Sleepover Party for My 8 Year Old.. Would You Let Your Kids Go?

I would definitely want to know the parents before allowing my daughter to spend the night. That said, the couple of times she's tried to spend the night away, I've ended up having to pick her up late when she decided she wanted to come home.

If you're up for it, I'd put on the invitation that the girls who aren't going to spend the whole night can still bring jammies to change into but can be picked up at 10pm (or whatever time you're comfortable with).

It is going to be a coin toss from parents. I would not let my daughter spend the night, but we have had lots of sleepovers with public school friends and most let their kids spend the night with no problem.

The less number of girls at a sleepover the funner! We have had them range from 10+ girls to only 1 or 2 here. The smaller the number the less grouchy they are and the more fun they have.

So invite them, letting her know that everyone's rules are dfferent and not to be disappointed because some can not come and then enjoy those who do.

GL!

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I can't believe that you haven't talked to any of these girls mothers all year! That reprimand behind me---call them now, introduce yourself, invite the parents to bring their child and stay for cake and ice cream. If they and their daughter, then feel comfortable with sleeping over, fine. If not, that's fine too! You really don't want to have to call mothers in the middle of the night to come get their child. 8 is really a bit young and many 8 yr olds are not ready to sleep over.

For mothers that haven't already planned an 8 yr old sleeoover, I highly recommend waitng 'til they are 10. Let them look forward to it for 2 years like a rite of passage.

Have fun whatever you decide!

I personally would not let my girls sleepover unless I know the parents.

Having a birthday party then the option to sleepover is a great idea. You may also want to limit the number of friends that your daughter is allowed to have stay over because it could get pretty overwhelmiing.

I have 3 girls and have had two friends stay over and it got pretty loud.

Good luck

My daughter also has a June b-day and will be turning 8 this year. I know where you are coming from with not being able to invite school friends. I'm a little on the over protective side so if it were my child, I wouldn't let her stay the night unless I had met the parent and felt like my child would be 100% safe. It seems like back in the day kids had sleep overs a lot more commonly than we do today. I do think like you said it's a good idea to put on the invites "please come even if you can't spend the night" because it leaves the options open for parents who are unsure of what to let their child do. 8 is a great age to have a fun sleep over so if you can pull it off by all means do so..........good luck to you and hope she has lots of friends come to her party!! : )

it's a toss up, but if i had a conversation with you beforehand, i might let my child stay all night long if they wanted to.

Well, we dont do sleepovers, however there are many parents who do. And a surprising number who have left their kids at my house without ever meeting me first for a regual party, so I would send them out. I do however let my daughters go to parties and pick them up later than usual if it will be a sleepover..like 9:30 or 10. So, adding that to the invite is a good idea. You should have a decent turnout I would guess. Have fun:) ~A.~

My 14 yr old has had and been to sleepovers since she was about 6. She LOVES them. It is a girl thing and a lot of fun.

First of all, I know all of the parents of her friends so there is not an issue of not knowing the mom, dad or both. We all frequently see each other at school volunteering, working on booster clubs for sports, etc. Right now we all trade off carpooling to movies, mall, school functions or whatever.

At this time at 14, there are girls at my house every Fri and Sat night. I'd much rather them be here and me knowing what they are doing.

A sleepover party will be fun for your daughter. I agree that some 8 yr olds are not ready to sleepover (or their parents are not ready to let them) so just be open to them leaving at a specific time.

Enjoy your party!

Yes, I think she's old enough...I like the idea about putting on the invitation they can still come even if they aren't spending the night. There has been times I let my daughter spend the night at a friend/friend's b-day party, if I haven't met the parents, I do meet them before I leave my daughter. When my kids make plans with their friends, I call and talk with the other parent to make sure they are on the same page. My daughter makes plans with her friends, without permission, I usually will say NO when I find out.
Hope she had a great time, I have lots of good memories from slumber parties...

I had a sleep over for my son and I started the party early for kids who could not spend the night. Low and behold all the kids he invited let the kids stay. Most parents came in stayed for awhile and then I made sure to get two contact numbers in case of an emergency and gave them a pick up time even though it was on the invite..