boys just have fun spending time with each other. You can sneak peeks at them to make sure things are going well and that everyone is having a good time.

Find more great birthday party ideas on Suite101.

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