Sleepover / Makeover Party (7-yr old):
The first thing the girls did was assemble their own pizza, using personal-size pizza crusts that had been made ahead of time. While those were cooking, they went into the garage to paint over-sized t-shirts that they took home for sleep shirts. They used squirt bottles with diluted fabric paint, and sponges cut into celestial shapes and dipped into glow-in-the-dark paint. By the time they were finished, the pizzas were ready. After pizza, each girl was given a fabric goodie bag with hair accessories (from the dollar store) and unused make-up samples that I had been saving. The girls were then paired up and gave each other makeovers. After putting on dress-up clothes, they had a fashion show with their favorite pop music playing for inspiration. (The photos are hilarious!) Next, was the cake, which was a sheet cake, with a pajama-clad Barbie doll lying on her back, with a small fabric pillow and a blanket of flower-covered icing on her (one of the easiest cakes I have made). The highlight of the evening was when my friend, a licensed massage therapist, brought her massage table, lotions, etc and gave each girl a 5-minute "professional" massage. After that, the girls watched movies and ate popcorn until it was time to go to sleep. They all slept in the sleeping bags in the middle of our living room. In addition to the hair accessories, make up and t-shirts, each girl was given a bean-bag animal and a small sleeping bag made just for their animal (you can buy these but they are very easy to make).