How to Attend an Adult Blanket Sleeper‐Themed Slumber Party

Every once and a while, a sleepover/slumber party will come up. But how should you respond to the offer and prepare for the party, if the theme is of "blanket sleepers"? Well, this article will help prepare you for one.

Part 1 of 2: Preparations

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   Prepare to respond to the slumber party invitation. Unless you have a really good explanation as to why you can't go (not just that you aren't courageous yet to show off your cool blanket sleeper to your friends), consider going to that party. Write a response in some form to the host. Whether directly on a sheet of paper sent via postal mail (snail mail) or on an electronic communication (such as email) or even a message left over an answering machine or voicemail mailbox, get the word out that you'll be attending that party.
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   Don't prepare to put much time into wishing people you may not like to not be there. People who reflect poorly on you during the day, may end up being an lifesaver at night (should something happen)! Go with the flow!
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   Prepare to do some shopping. Although many superstores like Wal-Mart and Target tend to sell blanket sleepers often, you'll often need to turn to do the shopping in the non-peak months online instead.
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   Purchase at least 1-2 blanket sleepers. You'll need the one, as you enter through the host family's door. Two are highly encouraged (in the case of accidents), however one sleeper is always the bare minimum amount you'll need when you attend a party such as this one.
   • Allow the blanket sleeper to be brought home, whether through mail (for online purchases) or via a transportation mode for other offline purchases.
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   Consider purchasing other gifty items to bring with you. Whether these gifts are in the form of food for your friends and you, or are of other miscellaneous themes, make each of these gifts unique.
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   Consider not picking out any other items for the party. Blanket sleepers are warm enough (and cool enough for some seasonal variations) to wear. Therefore, an additional blanket isn't recommended to be brought.
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   Boost your courage/morale for the party. It'll take a bit more to wear something you aren't fully courageous enough to wear out in public, but once you get to know and accept those things, you'll wear them, and will never want to take them off (not even for a second).
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   Ask your parents, if they know of any other relatives (family members), who would like to also attend. However, let them know that at least one of their uninvited members must also wear a blanket sleeper of some sort.
   • All members who are between the 5 months-6/7 years, must wear some sort of disposable pant, and whether that be a disposable diaper, a disposable potty training pant (regardless of whether or not they are potty trained or not), or a disposable bedwetting diaper (as accidents do occur, but before things show, it's best to protect and cover up with one or two during the night either way), one must be worn by all these children who attend.
   • Also realize, that if these children can attend, they must be supervised by an additional parent at all times! (However, the parent doesn't HAVE TO wear a blanket sleeper, but is highly encouraged to wear one!)
     • You the invitee, and anyone else over the minimum age for the party children, are not exempt from not wearing a blanket sleeper (as that is the theme of this slumber party).
   • Contact the host's family, to make sure that this party has been planned and accepted by the host's parents. Some may not even realize that it is standard fare to allow these others into the host's house.

Part 2 of 2: Party Time!

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   Arrive at the host's house more than one half hour before the designated time on the card, unless there are more members from your family that are going.
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   Let the host know of any allergies you may have to pets (animals), even if you as much as suspect an unintended animal may be nearby that you are allergic to.
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   Ask the host what the plan is, if a fire emergency arises during the slumber party/sleepover.
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   Locate an acceptable spot on the floor that seems deemed to fit you. Keep the locations of your friends in mind, but be careful as not to step on anyone as you move around the floor.
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   Keep the route to the restrooms in mind, if you tend to warrant stress not too well or have stomach symptoms caused by stress.
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   Plan on changing into your blanket sleeper when you arrive, if you didn't consider wearing it to the host's door when you first arrived.
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   Plan on staying the entire night. Although some may criticize you for dressing differently, once they become less churlish and see how they themselves feel when they too wear ones, they'll see why you have began to re-enjoy them after a period of non-use. They'll stop bothering you, and accept your appearance that night, should they too feel the need to get up and use the facilities (or other issues).
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Tips

• You'll have to judge an adequate cool temperature for your area, at which just the sleeper is adequate to use without an extra blanket and sleeping equipment.
• For those who are thinner or shorter, some teens may still even fit into the biggest-sized small-child ones available there also.
• By standard fare, these slumber parties should only be done in winter. However, with proper adjustments in the host houses' cooling system, these can be done in summer months too.
• Floors with wall-to-wall carpeting are better to use for sleepovers of this type than those using hard wooden floors.
• For those unexpected very-young guests, use alternate sources of bedding. If there is an unused baby crib in the house and you figure there is a possibility of babies coming, roll it into an area and provide the adult chaperone to sleep on an alternate bed nearby. Toddlers and young school-age children however, should use these alternate beds instead of the floor in any and all cases.
  • Sofas also make wonderful beds, but minimize the possibility of their use.
• If you forgot to pack at the last minute and one of the things you forgot to pack was the blanket sleeper, you may end up asking the host for one. Most hosts should have thought about purchasing a few extras as "just-in-case" measures, but don't plan on making this packing issue a routine to every slumber party the host has with this theme. These are just friendly favors that friends can borrow off of other friends who can borrow off others, etc.
• Although you should plan on finding sleepers of one-piece zippered style, you can also allow anyone who has the two piece (with feet) to enter the room, along with those that are one piece but only have leggings down to their ankles and don't cover the feet).
• You don't even need to bring a blanket sleeper at the start, if you are planning on packing light. You can wear one right at the start.
• Although boys tend to shy away from wearing things deemed inappropriate for their age, there are some that are willing to re-try things again, that were once deemed acceptable for their age.
• Contact the host in the mere case you don't know what to bring to the party. They may have a list of good gifts to bring that they need others to bring to plan a great slumber party. However, don't forget to pack your blanket sleeper.