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Hotels may serve as a good overnight destination for a slumber party, especially if you don’t want your house all messed by a group of pre-teen boys and/or girls. If you decide to take a group pf kids to a hotel overnight, it will be a thrill for kids from the ages of 9 to 14. This can be especially popular venue if your child wants a swim party, and their birthday falls in the middle of winter!
Make sure if you are going to use a hotel as an outside venue you that the hotel understands that there will be a party of “x” amount of children, so they can give their “OK.” The hotel may also offer you a special price on adjoining rooms and/or rooms that have a kitchen for snacks and breakfast. I would limit the number of guests invited to 5 guests plus the birthday kid. If there are 4 double beds, then three of them are taken with two kids to a bed and the 4th bed will be for the parent. So, it works out well to have a small number attending.
Also, in the invitation make it clear where the overnight slumber party will take place and make sure to have the parents’ contact information readily available.
This party will mainly take place around swimming…so have the kids bring their swimsuits and beach towels. They will be able to swim, play water games, and enjoy the Jacuzzi together if that is on offer as well. Swimming will wear the kids out, and so when they return to the room, you can provide dinner (make it easy and order pizza!) and there can be the traditional birthday candles and cake. Also, this would be a time to open presents.
Afterwards, you can put on a video for the kids to watch together. If you want to have an activity, you could always have a mini-spa for the girls and have them give each other mini-manicures/pedicures, facials. and/or massages. The boys would probably be interested in playing video games on a computer if this is available. Most of the kids will be so excited, it will be hard to fall asleep, so you could also tell stories into the night as another “game” that keeps kids interested, but also calm.
Hotel parties will be fun, as it is quite sophisticated to go to a hotel for a party with your friends. Keep close watch, have fun, and enjoy!
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