D's Camping Inside Sleepover Party!

For D's 6th birthday party she made a tough decision:  small slumber party rather than big blowout rager. For the social girl with lots of new school friends this decision was a few months in the making. But she got really excited about the idea of "camping inside" and realized a small sleepover with a few friends would be a super special and fun time. It was! 

As soon as we decided on the sleepover party, Dahlia began making stars for the ceiling. She made a few every day for a couple weeks, and with a little help from Milo and me and some added plastic glowing ones there were at least 60 stars for the kids to lay beneath. They are quite magical and we don't really want to take them down. 

The party got warmed up by getting crafty like the birthday girl loves: painting and decorating frames.

The crew: Marianne, Tula, Sophia, D, & Riley.

We now know what Elsa looks like with a brown dress (a little weird and still very well loved).

This birthday was the first year she read her own cards. It was so precious watching them help each other read them together.

The slumber party was complete with games gifted at the party! Milo loved being a part of the party. The girls were wonderful with him. All of them are big sisters themselves and they tolerated and included him exceptionally well.

Another game: Headbandz. They were so cute playing and giggling next to the...

campfire !

S'mores dip baked in the oven. (Does anyone throw parties without pinterest these days?)

One of the many benefits of having a small party is quality party favors. My mom and I (with some help from D) made these cute pillow cases. I also made sleep masks although sleeping at the sleepover was not high on the list of priorities. Everyone was asleep around 10, and up at 5:30am, including the parents. D and M both took 3 hour naps the next day.

Completed frames

The posse bike ride to the park where we ended the party. This was Dahlia's favorite part. Happy birthday D Rae! Glad you had fun!