Sleepover

For other uses, see Pajama Party.

For the film, see Sleepover (film).

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Guests resting at a sleepover

A sleepover, also known as a pajama party or a slumber party, is a party where a guest or guests are invited to stay overnight. They are most frequently held by teens and may be combined with a birthday party or other special occasion. Another common type of a sleepover is a lock-in, where the participants stay at a public place. In the UK, teenagers sometimes call a sleepover a crash.

Common activities

Typical participant activities include staying up late, talking, eating and playing until falling asleep, which sometimes never happens for a few energy-high guests. Sleepovers are usually held at one participant's house, with other guests sometimes bringing their bedtime things, such as pillows or sleeping bags. Common activities include playing board games or video games, having pillow fights, watching movies, ordering pizza, eating sweets, playing Truth or Dare, building forts out of pillows and blankets, or, for girls, having a "spa night", in which girls polish their nails and toes and put on face masques. Sleepovers are practiced by both girls and boys, but more commonly by girls. Sleepovers are proven to be healthy social interaction. According to research conducted by professors at Yale University, 64% of children or teens that had taken part in sleepovers had higher GPA scores than children or teens that did not. 79% of children or teens that took part in sleepovers also were proven to have better developed orbital frontal cortex, the part of the brain located right behind the eyes that helps in making decisions.