8 year old girl birthday party  

I think 8 is a good age for a first sleepover. I remember being around that age when my parents let me start having friends sleepover for birthdays. I would definitely talk with your daughter before hand about what you expect and all the ground rules, etc. If your husband is the type who doesn't want to be around with all the girly games and the noise, tell him he can go have a guy's night and come back when it's over. lol Just make sure you are prepared for anything because you never know with kids! Good luck!

I don't see anything wrong with this and think it is a nice idea . I did this with my children and it was always nice and they have good memories of it today now that they are older . I would definitely suggest ground rules though as you never know what they may end up doing .
I told my daughter one year that she could invite her friends over for a sleepover if she wanted . Big mistake lol , she invited her whole class and then some from other classes . The next thing we knew there were over 30 children ( think it was 30 some , it was years ago so don't remember the exact number anymore ) that ended up showing up and were all spending the night . Believe me it was a night to remember . I have a scrapbook page of it done up that I named biggest slumber party of the year with the date on it . They all had so much fun but it was definitely a long night for us parents :) We ended up having to go shopping so there would be enough for them all to eat and had to borrow blow up beds for all the children to have a place to sleep , it was definitley and eventful night for them . All in all it wasn't as bad as my husband and I thought it was going to be and it was a memory none of the chidldren will ever forget but it showed us that ground rules had to be set so nothing like this were to ever happen again lol .
Have fun with it , you child is only young for such a short period of time and what is one night a year to make this a memory that will last with them forever :)

my daughter is 8 she has had a few sleepovers, but they are exhausting for me. Girls will stay up all night talking even though you tell them it's time to sleep. I got hardly any sleep on the last one. they will be giggling and loud. on the other hand though they should get to experience that, i think it's a part of growing up and i know i liked having sleep overs when I was young. it's only one night and it's not like he'll have to go through it all the time. I get it though, my boyfriend won't go for that at all, he goes out of town a lot for work, so I just have them when he is not at home.

We have been having sleep overs for years...my daughters (10 and almost 14) have had friends stay o/n for their birthday starting at age 8.
What negative things is he concerned about? If you have things planned, the kids don't have time to get out of control.
My last sleepover was in March, when my youngest turned 10. The guests arrived at 7 and while waiting for other guests to arrive, the girls here already did a craft. Then they played games that were planned (no prizes)...we rented movies and made popcorn. The lights out time was 11, but i know they talked until later (they had the living room) but hubby and i went to bed. Sat am we made home made waffles for breakfast, encouraged the kids to gather up their stuff, gave them their goody bags and they played with bratz til it was time to go home (11) - it was a fairly easy party actually :-)
good luck!!

I wonder what the negative things are ?
My daughter had just one friend to sleep over as we really have nowhere for any more. We did suggest a tent in the garden(we have a big one) but she didnt like that idea.
They made pizza for themselves I just let them use the bases and a selection of food to put on top then just put it all in the oven for them.
They watched one of my daughters videos and played in her room with her dolls. Then they went to bed and spent all night chattering.:)
How about just two girls so dad can get used to the idea this year and have more girls next time around?

In my opinion there´s nothing wrong to uses that, that times had been passed. Now the children Grows up more quickly..

well, my daughter had her first sleepover when she was seven. she just turned 9 two weeks ago and had 3 girls sleepover and she had a blast. 8 is certainly old enough...it sounds like maybe YOU and your hubby are the one a little nervous about it ;) just make sure you got lots of popcorn, a couple or movies and an activity. i had the girls play bingo for little prizes. let 'em stay up to 2am talking, it's the best part about being a kid! good luck and have FUN!

I think eight is the perfect age to have a first slumber party. I had so many slumber parties when I was a kid, and I honestly think that the best ones, where the ones where we were no more than six kids. One advice though, is to make sure that there is an even number of girls, otherwise it can be a bit tricky, if they need to partner up or play games. I think your suggestion about setting up the ground rules with your daughter sounds very reasonable, and it sounds like you know what you are doing. What is it exactly that your husband seems to bothered by in regards to a slumber party? I cannot imagine that he ever tried to go to a girl slumber party....

Good luck with the birthday, I am sure that it will be a success!

I don't think she is too young at all.
I'd say for sure keep it small.
Plan some fun food, games and maybe movies for them and they'll be happy campers.
Tell your hubby this is only the beginning :)

8 is the perfect age for a sleep over. Maybe 3 girls to sleep at your house, make sure you have plenty of snacks, movies, and things to do. Now with your husband, he's probably like me. Doesn't like all the noise and fuss from having extra kids in the house. But since he won't be dealing with it all, just tell him to go to the bedroom, watch tv and be quiet. If that doesn't shut him up, promise him something special if he stops complaining, :).