How to entertain 8 12 yr old girls for 3 hours

binky • Feb 25, 2008 7:10 pm

My daughter is turning 12 in 2 weeks, and is inviting 7 of her classmates to our house for a 3 hour party. Any suggestions for stuff to do?

Aliantha • Feb 25, 2008 7:15 pm

Get some skin cleansing type products and let them give each other facials then plaster their faces with face paint. They'll have a blast, and it'll take about 3 hours for them all to finish once they've had some food and drinks.

binky • Feb 25, 2008 7:19 pm

good idea Ali, certainly beats my daughters idea about a homemade pinata of their least favorite teacher

Aliantha • Feb 25, 2008 7:22 pm

Well, I'm sure they'll have plenty of fun just gossiping about boys anyway. ;)

SteveDallas • Feb 25, 2008 8:40 pm

binky;434942 wrote:
good idea Ali, certainly beats my daughters idea about a homemade pinata of their least favorite teacher

Not bad... not bad....

Ours had a sleepover, for the third year running. This year's (she was 12) was noticeably rowdier than the last couple. (One of the girls brought a can of shaving cream and they terrorized the neighborhood.) Nail polish seemed to work well for an activity. ("Dad, can you pick up some nail polish on your way home from work." "Ummm... OK.. what color?" "Red, black, blue, purple, yellow, and green." Fortunately CVS only had red and blue.)

binky • Feb 25, 2008 9:16 pm

Aliantha;434943 wrote:
Well, I'm sure they'll have plenty of fun just gossiping about boys anyway. ;)

That's what I figured Ali, I'll probably be pushed out of the room for a 2 hour trash talking session

binky • Feb 25, 2008 9:17 pm

SteveDallas;434956 wrote:
Not bad... not bad....

Ours had a sleepover, for the third year running. This year's (she was 12) was noticeably rowdier than the last couple. (One of the girls brought a can of shaving cream and they terrorized the neighborhood.) Nail polish seemed to work well for an activity. ("Dad, can you pick up some nail polish on your way home from work." "Ummm... OK.. what color?" "Red, black, blue, purple, yellow, and green." Fortunately CVS only had red and blue.)

Yeah we've done the black nail polish thing

lookout123 • Feb 25, 2008 10:19 pm

Whew! when i saw the thread title i was afraid that Drax might have started it.

Flint • Feb 25, 2008 10:40 pm

Oh no you did not just go there!

wolf • Feb 25, 2008 10:53 pm

Can you afford to take the whole bunch of them to Build-A-Bear?

SteveDallas • Feb 25, 2008 11:19 pm

Build-A-Bear is The Debbil.

Wolf, do you offer guided tours of your workplace? That would be a party that wouldn't soon be forgotten.

DanaC • Feb 26, 2008 8:15 am

The make over idea is a good one. A friend of mine has started a party planning service which has parties for younger kids (fancy dress make over) and parties for teenage girls which are makeover based. They have a great time.

binky • Feb 26, 2008 8:36 am

lookout123;434971 wrote:
Whew! when i saw the thread title i was afraid that Drax might have started it.

I thought the same thing after I started the thread....

binky • Feb 26, 2008 8:39 am

wolf;434976 wrote:
Can you afford to take the whole bunch of them to Build-A-Bear?

Sadly :D the nearest one is 75 miles from where I live

binky • Feb 26, 2008 8:41 am

I think I will bring up the makeover/ facial idea to her

shina • Feb 26, 2008 12:25 pm

Aliantha;434939 wrote:
Get some skin cleansing type products and let them give each other facials then plaster their faces with face paint. They'll have a blast, and it'll take about 3 hours for them all to finish once they've had some food and drinks.

This works. My sister did this for her daughter last year. (she is 10). The girls had a blast!

monster • Feb 27, 2008 4:48 pm

Make-up for sure -also non-permanent spray in/comb in hair colors and hair decorations (raid the dollar store), teen quiz books, movie and popcorn, silly games and coloring books (really -they sort of take a backwards step and enjoy coloring again -so long as it's a team activity and you don't "make" them do it (watch them with younger kids -they can't help but take over and do the coloring for them)). We usually also have them make their own pizza with exactly what they like on it.

monster • Feb 27, 2008 4:48 pm

or something like soap-making or candle-making.

Aliantha • Feb 27, 2008 5:48 pm

About that hairspray colour stuff. If there are any real blondies coming, don't let them use it. Although the colour is meant to be non permanent, it can stain the hair and is particularly noticable in blonde hair.

I know this from experience. a little blondie had red hairspray for some party or something, and she ended up with pink hair for a very long time.

Drax • Feb 27, 2008 6:17 pm

lookout123;434971 wrote:
Whew! when i saw the thread title i was afraid that Drax might have started it.

Hey, I do have limits. ;)

DanaC • Feb 27, 2008 6:20 pm

What, they too old? (j/k)

Drax • Feb 27, 2008 6:23 pm

binky;434966 wrote:
Yeah we've done the black nail polish thing

How 'bout corpsepaint?

Drax • Feb 27, 2008 6:26 pm

DanaC;435598 wrote:
(j/k)

I do not know this term.

Aliantha • Feb 27, 2008 6:27 pm

it means joke

Drax • Feb 27, 2008 6:29 pm

Thanks. ;)

monster • Feb 27, 2008 8:44 pm

Aliantha;435589 wrote:
About that hairspray colour stuff. If there are any real blondies coming, don't let them use it. Although the colour is meant to be non permanent, it can stain the hair and is particularly noticable in blonde hair.

I know this from experience. a little blondie had red hairspray for some party or something, and she ended up with pink hair for a very long time.

that's the most fun thing about it! :lol:

monster • Feb 27, 2008 8:45 pm

Drax;435600 wrote:
I do not know this term.

j k = just kidding

monster • Feb 27, 2008 8:46 pm

btw, Drax, how did you find this thread so fast? Did the title attract you, or was it a vanity search? :lol:

DucksNuts • Feb 27, 2008 9:29 pm

:dedhorse:

monster • Feb 27, 2008 9:38 pm

hance the :lol:

:rolleyes:

classicman • Feb 28, 2008 9:41 am

LOL - Can Drax recover from this one???

lumberjim • Feb 28, 2008 10:08 am

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lookout123 • Feb 28, 2008 1:47 pm

:rotflol: good one LJ.

Come on dwellar chicas - how many of you just looked this up to buy?

SteveDallas • Feb 28, 2008 1:55 pm

That's an old one.. if they wanted it they probably already own it!

binky • Feb 28, 2008 2:45 pm

Drax;435599 wrote:
How 'bout corpsepaint?

corpsepaint?

Drax • Feb 28, 2008 2:48 pm

binky;435764 wrote:
corpsepaint?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpsepaint

binky • Feb 28, 2008 2:51 pm

Hmm she has been saying she would like to "go goth"

Timo • Mar 2, 2008 7:43 pm

Halo 3.

monster • Mar 2, 2008 8:47 pm

Those dance mat games.

monster • Mar 2, 2008 8:49 pm

lumberjim;435689 wrote:
The toy is marketed to children 8 years and up, It is called the “Harry Potter Nimbus 2000 Broom”.

They should probably rename it the Numbpuss 2000

Cloud • Mar 2, 2008 9:07 pm

a "goth" party would probably be fun. Better in the fall before Halloween though.

Most little girls love! playing with makeup. I used to have "makeup day" once in a while when my girls were little and they got to play in mommy's makeup.

So I vote for that, with all the glitter, fingernail stickers, teen magazines, and doodads you can afford. They also have kits (or you can find info and supplies on the net) for making homemade lip gloss, lotion, etc.--they might like that, too, and they could bring home what they make. Glittery, flavored lip gloss would make great treats.

monster • Mar 2, 2008 9:52 pm

They're not so little at 12, though..... Most 12-year-olds I know are way past "playing with mommy's make-up"

Cloud • Mar 2, 2008 10:00 pm

yes, of course, but the general concept is still valid

monster • Mar 2, 2008 10:58 pm

indeed. but how to convert the concept to 12 year-olds? Goths don't do make-up parties. Far too cheerful and conformist.

rustler • Mar 5, 2008 11:07 am

The broomstick-a man must of developed the toy is my guess-yes,12 is not our twelve from our dinosaur days-12 is like 18 going on 30

binky • Mar 8, 2008 12:13 am

Well tomorrow is the party, and it has been decided- a chocolate fountain, darts, a pinata and crafting with Fimo clay

bbro • Mar 8, 2008 10:30 am

Damn!! Can I come? I never had a party like that!

monster • Mar 9, 2008 3:05 am

perfect, bimky.

binky • Mar 9, 2008 11:13 am

well I survived!! Its all over but a little cleanup, and it was a smashing success

Cloud • Mar 9, 2008 1:18 pm

binky;437336 wrote:
. . . a chocolate fountain, darts, a pinata and crafting with Fimo clay

whoa! that's quite a lot. Which was the hit?

binky • Mar 9, 2008 1:40 pm

the chocolate fountain, and the pinata, which they drew a much disliked teacher's face on