Comments on: Try a half-sleepover

By: 5 real-life uses for my travel crib

5 real-life uses for my travel crib — Tue, 14 May 2013 03:54:36 +0000

[...] onto our portacribs long after our own children fit in them just in case a friend stopped by for a half-sleepover. Also perfect for Camp [...]

By: Eating my own dogfood, months 10 to 12

Eating my own dogfood, months 10 to 12 — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:05:24 +0000

[...] Try a half sleepover. In the spirit of laying the baby down so Mommy and Daddy can do hands-free adult activities, we [...]

By: bec

bec — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 21:04:27 +0000

i remember growing up and going to my parents’ friends’ houses for dinner and playing with their kids. then, at bedtime, my brother and i had to go to sleep in their friend’s master bedroom while my parents played games downstairs. we did this until i was at least 9 or 10. i have high hopes of continuing this with my own kids and have been a huge fan of taking the playpen to our friends’ places for game nights – i guess i have a champion sleeper as well. now that we just had our second, i can see that this will begin to get a little harder but it’s still our goal! so worth it.

By: Sonja

Sonja — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:02:59 +0000

Sounds so awesome… and would never have worked with my kid. We found ways around that though (mostly entertaining friends at our house).

By: New Year’s Eve – on the cheap and easy

New Year’s Eve – on the cheap and easy — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:54:09 +0000

[...] B: A semi-sleepover. Whitney coined the term, half-sleepover, for our method of putting kids to sleep while our party continues in the other room. Like a true [...]

By: 5 great date nights that don’t require a babysitter

5 great date nights that don’t require a babysitter — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:51:39 +0000

[...] over for a post-bedtime double date with board games or video games. If your friends have kids, try a half-sleepover. If it fails, then next time you can stick to your child-free pals. Recipe for date: let your [...]

By: Emma

Emma — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:19:03 +0000

Tracey – totally depends on who you trust to be with your kids. I don’t know many moms I would trust with my lil’ one, no matter how much I’d like to go out. I have noticed you didn’t mention the most natural choice of babysitters – grandparents- can I ask why?

By: tracey

tracey — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:50:38 +0000

Sigh… when my eldest was little, he’d go to bed everywhere and anywhere. Rocked. We don’t appreciate what we have when we have it, though….

I also think more people need to think about sharing sitters and taking turns. You go out this weekend and we’ll watch your kids, we go out next weekend, you know?