Children Sleep Make Parties Teenagers Spend Time Host

Many young children and teenagers enjoy having "slumber parties" or "sleepovers," which are special parties where small groups of people sleep in one person's house. The guests usually sleep on the floor in "sleeping bags" (warm cloth tubes with a zipper on one side) that they've brought from home. But they usually don't sleep for very long, as the focus on the party is usually on other fun activities.

Most slumber parties are only for girls or only for boys, although very young children might have "co-ed" (with boys and girls) sleepovers. Usually the children eat food that isn't very healthy, but they might be involved in preparing the food. For example, an adult might help the children make their own pizzas and then make "ice cream sundaes" (large desserts with ice cream covered with sauces and "toppings" like nuts or small pieces of candy). The children usually spend much of the evening watching movies and eating popcorn, or playing video games.

Teenagers have similar parties, but they typically spend more of the time "gossiping" (talking about other people). Teenage girls might spend the time giving each other "makeovers" (changing the appearance of one's hair, makeup, and clothing) or "manicures" (sessions of shaping and painting one's fingernails). Sometimes teenagers pay games like "truth or dare," where they must take turns answering embarrassing questions or performing shocking actions when their friends ask them to.

In the morning, the parents of the host often make a special breakfast, like pancakes or "French toast" (bread that has been dipped in a mixture of eggs, milk and cinnamon, and then cooked) before everyone leaves to go home and "catch up on sleep" (get extra rest to make up for a time when one did not sleep enough).