I was thinking of a sleep-over with his closest friends. Maybe during the day, I'll take them to Dave & Busters for lunch or dinner. But what am I going to do to keep them occupied at my house for the night? Movies, video games, board games, what?
I need some cool ideas!!!!
2007-01-15 09:45:47 · 15 answers · asked by .:Addicted to INK:. 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Entertaining
My son's b-day party is in a week and he wants to have a sleep over with all his buddys at our house, so we will transition his room into a pretend campsite because we live in a cold state this time of year. They can sleep in tent, have fun in his room, and I will make lots of fun snacks that revolve around camping! The invites we sent out had a flashlight attached.
2007-01-15 17:05:05 · answer #1 · answered by jynnhrt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a great idea. I did the D&B think with my 8 year-old in the fall and it was a big hit. It can get expensive though. I had three other kids and wound up sending $30 on game cards for each. And that was on top of lunch at D&Bs. If you have more than just two or three extra boys, think about bowling, then out for pizza. When you get back home, you can have a board game contest, give them some free video time and wrap up with movies and popcorn. Lights out at midnight and get up early to fresh sausage and pancakes. Sounds like a great party to me.
2007-01-15 10:00:51 · answer #2 · answered by Apple21 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son is 9, and went to a birthday party recently that he hasnt stopped talking about. (and begging to have his party there)
Its called Zone 3 or Quasar. They get laser 'guns' and divided into teams and have to get each other. They run around this big old warehouse and try to form some sort of a strategy.
Not sure if you have one of those near you?
Alternately, I took my son and 3 of his closest friends last year to a fun park and bought them a day pass. But yknow, they spent most of their time on the video games. I should have just got some really good playstation games.
There are some really good multiplayer games you can hire now.
Also, water fights are always fun. Buy them all a packet of water balloons.
Enjoy!
2007-01-15 09:57:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're on the right track, but no board games. Board games are fun, but I don't think it will go over well. Make sure you add some late night food like pizza. That's something that most kids don't get, so it will be a nice treat. I think that if you leave them alone for a while, they will definitely find ways to have fun. Plan things for them, but leave some dead time. They will fill it.
2007-01-15 09:54:15 · answer #4 · answered by Kate 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Instead of spending the money taking them out for lunch or diner, maybe see about getting a magician/science type person to come to the house and entertain them for a few hours. There is one that everyone in my town books months in advance because his tricks / experiments are aimed to intrigue kids your son's age. After he's gone, let them do experiments of their own like make goop and slime. Video games are good too for later but I would avoid board games.
2007-01-16 23:25:07 · answer #5 · answered by scorpio 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if your son is anything like mine, having 3 or 4 of his friends round for a sleepover will give you a very relaxing evening but a very late night! I left them to it and the boys entertained themselves with movies and video games all evening and well into the night... I think it was about 1:30am by the time they went to sleep!
2007-01-15 11:31:30 · answer #6 · answered by good guy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Option one Go get a bunch of Nerf Guns clear and clean a room and turn the lights off and have a battle, for a present to him he gets to keep the Nerf Guns Option two MY FAVORITE Get a bunch of tarps and water lay them out on a hill and have a massive slip and slid party. I did it once my friends would not stop talkin about it till my next birthday... it was amazing.
2016-05-24 17:35:39 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rent one of his favorite movies that they can all watch. Get some sort of cheap toy in bulk that they can all play with, without being too much trouble. Got walkie talkies? Those are always fun.
And always be sure to have great snacks! Food is always the most important part of a party.
2007-01-15 09:52:14 · answer #8 · answered by jus meeee :) 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can rent a Ninendo Wii in your area....they are soooooooooooo cool and kids love it....it will keep them busy all night. There's gobs of games you can get to go with it. And if you need a snack later...get some pizza...kids love pizza...you can't go wrong. I bet the boys will have an awesome time at your party!!!
2007-01-15 09:56:09 · answer #9 · answered by boss 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should (when you get home from Dave & Buster's) let them mess around with Coke and Mentos. They will have a lot of fun, but supervise it well, and do it in your backyard, where it will not make a mess. Buy a whole lot of Coke and Mentos, and good luck!
2007-01-15 12:39:29 · answer #10 · answered by The Great Walrus 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋