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1. Decorate with fun glitter banners to set the mood. Spoiler alert: you'll probably want to keep it up long after the party has ended.
2. And scatter giant confetti-filled balloons all over the dang place for a majorly decorated feel without spending a lot of time or money.
3. Have everyone wear matching onesies. Matching unicorn onesies?? Even better.
4. Whip up a big batch of cocktails before anyone arrives to get the party started, so you don't have to stand in the middle of the kitchen hand-making drinks while everyone else is having fun.
5. Or have a wine and candy pairing party — here's Vinepair's guide to which blends go best with which candies. Someone please get me a Kit-Kat and some merlot STAT.
6. Once you've been intoxicated by sugar and/or alc, break out a karaoke mic and belt your hearts out to the Hamilton cast recording, Bonnie Tyler, or whatever else floats your boat.
7. Make a DIY photo booth and collect props to capture all the best moments.
8. Try Fujifilm's Instax photo printer for easy and memorable party favors. It prints hi-res, Polaroid-style photos directly from your smartphone in 10 SECONDS — and doesn't require ink.
9. Having a spa night in? You can warm up a whole bunch of soothing and scented hot towels right in your slow cooker!
10. Then break out a pack of 32 (😱) sheet masks — they're all made with vitamin E and collagen, but each one has a different main ingredient or purpose (like charcoal, green tea, aloe, etc.) so each of your guests can have a personalized treatment.
11. Start snacking on boozy ice cream sandwiches to kick things up another notch from those boring ones you ate as a kid.
12. Or serve milk and cookie mocktails — complete with a sprinkle-coated rim of course!
13. Looking for non-boring drinking games to play for your besties? Boy, do we have some suggestions for you.
14. Throw things back to those good ole college days and play scaled-down beer pong, complete with a catapulting ball that's tethered to the table so things can't get TOO sloppy.
15. DIY the ultimate ~no sew~ pillow fight tool so your nice sleeping pillows don't get busted instead.
16. You're already talking about your exes, so might as well play a few rounds of Social Sabotage, a game of truth or dare for the smartphone era.
17. Reminisce about childhood road trips with Mad Libs for a big dose of laughs — just fill in the blanks with adult versions of whatever your kid brain would come up with.
18. Single? All married? WHO CARES, DOESN'T COUNT. Plan your *actual* futures on a pre-made M.A.S.H. notepad.
19. Take out your adulthood stress on a piñata filled with goodies. "Take THAT, figuring out what a deductible actually is!"
20. Nosh on safe-to-eat (it's eggless!) cookie dough so you can enjoy all the deliciousness tonight without having gastric regret tomorrow.
Let's be real: still not feeling the whole *cooking* thing? Try Dō , which makes and sells all kinds of delicious (and ready to eat raw!) cookie dough, in flavors like traditional chocolate chip, oatmeal M&M, s'mores and more, PLUS gluten-free and vegan options.
21. You have to watch a movie together, or what are you even doing. Selecting one will be easier than ever with an Amazon Fire TV stick, which plugs right into your TV so you can watch Netflix, Hulu, HBO, or whatever else you want. (You can also use it to play music too!)
22. (OF COURSE) you should build a frickin' blanket fort. Here's everything you need:
23. Do the Olivia Pope thing and eat tons of popcorn. Even better if you set up a build-your-own popcorn bar.
24. If you're feeding a crowd, get an air popper that can make up to 18 CUPS OF POPCORN in less than 2.5 MINUTES. That's what's up.
25. And put the popcorn in easy fold-together cardboard boxes for ~no dishes~ the next day. Just recycle 'em!
26. Stay up late reading the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark of our generation — Tinder Nightmares.
27. Run out of your own ideas for Never Have I Ever? Never let that happen again, and spring for the card game version, which has 485(!) prompts so you can play again and again and again and again!
28. When you're ready for those just-turned-out-the-lights life talks, try questions from a conversation starter set to get things flowing.
29. Order matching eye masks for when everyone *actually* wants to finally go to sleep.
30. And when morning comes, make a giant cinnamon roll cake for everyone to share.
31. And set up a coffee bar so everyone can customize their own brew. After a night like the one you just had, people are going to need their caffeine promptly.
Me, leaving "subtle" hints for my friends to throw a sleepover party like this one:
Time to party:
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