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11th September 2019
04:55pm BST

Which is why we think this trend is a total game-changer – and we bet you will too.
Say hello to 'late-overs' – the sleepover that involves everything but sleeping over.
Still confused? Well, according to two US mums that have already hosted a few 'late-overs' between them, a late-over is just like a sleepover but rather than the kids staying up all night and keeping the parents up until midnight, leaving everyone grumpy the next day from lack of sleep, they do everything they normally would at a sleepover, but come home late, not the next morning.
How late is late? Well, these guys say around 9pm – but we're thinking for 9-12-year-olds, you could even stretch a late-over until 10ish – especially as we are talking the weekend.
What do kids get up to at a late-over? Well, everything they would at a sleepover, pretty much. We are talking pj's, popcorn, crafts, baking, movies – whatever they want, really. In fact, some mums are even going as far as having late-over birthday parties. This is what one US mum explained about what to expect from such an event:
"We had pizza and made ice cream sundaes, had a seriously loud dance party and then got into PJs at around 7 and watched Annie in sleeping bags the kids had brought with them."
Are there any downsides, you might wonder? Well, there might be a lot of giggling and mess – and a bit of a sugar-rush, depending on what you serve up, but apart from that, we think this is a brilliant compromise and a trend we are absolutely planning on testing out very soon.