First sleepover, need safe ways to prank/embarrass kids

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why don't you focus on making the sleepover enjoyable for your child and their friends? Bake something, come up with some fun movie options, get ingredients for an ice cream bar, etc. That will make you seem like the cool parent more than scaring/embarassing these kids ever could.

Yesssssss

[Anonymous]

don't do it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC has their first sleepover with friends. How do I mess with them in a safe but annoying and funny way?

We had a great adult sized gorilla costume. So if you can mail the gait it’s a super way to scare the kiddos from outside the window or inside.

[Anonymous]

I have never seen such unified agreement on DCUM about any topic ever. Impressive!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:WTH! You're not a middle schooler. Have some boundaries. Prank your DH if you're desperate for fun.

NP middle schooler?! Most kids doing sleepovers are like 5, 6, 7…

[Anonymous]

Nope. It'll either humiliate him or create a prank war that will get out of control. And DS and I are are totally playful back and forth but I would never cross the line and get other kids involved.

[Anonymous]

I've never heard of parents doing this, and I grew up in the sleepover heyday of the 80s. Just leave the kids alone.

[Anonymous]

Do you want your DS to become a friendless loser? Do not do this. GFC, I can't believe you actually need to be told this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:WTH! You're not a middle schooler. Have some boundaries. Prank your DH if you're desperate for fun.

NP middle schooler?! Most kids doing sleepovers are like 5, 6, 7…

My teen girls love having sleepovers. I rarely have a weekend night with just my own kids sleeping here.

[Anonymous]

OP, is this something you experienced yourself as a child or did you come up with it on your own? Never heard of this and genuinely curious.

[Anonymous]

Consider getting some friends of your own, OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The absolute MOST my DH does is to hand one kid a plate with a waffle when they wanted pancake, then faux apologize and take back the waffle plate and trade it for a different plate also with waffles. But this only works on little kids - like under 10. After that they just want you to be invisible.

Even little kids are like man can you just give me the pancakes please.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The absolute MOST my DH does is to hand one kid a plate with a waffle when they wanted pancake, then faux apologize and take back the waffle plate and trade it for a different plate also with waffles. But this only works on little kids - like under 10. After that they just want you to be invisible.

Even little kids are like man can you just give me the pancakes please.

+1 how annoying!!!

[Anonymous]

This is one of the worst ideas regarding sleepovers that I've ever heard. Why would you want to embarrass the kids?

[Anonymous]

You. DON’T.