Every November I hear the same worry from mums at the school gate. My daughter already has more toys than she knows what to do with, so what on earth do I buy her for Christmas? If your child is the one who counts down to every sleepover invitation and packs her bag three days early, I think I can help. These are the presents I would put under the tree for a sleepover lover, from little stocking fillers to the gift they will still be talking about next summer.
What do you buy a child who has everything?
Something they can do rather than something that sits on a shelf. Children rarely remember the fourth plastic toy they unwrapped on Christmas morning, yet they will tell you every detail of the night they stayed up whispering with their best friends. That is why experience gifts have become such a favourite with the families I meet. They give your child something to look forward to long after the wrapping paper has gone in the recycling, which is exactly what a long grey January needs. For a child who loves sleepovers, the best experience of all is a night with their friends around them, a little den each and a breakfast tray waiting in the morning.
Are gift vouchers a good Christmas present for kids?
They can be magical if you give them the right way. A voucher tucked inside a card can feel a little flat to a seven year old on Christmas morning, but a voucher that promises a teepee sleepover party with their best friends is a different thing entirely. Our Two Teepee Sleepover voucher is £90, which is the price of a two teepee sleepover, while the £50, £100, £150 and £200 vouchers let you give as much or as little as you like. Each one is valid for twelve months and can go towards a 2027 party, so it fits beautifully with their next birthday. Grandparents love them too, as they arrive as a download and never need posting or assembling.
How do you wrap an experience gift?
This is my favourite part of the whole thing. Print the voucher on thick card, roll it up like a scroll and tie it with ribbon, then pop it in a box with a few clues about what is coming. A torch, a fluffy eye mask and a bag of popcorn tell the story beautifully before they have read a single word. If you want to go one step further, make them an invitation to their own party. Our editable Canva invitations let you change every word for free, so you can write "You are invited to your 2027 sleepover birthday party" across a painted Mermaid Lagoon or Glitterball Disco Dreams design and hide it at the bottom of the box. Watching them work it out is half the fun.
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A present for the sleepover lover
The Sleepover Bundle puts The Sleepover Pack and The Christmas Sleepover Pack in one download for £9, with invitations, twelve games and a hot chocolate bar to fill the holidays. Print it tonight and tuck it under the tree.
Shop the bundleStocking fillers for kids who love sleepovers
The best stocking fillers are the little things that make the big night feel special. A proper reading torch, a soft eye mask, cosy bed socks and a fairy light jar for their bedside all go down brilliantly with my own two. A book of gently spooky stories keeps the slumber party going after lights out, as long as you choose one that suits the youngest guest. For something they can use at their very next sleepover, I love Would You Rather, Sleepover Edition. It prints at home in minutes and slips into a stocking once it is rolled up with a bit of ribbon.
Christmas gift ideas for 10 to 14 year olds
Older children are the hardest of all to buy for, as anyone with a tween at home will know. They want something that feels grown up rather than a toy, because time with their friends matters to them enormously. So plan them a night instead of buying them a thing. The Midnight Cake Mystery is a printable party game for six to eight players aged 10 to 14, where the birthday cake has gone missing and the guests have about ninety minutes to work out what happened. Print it, slip it into an envelope with a tin of good hot chocolate and let them choose the date. If you would rather the whole evening was taken care of, our Wizarding Academy and Glitterball Disco Dreams setups are refined enough for the oldest guests at any party.
The gift of a teepee sleepover party
If a sleepover birthday party is already on next year's list, Christmas is a lovely moment to reveal it. Our sleepover teepee hire is £45 per teepee, with one teepee per child and a minimum of two. Every party arrives fully styled in whichever theme they fall in love with, down to the last cushion. Delivery, setup, bedding, cushions, fairy lights, a breakfast tray for each child and collection the next morning are all included. You can see everything on our prices page and browse every look on our themes page, from Mermaid Lagoon to Match Day Magic. We are rated five stars on Google, recommended in the Muddy Stilettos Little Black Book and were named a finalist in three categories at The UK Small Business Awards 2026, which still makes me smile every time I think about it.
Our 2026 dates are now fully booked, so we are taking bookings for 2027 across Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire, plus parts of Berkshire. A 25% deposit is all it takes to secure your date, which makes it a rather wonderful thing to wrap up for Christmas morning.
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