Posted by swistle on 13th February 2013
Categories: Elementary school kids, games
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Elizabeth has been invited to her first sleepover. I went on and on to the other mother about how she MIGHT be too nervous to accept the invitation—but it turns out Elizabeth’s fine and I’m the one who’s nervous.
I manage stress by shopping—or by pretend-shopping (I was glad to find recently that I am not alone in this). In this case I don’t think I actually need to buy anything: she can use an adult-sized orange-and-khaki sleeping bag we already own, and she doesn’t need new pajamas. But I had some fun putting together a pretend kit anyway.
Hello Kitty sleeping bag and backpack and Hello Kitty sleeping bag (photos from Amazon.com). At first I preferred the one on the left—but it’s more expensive than the one on the right, and comes with a backpack we don’t need. [The prices/sellers keep changing as I'm working on this. At first it was $40 for the one on the left and $20 for the one on the right. I'd re-do the search for "Hello Kitty sleeping bag" before buying.] I’m a little tempted to get her one of these even though she could make do with the one we have, just because the one we have is sooooo much bigger than she needs AND FINE, BECAUSE I LIKE TO BUY HELLO KITTY THINGS.
3-piece pajama set (photo from ChildrensPlace.com). Elizabeth has some footed sleepers, and she has some of the snug-fit cotton two-piece type pajamas, but it seems like the best would be the style with looser-fitting pants and a t-shirt. She has some of that type, and also some Nick & Nora button downs that would work well.
Hello Kitty flashlight (photo from Amazon.com).
Melissa & Doug Questions for a Sleepover (photo from Amazon.com). If we were hosting the sleepover (*shudder*), I might get these conversation cards. They might be a good gift for Elizabeth to bring with her, if the mom says they don’t already have it.
This or That game (photo from Amazon.com). Or this looks even better: more questions, and not marketed for sleepovers per se—so Elizabeth could bring it as a gift but there wouldn’t be pressure for them to use it that night if they hadn’t planned on it.
I have fond memories of an ingenious Hello Kitty toothbrush and toothpaste set my mom got me for sleepovers. It had its own little box everything else in one’s duffel bag was protected from the wet toothbrush, and the toothpaste tube was soooo tiny. Am trying not to think too hard about the fact that this memory dates back 25 years or so!
Jenny | February 13th, 2013 at 3:44 pm