Being the mom of three girls very close in age, sleepovers can be a bit tricky. Most of the girls' friends are friends with all my girls. Just having one girl over means I have three girls that want to spend time with one girl. That can be a bit overwhelming for that poor one girl. Instead, I try to plan sleepovers that include several friends. This time we just happened to pick three girls that each paired up with one of my three girls and they all know each other.
It was a blast for them. I even "participated" in some of the festivities that enjoyed. The first part of the evening was friendship bracelets. Yep, we're at the age when girls make bracelets out of string and they have great meaning. They want to know the friend's favorite colors. The talk about colors non-stop and carefully plan a design. Some gave up because it's really a lot harder than it looks. Some took to it naturally and others couldn't seem to talk and make bracelets at the same time.
Then it moved on to fudge. We got each of the kids a different fudge favor when we were in Cripple Creek the week before. They generously share a bit of fudge with a friend. Oddly, the girls once again paired up on fudge choices. Then there was popcorn and a movie.
The girls didn't get off to bed till very late and I heard them talking much after lights out. All in all that makes for a pretty successful sleepover. In the morning they made a fairly long list of activities that they wanted to do including: trampoline, Wii, board games, doing hair, putting on makeup and more friendship bracelets.
It won't be long before these days end or I'm no longer invited to the party. I'll have to cherish this moment and thank God for all my little girls!
