How to Throw an Adult Slumber Party to Spend the Best Night With Your Friends
This post tells you everything you need to know about how to throw an adult slumber party!
Looking back on when you were young, you might reminisce on the things you loved doing. One of those things for me is having a slumber party.
But the thing is, slumber parties aren’t just for kids; you can still have a slumber party with your besties as an adult, whether you’re 18, 25, 30, or older! And best of all, you can host it with your own ideas and your own rules in your own home!
So if you’re looking to bring back the fun in your life, just like the fun you had as a kid, then this is your time to throw an adult slumber party! If you don’t know where to start or how to do it, then carry on reading for the best tips and advice to create the adult slumber party that will guarantee a fun night with your friends!
1. Pick a theme
2. Set a date and send invites
3. Shop for decorations
4. Clean your apartment
5. Prep your gift bags
6. Bring entertainment
7. Don’t run out of food and drinks
8. Bring out the air mattresses, pillows, and blankets
Reasons to have an adult slumber party
There are so many reasons to throw an adult slumber party! The most important reason should be that you want to have fun. But if you want an occasion to throw a slumber party for, here are some ideas:
- For your birthday
- For Galentines Day
- For a one-night bachelorette
- As a fun summer activity or fall activity to enjoy with friends, just because you love them
How to throw an adult slumber party
Now on to the juicy stuff! Here are 8 simple steps on how to throw an adult slumber party. This covers everything from picking a theme to setting the vibe and preparing for food, drinks, and entertainment. There are a few recommendations too, to give you some inspiration!
1. Pick a theme
First things first, you gotta have a theme for your adult slumber party so that everyone is on the same page in terms of what to expect. Without a slumber party theme, there’s little direction for how you want the night to go!
Not sure what theme to go for? Here are some fun ideas:
- All pink slumber party
- Galentines slumber party
- Nostalgia-themed slumber party
- Coquette-themed slumber party
- Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, Beyonce (or any favorite singer) themed slumber party
- Gossip Girl-themed slumber party
- Disney-themed slumber party
- Princess Diaries-themed slumber party
You can literally make the theme whatever you like as long as you can really create the atmosphere for it with decor and food!
The one thing that everyone should know about your adult slumber party is that everyone should bring their matching PJs. Because what’s a slumber party without wearing PJs?
2. Set a date and send invites
Next, decide on a date to throw your adult slumber party. Make sure you double-check with your friends to find out what dates work best for everyone. Generally, Fridays and Saturdays are the best options since no one has to worry about working the next day.
Once you’ve decided on a date, make it official by sending an invite to all your friends! If you want to create physical invites and mail them, you’re welcome to! But to make things easier (and quicker), I’d suggest sending an email invite.
You can use websites like Evite or Canva to create and send email invites to your friends, allowing them to RSVP for the slumber party night! I love creating invites on Canva because they have cute graphics you can include, and it’s so easy to use!
Once you’ve sent the invites and your friends have RSVP’d, you’ll get an idea of exactly how many of your friends are attending the slumber party.
3. Shop for decorations
Once you’ve confirmed the theme and date for your adult slumber party, go out and buy some decorations to match the vibe! For example, get some balloons, table centerpieces, banners, or literally any piece of decor that you think would go well with the theme of your slumber party!
You can be as creative as you want with your decorations. If you love DIYing, you can buy some supplies to make cutouts suitable for your slumber party theme. You can add flowers or include fun gadgets that everyone can use and have fun with!
4. Clean your apartment
Part of being a good host who throws slumber parties is making sure your apartment is clean, especially the bathroom and guest room. Now I’m not talking about a little vacuuming here and there, I mean a proper deep clean if you haven’t done it recently.
Deep clean your bathroom, making sure you have a few extra items for your guests (e.g. extra towels, Q-tips, etc), and make sure your guest room is cozy and includes a welcome basket for those friends who are sleeping over!
5. Prep your gift bags
Remember those parties you had as a kid where every single person was given a goodie bag full of candy and treats? For your adult slumber party, you can take this goodie bag idea and make it your own!
Goodie bags aren’t just a nice gesture, but they’re also a way to make your friends feel welcome and a great way to thank them for attending your slumber party!
If you’re not sure what to add to your gift bags, here are some ideas to inspire you:
- Mini toiletries
- Face masks
- Snacks
- Hair accessories
- Fuzzy socks
- Mini beauty products (e.g., lip gloss, compact mirrors etc)
- Friendship bracelets
- Sleeping masks
- Sunglasses
6. Bring entertainment
One of the most important things about throwing an epic adult slumber party is making sure there’s always entertainment. There are so many adult slumber party ideas to inspire you for your own entertainment!
If you plan on watching a movie, choose a selection from a certain genre (e.g., chick flicks) and do a vote amongst your friends to decide what to watch first. Some of my personal favorite movies to watch during a slumber party that I highly recommend are:
- 13 going on 30
- The Princess Diaries
- John Tucker Must Die
- She’s the Man
- 10 Things I Hate About You
- Clueless
- Bring It On
- Sleepover
- A Cinderella Story
- Pitch Perfect
- Scream
- Bottoms
Make sure that if you’re watching movies, you also have popcorn and any other movie snacks that everyone can eat!
You can have board games, where you play Monopoly, Herd Mentality, Pictionary, or Cards Against Humanity.
Maybe you prefer to play card games. There are so many to choose from, like UNO, Blackjack, and Bullsh*t. Or, you can opt for some general party games, like Mafia or Stack Cup.
Another idea is to play on your gaming console! For example, if you have a Nintendo Switch, you could play Mario Kart, Just Dance, or Mario Party!
If you and your friends like arts and crafts, you can even make paper crowns, bracelets, candles, bookmarks, or keychains!
7. Don’t run out of food and drinks
To throw an adult slumber party means to make sure you have an abundance of food and drinks (but mainly drinks).
If you’d rather make food, turn it into a fun activity. For example, instead of ordering pizza, you and your friends could all make your own pizzas, put them in the oven, and enjoy eating them while watching a movie.
If you’d rather order takeaway, make sure to let everyone know when you’ll be ordering to give them time to decide what kind of takeaway they want.
One non-negotiable for food has got to be a charcuterie board! It doesn’t need to be extravagant, just make sure to include everyone’s favorite candy, cookies, and snacks!
Just make sure that when it comes to food, you have sweet and savory options as well as actual meals and snacks for everyone to eat and enjoy.
For drinks, make sure you have water (still and sparkling), soda pops, and alcoholic drinks (if you plan to drink alcohol). You can even mention on your slumber party invite that your friends can bring their own alcoholic drinks!
If you want to go all out, you can create a “make your own cocktail” area in the kitchen where everyone can make their own cocktails with their drinks and a cocktail maker set!
8. Bring out the air mattresses, pillows, and blankets
Your adult slumber party has to be cozy for everyone! So bring the air mattress out into the living room (this is also important for providing sleeping space for your friends who are sleeping over), along with fluffy pillows and all the blankets you have!
It doesn’t matter how many people are attending your adult slumber party, you can never have too many pillows and blankets! It’s better that there’s too many that not enough, as you would want everyone to feel as cozy as they can!
You know your slumber party is successful when everyone is cozy and having fun!
This post showed you how to throw an adult slumber party to guarantee a fun night with your best friends!
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