TEN it to WIN it

A few weeks ago, Chelsea and I hosted our nieces for a special birthday slumber party. We started doing an overnight a couple years ago as their gift, and now, it’s something we look forward to doing every year! (Read about last year’s party here)

Each year, I come up with a theme (duh!) based on what I’ve heard them talk about in the months leading up to the slumber party, and this year, it’s been all about sports, games and competition. Since the girls turned ten this year, I thought a “TEN it to WIN it” sports and games style party would be perfect.

I had a lot of sports plates and decor on hand from other events, so it was a great opportunity to put all that stuff to use again. I also bought a few things, and of course had to stock up on snacks – they’re growing girls and I knew we’d be busy all day so snacks were a must!

I decorated the mantle with a variety of sports items, a banner, and balloons. My favorite touch was the batting helmets from teams that had the initials of the triplets.

On the kitchen table, I put all the themed snacks and serveware. Everything was a hit, and the highlight was definitely the championship rings.

For gifts, I made the girls matching shirts with the number 10 on the front and their initial on the sleeve. I paired that with some gatorade and a little bouncy ball craft kit.

It was such a fun overnight. After the girls arrived, we gave them some options of activities. Their first vote was swimming, so we changed into our swimsuits and headed off to the pool.

Next up we went to Arena Sports, an indoor game center with a ropes course, laser tag, and arcade games. The girls opted for the ropes course and arcade games. We also enjoyed some snacks and spent a lot of time agonizing over what prizes to get with our tickets.