As is evident after spending a short amount of time with me, I love working with kids...playing with kids, talking with kids about their dreams, even making fun of kids (it makes them stronger, yeah?) So, just because I knew it would be a lot of fun (and because I knew I LOVED having "older friends" as a young girl) I decided to throw a little sleepover with some very special young ladies.
It started with an invitation delivered to each girl's home (because how fun is it to receive something with your name on it in some sort of professional manner?!"So fun!" is the response you're looking for)
Naturally, the first thing we did when they arrived was to go down the cardboard slide I had assembled on my staircase. I definitely suggest trying this at home because I'm pretty sure I could have provided just this for entertainment and we would have been set. Number one phrase of the Slumber Party: "Do you want to go on the slide again?"
Even though the slide was grand, my favorite part of slumber parties was always doing a craft, so that was a must. I found a presumably simple kit at Walmart to make these cute beaded critter keychains (not as easy as it looked apparently...but they did turn out very cute and there was enough that they could each make two and bless someone else with a gift later...so two thumbs up for that)
The next thing to get two thumbs up was the Slip-n-Slide. Though there was some definite struggle with the whole sliding aspect at first (and no, not for me)...we added a bit of dish soap and before we knew it we were slippin past the plastic and into the grass (this explains the tiny scratches later to be found on everyone's legs...well, except Josie...she never really made it that far;) They loved it...
...Especially when they were splashed after I "promised" I wouldn't squirt them during the picture. Let's just say my fingers were crossed (duh!) and I had technically already taken the picture I was talking about. Yes, you must stoop to their level if you want to survive, the crazies!
All that slippin and slidin made us rather hungry, so we made ourselves an extremely nutritious meal, personal pizzas! (Don't worry, we totally had some fruit on the side....*dramatic voice* and that was the only thing of nutritional value we saw that day...)
With our tummies full, we went out, seeking adventure. The first step in that process was dressing up in "crazy costumes" (This was actually their idea, but I'm never one to turn down the chance to dress up) So yes, I took them out in public and we played putt putt golf in such silly attire (let's just say the other putters were definitely a bit jealous...even if it's not true, let's say it...because that makes us feel cool)
At this point they had a lot of sugar in their systems so I figured I'd make them sit for awhile. We spent a delightful hour and thirty-one minutes watching Kung Fu Panda on the side of the house...oh, and filling their systems with more sugar...I guess I didn't think that one all the way through. Still, the mosquitos were very grateful for our sweet blood
To finish the night off, we played a round of Apples to Apples...(I guess Josie was enjoying it a bit more than Maddie;)...but I'm pretty sure I heard them all laughing, so we're clear. I sent them off to their dreams with an (influential) bedtime story at a very decent, early hour...of course meaning early the next day...at 2...you're welcome parents!
They woke me up bright and early the next morning to frost our cookies we had made the night before (didn't see that one coming, did ya?!) Oh yeah, we were all over that...and if I do say so myself, they were rather delicious...
I mean, just look at them. How could cookies this adorable not be delicious?! (Obviously I know that if the frosting were snot flavored they wouldn't be delicious, but you can keep the sassy comments to yourself and we will continue to cover entire cookies with a plethora of non-snot flavored sprinkles)
