44 Cute summer sleepover ideas for teens
Summertime and the living is easy…!! Yes, folks the summer is upon us and that means school summer break. Which means there’s plenty of time for sleepovers.
Whether you’re a parent looking for ideas for keeping your teen and their besties entertained during a sleepover or whether you’re a teen looking for cute sleepover activities, I’ve got a quick fire list of ideas to inspire you.
There are things to do, craft ideas for things to make, ways to make hanging out in the backyard more fun, stuff to keep cool on hot summer nights and endless ways for a bunch of teens to enjoy hanging out during the deliciously long nights of summer.
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cute Summer sleepover fun ideas
Choose one or more of these fun ideas to make sure your sleepover is one to remember.
- Backyard Camping underneath the stars
- Movie Marathon of summer romcoms (you could even make it outdoors, drive-in style with a big screen made by hanging up a white sheet)
- Giant water fight with water balloons and squirt guns
- Backyard karaoke (maybe warn the neighbours!)
- Board games marathon
- Tie-Dye party – give everyone a plain white T to style
- Use facepaints to draw art on your arms and legs
- S’mores around a fire pit whilst telling campfire stories
- Cook-off challenge on the BBQ (younger teens need a responsible parent nearby!)
- Do a BFF quiz
- Play Truth or Dare!
- Make a music video
- Build a backyard den, festoon it with fairy lights and sleep out in it
- Play one of these top teen party games
- Make popsicles from fresh fruit
- Star Gazing – stay up late and stare at galaxies far far away
- Slip ‘N Slide – make your own and cool off having the most fun
- DIY Spa Night with homemade tropical fruit beauty treatments
- Talent Show where everyone has to do a turn
- Ice Cream Sundae bar with all the toppings!
- Obstacle Course – make one in the backyard, try doing it blindfolded for an extra challenge!
- Make your own mocktails with delicious summer flavours
- Balloon Volleyball
- Backyard summer themed charades
- Openair painting evening
- Puzzle marathon under the stars
- Journal decorating and sharing your dreams for the future
- Midnight feast under the stars
- Backyard musical jam session
- Scrapbooking
- Henna Tattoos
- Lip Sync Battle
- Make bird feeders and hang them in the backyard
- Play oversized lawn games like Giant Jenga or Connect Four
- Play Spin the Nail Polish
- Do TikTok Challenges
- Play the Blindfold Makeup Game
- Have a bubble dance party with a bubble machine making loads of bubbles
- Make Friendship Bracelets
- Play Truth or Dare
- Have Fun with a Pool Party (or Baby Pool Party if You Don’t Have a Pool)
- Play Mad Libs
- Play classic board Games like Pictionary and Taboo
- Grab a bundle of sleepover games to play

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