“What to do at a sleepover?” is probably the most googled question before any pajama party! Well bestie, you’ve just found your ultimate answer. Whether you’re searching for fun games to play with friends or planning the perfect sleepover activities, we’ve curated 53 absolutely iconic games that’ll turn any regular night into a core memory!
From classic truth or dare moments to viral TikTok challenges, our list uses items you already have at home. These games to play at a sleepover work perfectly for any group size – whether it’s an intimate bestie night or a full squad hangout! Plus, many of these activities make perfect content for your socials (hello, new aesthetic photo dump!).
So grab those PJs, charge those phones, and get ready to slay the sleepover game! 💅✨
1. Try Not to Laugh with Water Challenge
OMG bestie, this one’s a classic! Fill those cheeks with water and sit in a circle like the queen you are! Take turns making each other giggle (no talking allowed, periodt!) If you spit or swallow – you’re out! Last girlies standing? Total slay!
2. Kiss, Marry, Kill (but make it ✨spicy✨)
The girlies take turns naming three people and everyone has to pick who they’d kiss, marry, or yeet from existence! Spill the tea on why you chose what you chose – the messier the better! Keep it fun though bestie, we don’t want bad vibes!
3. Try Not to Cringe Challenge
Bestie, grab those phones and find the most cringe-worthy content you can! Everyone has to watch without reacting (it’s giving statue vibes). First one to cringe gets a point! The girlie with the least points? Absolute queen behavior!
4. Spin the Bottle: Truth Edition
This is giving Y2K energy and I’m here for it! Circle up babes, spin that bottle, and whoever it lands on has to spill some tea! Don’t want to answer? Take a dare instead! Keep it cute though!
5. Prank Call Moment
Time to channel your inner comedian bestie! *67 those numbers and give local shops a ring with your best character work! Remember queens – keep it fun, not mean! We’re trying to give good vibes only!
6. 5 Minutes Phone Access (Periodt!)
Pass those phones around bestie! Each person gets 5 minutes to explore (respectfully!) and post one thing on any social. But make it cute – we’re not trying to ruin friendships! The tea you’ll discover? Iconic!
7. Pillow Game Extravaganza
Grab those pillows queens! Everyone stands on furniture while one person is “it” on the floor. Cross to different furniture without touching the floor – if you fall or get hit with a pillow, you’re “it”! It’s giving childhood nostalgia!
8. Truth or Dare (But Make it Extra)
The classic that never misses! Take turns choosing between spilling tea (truth) or doing something wild (dare). Keep a list of backup dares for when you’re feeling stuck! Trust, it’s about to get messy!
9. Never Have I Ever: Sleepover Edition
Hold up those fingers besties! Take turns saying things you’ve never done – if someone’s done it, they put a finger down! First one to zero? They’re either living their best life or need Jesus, no in-between!
10. Twin Telepathy Time
Grab your bestie and test that friendship! Write down answers to random questions at the same time – food choices, favorite characters, dream vacation spots! Match your answers? You’re literally the same person periodt!
11. Who Knows Me Better Challenge
Write questions about yourself queen, then have your besties compete to see who’s really your ride or die! Keep score and crown your ultimate bestie at the end! The validation? Immaculate!
12. Blindfolded Food Tasting (Slay Edition)
Take turns being blindfolded while trying random snacks! Mix in some weird combinations for extra chaos! Rate each taste test and guess what it is – the reactions? Pure comedy gold bestie!
13. Random Dance Party Challenge
Put those phones on shuffle queens and take turns being the main character! Each bestie has to lead a 1-minute dance and everyone follows! Miss a move? Take a forfeit! It’s giving TikTok dancer vibes and I’m living for it!
14. Outfit Swap Runway
Mix and match everyone’s PJs/clothes for 15 minutes and put on a whole fashion show! Rate each look, take pics for the gram, and crown your sleepover fashion icon! The fits? About to be iconic bestie!
15. Whisper Challenge with Lyrics
Pop those headphones in with music blasting while your bestie tries to make you understand a song lyric! Record the attempts because trust, it’s gonna be comedy gold! Points for getting close, bestie!
16. Makeup Transformation Timer
Set that timer for 5 minutes queens! Everyone does a full face transformation at the same time – but plot twist – you can only use products your bestie chooses! The results? Chaotic beautiful!
17. Ghost Story with a Beat
One person starts a spooky story, but here’s the tea – you have to tell it while making a continuous beat! Drop the beat or pause too long? Next storyteller’s turn! Keep the vibes spooky but fun!
18. Room Makeover Race
Split into teams and give each team 15 minutes to transform part of the room into a vibe! Most aesthetic space wins – bonus points for TikTok worthy angles! It’s giving interior designer realness!
19. Bestie Impersonation
Take turns acting like each other for 2 minutes! Copy their catchphrases, mannerisms, everything! Most accurate impression? Crown them impression queen!
20. Movie Quote Challenge
Play iconic movie scenes on mute and take turns dubbing new dialogue! Record it, make it funny, make it dramatic – just make it memorable! Best dub wins bragging rights!
21. TikTok Trend Battle
Split into pairs besties and give everyone 20 mins to learn and nail a trending TikTok dance! Then it’s battle time – face off against each other and let the group vote on who slayed harder! Keep those phones charged queens!
22. Emoji Charades
Pass your phone to the bestie next to you and let them pick 5 emojis! You have to act them all out in 1 minute while everyone guesses! Most correct guesses? You’re the emoji queen periodt!
23. Gossip Time Capsule
Everyone writes down their wildest predictions about the group for next year – dating, achievements, glow-ups, everything! Seal them up and save them for your next sleepover! The tea will be scalding!
24. Lip Sync Roulette
Put those phones on shuffle and whatever song comes up, you have to serve a full lip sync performance! Rate each performance on choreo, drama, and face! Winner gets to pick the next activity!
25. Polaroid Memory Map
Take polaroids/pics all night and create a massive collage on the wall with string connecting related moments! Add captions, doodles, and inside jokes! It’s giving scrapbook aesthetic bestie!
26. Influencer Challenge
Everyone gets 10 minutes to create a “day in the life” video! Most creative transitions and iconic commentary wins! Bonus points for including random objects the group chooses!
27. Sleepover News Network
Break into pairs and create a news segment about the night’s events! One anchor, one field reporter – cover the “breaking news” of the sleepover! Most dramatic presentation wins!
28. Manifestation Circle
Grab those journals queens! Everyone writes down their dreams and goals, then takes turns hyping each other up and planning how to help each other slay! It’s giving support system realness!
29. Mystery Drink Creation
Mix random drinks (non-alcoholic ofc bestie!) with ingredients everyone brings! Rate each concoction – most creative name and best taste wins! Just keep it bathroom-friendly queens!
30. Silent Disco Battle
Everyone puts in earphones with their own music and dances! Take turns guessing what song each person is dancing to! The mess? Immaculate! The vibes? Unmatched!
31. Glow Stick Party Moment
Turn those lights off queens and grab your glow sticks! Create shapes, tell stories, or choreograph a quick dance – most creative use of lights wins! Take videos because these moments? Totally insta-worthy!
32. Aesthetic Room Check
Time to transform the space besties! Pick an aesthetic (Y2K, dark academia, whatever’s giving vibes) and use what’s in the room to create that mood! Best transformation gets to pick the next activity!
33. Bestie’s Got Talent
Show us what you’re made of queen! Everyone gets 5 mins to prepare and 2 mins to perform their hidden talent! No judgment zone – just vibes and hype! Winner gets the talent crown!
34. DIY Face Mask Party
Mix up those kitchen ingredients besties! Everyone creates their own face mask recipe and tries it on someone else! Best mask (and best reaction) wins! Keep it safe though – patch test first!
35. Viral Food Recreation
Pick a trending food video and try to recreate it with whatever snacks are available! 15 minutes to make it work! Most creative interpretation? Total slay!
36. Memory Music Battle
Play the first 5 seconds of random songs and race to write down the next line! Most correct lyrics wins! Extra points for dramatic renditions bestie!
37. Runway Challenge
Grab those bags queens because we’re having a fashion moment! Everyone gets 15 minutes to create three different looks using only the clothes and accessories available. Categories could be “Celebrity Inspired,” “Season Swap,” or “Decade Fashion.” Rate each look and crown your sleepover supermodel!
38. Voice Message Time Capsule
Pass around the phone and have everyone record a 1-minute voice message to their future self! Spill current crushes, goals, predictions about the friend group – make it messy! Save all messages and play them at the next sleepover. The reactions? Absolutely priceless bestie!
39. Glow-Up Transformation
Everyone shows their most iconic glow-up pics and tells the story behind them! Then use makeup, clothes, and accessories to create a future glow-up prediction for each person. Take before and after pics because this content? Fire!
40.Bestie’s Choice Awards
Create fun award categories like “Most Likely to Become TikTok Famous” or “Future CEO Energy.” Everyone votes anonymously and presents each award with a full speech! Make DIY trophies and serve acceptance speech drama!
41. Aesthetic Photo Challenge
Everyone gets assigned a random aesthetic and 15 minutes to create and shoot 3 photos that match the vibe! Use props, lighting, and poses to nail your theme. Everyone presents their mini photoshoot and explains their creative vision. Best photo series gets to be the group’s photographer for the next hour!
42. Late Night Drive-In
Transform the room into a DIY drive-in using sheets as screens and make “cars” out of pillows and blankets! Each person picks a 10-minute YouTube video to show – can be funny compilations, conspiracy theories, or travel vlogs. Rate each choice and crown the best entertainment director!
43. Manifestation Ceremony
Grab those journals and form a circle queens! Everyone writes down 3 dreams they want to manifest, then takes turns presenting them while others write encouraging notes. Create a whole ceremony vibe with fairy lights and music, then seal the manifestations in envelopes to open at the next sleepover!
44. Group Paint Party
Split a large paper into sections and give everyone 20 minutes to paint their current mood or a memory with the group! No artistic skills needed bestie – just vibes! Connect all the sections with doodles and create one massive friendship masterpiece!
45. Memory Museum
Everyone brings 3 items that represent iconic friendship moments! Take turns presenting each item and sharing the story behind it while others try to remember details. Most accurate memory wins, and all items get displayed in the “museum” for the night!
46. Bestie Horoscope Reading
Channel your inner astrologist queen! Everyone takes turns reading made-up horoscopes for each friend’s next month. Include predictions about love life, success, and drama – make it specific and creative! Most accurate past prediction gets crowned the group’s official fortune teller!
47. Glow-Up Yearbook
Create digital yearbook pages for everyone showing their predicted life in 10 years! Include future career, relationship status, scandals, and achievements. Present each page with a full backstory and let the group add their predictions!
48. Midnight Masterchef
Each bestie gets 15 minutes to create the most aesthetic midnight snack using only available ingredients! Film the process TikTok-style, present your creation with a fancy name and backstory. The group rates based on presentation, creativity, and actual taste! Most delicious creation gets dubbed the sleepover chef!
49. Dream Life Designer
Everyone gets 10 minutes to draw or describe their dream room, outfit, and lifestyle! Create vision boards using magazines or phone pics, then present your future aesthetic to the group. Others have to add one manifestation or prediction to each person’s dreams. Save these for the next sleepover to see what came true!
50. Disposable Camera Hour
Take turns capturing candid moments throughout the night on disposable cameras or with a vintage filter! Each person gets 10 shots and has to make them count – no retakes allowed bestie! Create categories like “Most Likely to be an Album Cover” or “Main Character Energy.” Develop or share them later for maximum nostalgia!
51. Spotify Story
Create a collaborative playlist where everyone adds one song that reminds them of each person in the group! Take turns playing the songs and guessing who picked what for who and why. The stories behind each choice? Absolutely iconic bestie!
52. Friendship Bracelet Circle
Get those strings ready queens because we’re getting crafty! Everyone makes a friendship bracelet while sharing their favorite memory with each person. Exchange bracelets at the end and make promises for the next hangout! Document the whole process for core memory content!
53. Time Capsule Box
Create a group time capsule with small items, notes, and predictions! Everyone adds something that represents the current moment and writes a letter to their future self. Seal it up with a date to open and keep it with a different bestie each month until then! The reveal? Trust me, it’s going to be everything!
That’s all 53 slay-worthy games bestie! Each one’s giving main character energy and guaranteed to make your sleepover absolutely iconic! Don’t forget to document everything because these memories? They’re about to live in your head rent free!
Remember queens: hydrate, take lots of pics, and keep the noise level respectful after midnight (we’re not trying to get the cops called, bestie!) Now go slay that sleepover! 💅✨
