Pamper party ideas

[Mollster1]

DD8 has a birthday party coming up. I've got someone coming to do a pamper thing with them at our house, there's going to be about 10 of them with a couple sleeping over. I am not brilliant at organising kids parties, does anyone have any advice on whether I should organise activities for kids who maybe don't want to get makeup done, or kids who are waiting to get make up done, to keep them entertained - and any suggestions for what might be good activities? There will be a couple of hours after the pampering for them to have some food and do something, so if there's any suggestions for what I could do with them post pamper to keep them entertained that would be great!

Maybe some craft, can they make their own toiletries bag and then we made lip balms and a lip scrub if you google you can natural recipes and can buy the little tins you pop them in.

Then they could help you prep the food as well, diy pizzas, cupcake icing, popcorn with additions ie m&ms, jelly sweets, mini marshmallows in those cones and then they’ve made their own party bags to take home as well!

I'd maybe look at "stations of activities" so maybe a movie and snacks in the background. Some small games laid out (think short games such as Uno, Buzz wire), a craft area with colouring, stickers, bead bracelets and a selfie/photo area with some selfie sticks (pamper themed sticks - they are about £5 a pack on ebay). You could also have cookie/cupcake decorating with some icing pens and sprinkles. That was all bases are covered, each "station" can be made up with little cost and they can select activities to suit.

Paint their nails?

Set up a foot spa/pedicure station?

I normally assume about half an hour for food and cake.

For the rest of the time I'd do a craft activity. Buy some paper bags or chinese food containers and get them to decorate their own party bags.

Then some games. Pass the parcel, sleeping lions, the chocolate game, statues are all popular. We spent 40 minutes playing thumbs up at one of my DC's parties at around the same age. Head and tails and hot and cold are also good.

My great grandaughter went to a pamper party. The girls had their nails painted, had face masks i saw pictures of little girls in matching dressing gowns and towel turbans. Not sure if they had hair done..they had photos taken throughout the event as it happened, together and separately. That was at a venue, not a private home tho.

Definitely craft. What about bead kits to make necklaces or bracelets? Or ink stamps and coloured pencils to make cards? Good luck!