Grandchildren 'Sleeping Over'

It will be fine, you will all love the sleep over and you will all be tired the following day. At least, that's our experience. One of ours always wakes about midnight and crawls into bed with me. I've tried and failed to get him back in his own bed and he's had a lot of change in recent months so I accept he will wake and crawl back into my bed.
Keep to the routine the children have at home. For us, it's off with the tv/screens, bath, milky drink, bed time story and tucked in to sleep.
Have fun

Don't over think this Lyndiloo they will have fun and probably won't settle easily but enjoy time with them. Stories and cuddles for all of you to enjoy.
Baby listener and waterproof mattress cover are both good ideas. Have a good time and relax with them.

Don't worry all will be fine.
They will probably be abit hyper, and not settle very early.
Yes, there will be a couple of sleepy faces looking at you as soon as you wake up, or pretend to wake up, as you have been awake most of the night listening out for them falling down stairs, lol. You will be exhausted when they have gone, but you all will have had a lovely time I'm sure.

Mine are all teenagers now, so much simpler when they were little.

Night lights, ours did not like total darkness.
I kept cot side on the bed because one of mine was a restless sleeper, didn't want her rolling out near the radiator.
I use to stand the potty on a towelling bath mat, saved the carpet a few times.
Don't expect them to nod off early whilst sharing a room, mine had a room each with their own CD player as they liked different talking books and music.

Do you have a CD player as our boys always wanted music to go to sleep to ? Brush up your own singing skills, our 6 year old still asks for a lullaby.

Good point Jangran!!

As someone said, they’ll be excited, so expect a later night than usual for them, they are all different, my five year old grandson, goes to bed when you tell him, and straight to sleep, nine year old girl cousins are much more challenging, and that usually calls for a strict talking to at about midnight! The older ones are still up when I go to bed, and the littlest one just carries on in her normal routine

I do leave the landing light on, but that’s it really, just go with the flow, and don’t get too stressed if they won’t settle down. But if you’re going to do it regularly, you’ll need them to get into a routine

Good luck, and enjoy

Make sure they bring their own cuddly toy for sleeping. I also knitted mine each a new soft toy that lived at Gran's house and kept their beds warm.

Waterproof mattress protector?
Enjoy your time with them, I’m sure the children will

Baby listeners are the way forward! If it is going to be a regular occurrence you could consider buying a blow up child bed (or two) to prevent potential trouble using a double bed. A potty in the bedroom might be a good idea.

We do this quite often - it is exhausting but fun. Your Dd and sil will be very grateful and we have found our dgc feel more at home having stayed.

Oh enjoy it don’t look for problems they will be fine I always leave the landing light on when the grandkids sleep over even now when they are grown up ?
Be prepared for some playing and giggling they won’t just settle and go to sleep like in a story book it’s a novelty and exciting and they ll be a bit hyper and you ll have a very early morning start
enjoy it they are grown up in the blink of an eye

Show them where you will be sleeping and tell them that you will leave your door open. Relax and enjoy!

Stair gate and nightlight are both good ideas. Remind them where to find the toilet and accept that someone might not get to it in time, given the unfamiliar night surroundings. The children will probably be very excited as this will be a wonderful adventure for them. Be prepared for an invasion early in the morning.

Enjoy!