Tween New Year's Eve sleepover

What it is

A New Year’s Eve sleepover for tweens who want to stay up to midnight. Food, games and a film fill the evening, then a proper countdown with poppers and sparkling juice.

Plan ahead

• Two weeks before: confirm guests and pick-up time on New Year’s Day.
• One week before: buy party poppers, hats, a paper confetti cannon and sparkling juice.
• The day before: set up the sleeping area.

Activities

• Games tournament: a mix of video games, card games and charades, with a scoreboard.
• Year in review quiz: questions about the year’s music, films and news.
• Time capsule letters: each guest writes a letter to themselves to open next New Year’s Eve.
• Countdown: watch the fireworks on TV, count down and pop the confetti at midnight.

Food and drink

• Hot dog and nacho bar
• Popcorn and sweets
• Sparkling grape juice in plastic flutes
• Pancakes in the morning

Tips

• Use paper confetti, not plastic.
• If anyone falls asleep, they still get a party popper in the morning.