They were the highlight of my 13-year old social life. Sometimes they required weeks of preparation, sometimes (if your friend’s parents were really cool) they were planned the afternoon before. I’m talking about sleepovers. Staying the night at a friend’s house - or having your friends stay over at yours - promised a night during which you would gossip about every girl in the 8th grade, confess your secret crushes and laugh so hard you woke your (friend’s) parents up. It was the most serious form of girl bonding. Because being older shouldn’t mean you can’t have a super fun night with your friends and because I’m feeling slightly nostalgic for my ‘tween’ years, I made a list of essentials to throw the most amazing sleepover ever.
