To keep my three nephews up all night?

You can try it but it could backfire. I have one child who loved to be cuddled to sleep and one that would only sleep in cot/bed. They are all different so it could work well or the opposite!

It has the potential to go horribly wrong (over tiredness/crying) but you seem pretty adamant it will be fine. Is it so you can get a lie in?

@Upfiner you’re an amazing aunty and sister!
Your nephews will love it, so enjoy your special evening. Movie night and sofa sleeping sounds perfect!

No idea why so many are getting outraged by it so just ignore the miserable sods 🥴🤪
I did cute things to make memories with mine like food colouring in popcorn so we had pink popcorn one day, ice cream with lots of toppings and just let them enjoy being at fun auntys house :)
Have a magical time together ❤️

Let them watch the film with a few treats and bedtime at 8. A 2 year old isn't going to sit and watch the whole of Toy Story or going to stay up late without getting whiney. The night won't happen like you think it will.

Exactly
2 is a baby
the Op just showing complete inexperience of looking after young children

It's a Toy Story marathon with chocolate, not a porn marathon with crack.

This thread explains why so many children these days find it hard to adapt to changing situations. Parents on here are so rigid in routines and no idea how to relax. So glad I don’t know any of u’s. Absolute nightmares to be around by the sounds of it. Social services and all that? Have a day off, there’s kids actually being abused that social services need to concentrate on, definitely not this. So beyond weird this thread. Mumnetters don’t seem to live in the real world 🙈

yes and the 2 year will sit still through all the movies and stay awake all night just because the OP says so, the 2 year old may even provide a review of each film afterwards, rank them in order, and tell you who directed them then request eggs Benedict for breakfast

Probably bored and lonely...

I think you'll find about 20 mins into the film they will be bored and hyper both at the same time and will be playfighting on the floor not watching it.

Kids that age dont really watch a full feature length film and actually at that age they are still a bit too young to properly understand the concept of movies like toy story really so it doesnt hold their attention the same way.

I think you'll find what you actually think of as a 'big treat' they won't actually like that much and they'll be ask to just watch bluey.

It would have actually been way lovelier for them to have a big bath with loads of bubbles with loads of stuff in the bath to play with like plastic jugs and cups to pour water in and out of, cosy pjs and a story at bedtime.

Nobody's claiming that. I was just countering the assertion that the OP's plans suggested that social services would be involved with the family.

I think it’s pretty selfish to take the easy route in the evening, by letting them stay up late, thereby ensuring that their parents have a crap day with them because they’re tired. I suspect you wouldn’t be such a “cool auntie” if you were looking after them the whole of Sunday…..

You sound like my brother. He can only have 1 nephew at a time (his place is tiny) but he and his partner drag the duvets off the beds, put their chairs into reclining positions and let the children go nuts on their switch 2/PS5 or whatever is the newest gaming thing they have.
Sounds like fun! Go for it!

Sounds fab OP, lucky boys. And lucky parents!

Mine are adults now but I’ve never understood this obsession with very early bedtimes for kids regardless or what’s going on.

Mine had a vague bedtime routine usually but if there were parties or holidays then we kept them up and included them. I don’t think they ever missed a Ny Eve party …. from baby stage.

As for those nut jobs that go on holiday, put their kids to bed at 7pm and sit in the darkness or in the bathroom … why bother going away 🤷🏼‍♀️

I have lots of experience in bringing up young children, and on a professional level, in child development. And I love OP's plan. This is what fun aunties should be about

I do very similar with my DGDs of 3 and 6, as does their auntie, and it goes fine. OP sounds relaxed and flexible, so if the two year old falls asleep fifteen minutes in, it won't be an issue. She'll still have loved the build up.

@Upfiner good on you, your sister is blessed that her children have such a fun and willing aunty!
And omg, the uptight parenting on here!

You sound fab. They will absolutely love it.

My two girls still talk about the nights spent at my sisters house when they would stay up late and then in the morning go out on a dog walk with their uncle and have chocolate and coke for breakfast!!!! They would come home filthy (I don't think they ever washed or brushed their teeth when they had an overnight stay at my sisters), exhausted but having had a lovely time.

And before the moaners call social services on me - they are now in their mid twenties and very rounded nice human beings! The odd night of no rules at their aunt and uncle's house didn't do them any harm!

It’s this kind of attitude that explains to me why there are so many miserable people on MN complaining that their marriages/ relationships are going down the pan. If they were a little less uptight about controlling and overseeing every aspect of the little darlings’ lives, and a little more willing to have a bit of unstructured fun with their partners, everyone might be a lot happier.

Very young kids do better with sleep. If they were older, 9 etc great. 6 and under nope.

Treat them during the day. They don't need all nighters at that age.

I totally agree, what started as a thread with an auntie letting her nephews have a nice night has descended into social service involvement, children not coping with 1 late night and feckless parents abandoning their children.
It is not surprising that there are children out there who can’t cope with the slightest change to their routine due to the parents managing every single minute and parents playing the martyr and thinking they are better parents than everyone else by not leaving their children for one night.

Yeah, no. I babysit a lot for family and would never ever do this unless given express permission. Even then I’d feel awful. It won’t ruin their lives but it will mean a few miserable days for their parents.

It will mean a few miserable days for the parents?

The hyperbole on this thread is ridiculous.

When my kids were actual babies, I was all about routines. But once sleeping is established and they're approaching toddlerhood, the kindest thing you can do for your kids and yourself, is to introduce flexibility, so that they learn to feel secure in different situations.

Having people other than your parents who love you unconditionally, bring joy to your life, and who you feel safe with, is a gift for small children. As I said in an earlier post, watching my grandkids with their fun auntie and uncle, brings me real joy. I never had that kind of relationship in my childhood. OP's niblings and my DGDs are SO lucky.

Oh go for it. I used to stay at my grandparents house every Friday night when I was small and they always let me stay up late, I loved it and felt so grown up! This thread is just so Mumsnet. In the normal world, people do this sort of thing without questioning it.

Your grandchildren. Not children.

I’ve had the misfortune of dealing with my nieces and nephews after being up all night and yes it turns them into little shits. I love them and adore them but I’ll never unleash that onto my siblings!! You can have fun with them without forcing them to stay up all night.

When I was an auntie on babysitting / sleepover duty I used to get them into bed by saying “oooh let’s all get into bed for a story and ice cream”

One of these poor ill treated and neglected mites has a PhD now, the other runs a successful entrepreneurial business aged 27 so thankfully the rehab was successful.