Slumber Party

Lillian had a slumber party for her birthday this year. We had a gaggle of seven girls over. They didn't stop talking for six hours, I think. I went to bed before they fell asleep. They were quite proud of staying up till 1AM and waking up at 6:30AM.

Lillian had been planning this party since last year. She read books and magazines (American Girl had a special slumber party issue this month), and they had a good time. I was very impressed by the dinner menu: falafels and pitas with a delicious fruit salad and sliced vegetables. Lily did not want pizza because one of her friends was allergic to pizza. We also made homemade ice cream and cheese popcorn.

Activities included making sand art in jars. The girls' favorite was "rainbow sand", a mixture of all the colored sand that had spilled on the floor. They also made Sharpie marker tie-dye shirts (mark on a cotton shirt with a permanent marker and then drop alcohol on the spots). I think the girls had the most fun with crazy hairdos.

Lillian sent us to bed after the movie so they could play "Truth or Dare". Her one complaint was that her parents hovered too much. It was our first slumber party, so who knew. The best thing we did was send the other kids to my parents. Oh, it would have been an unpleasant event trying to keep big boys from teasing the girls, and to try keep the little kids out of the way. Thank you, Grandma and Grandpa.