Party Planning help! 4 questions about it?

Question

i live in wisconsin and i want to have a boy/girl party in august that would have 8 girls (including me) and 4 guys. it would b in my huge back yard. some activities that i have planned so far are a water balloon fight, jumping on the trampoline and roasting marshmallows.

1) i need some more ideas for when it gets dark, and no spin the bottle or anything like that.

another thing would b that i wanted my girlfriends to sleep over, and we would sleep out in the backyard, but then i would still want the guys to sleep over too

2)would that b a little weird since i'm only 13, or would it b fine since they r just some really close friends?

3)how would i go about convincing my parents that it would b okay?

4)i also need food ideas, since we will b in the back yard the whole time, i don't want the bugs to get to the food but i think it would b fine anyway.

best answer goes to the person that answers all 4 of my questions the best!

Answer 1

1. try capture the flag or hide and seek

2. dont have guys sleep over. thats weird. sorry.

3. ^^^

4. i dont think theyll get the food but if your concerned they have those food covers its like a lid thats a big net so you can see what food it is, but bugs cant get in.

Answer 2

after dark: try ghost story telling, dancing to the radio, or, my favorite story game: sit in a circle and tell a story one word at a time, as you go around every one contributes a word to create the sentence and if they get it wrong (like using a noun when you needed a verb) they take a strike, 3 strikes you're out!

2- sleeping over is not a problem if there are no couples... I used to do it all the time and my parents were fine with it, and you may not end up sleeping anyway!

3- if your parents, or parents of guests object then tell the boys they have to go at midnight, it will still be fun

or... if you insist on convincing them tell them you are going to prove how trustworthy you and your friends are and this is your chance to do so

4- easy no mess food is the best like small sandwhiches and snacks that don't need refridgeration and can be kept in platic containers with lids to keep the bugs out!

have fun!