Stay up All Night Without Your Parents Knowing

So you want to stay up, but if your parents ever found out you would be grounded until you go off to college? If you follow these steps then you can pull it off-without your parents knowing!

Steps

Preparing for the night

  1. Choose a day when there isn't much on the next day, such as a weekend or whenever you don't have school. Begin about four in the afternoon. Clean your bedroom, as most of your time will be spent there.
  2. Get what you need to keep you awake until your parents go to sleep. This could include your cellphone, tablet, iPod Touch, Game Boy, laptop, D.S., some books, a notebook or diary, pencils, MP3 player, snacks and/or drinks, a PSP, etc.
    • Sneak some snacks into the room. Just a few snacks (salty, sugary snacks are best) and a bottle of any drink would be perfect. Try to get sugary beverages such as soda or juice.The drinks don't have to be cold.
    • If you are going to get on the computer, turn it on before going to bed, because it makes noise when it turns on.
  3. Prepare entertainment, charge anything that needs to be charged. Make a list (in order) of what will be done because it is easier to stay awake with a list to work through.
  4. Try to take a nap before the night. About 1-1.5 hours is ideal if a good night's sleep was taken the previous night.

Settling in for bedtime

  1. Follow your usual bedtime routine. Avoid arousing suspicions around bedtime––just do everything normally, such as teeth cleaning and saying goodnight to everyone in the house.
  2. If you know your parents will check on you before going to bed, listen for when they come up. When they do, hide whatever you are doing and pretend to be asleep. Normally, when pretending to be asleep, you do not move, however, it is okay to turn a little in your "sleep".
    • Don't snore unless you are known to snore.
    • It helps to pull your blanket over your face to save half the trouble of keeping a straight relaxed face.
    • Consider sleeping with the radio on to give you cover. If you accidentally make a sudden noise, it'll be blamed on the radio.

Having fun all night

  1. Wait about an hour before moving around, to make sure they are asleep. If you want, you can go to their room and double-check they're sleeping (if they are not and ask what you're doing, say you heard something strange.) If not, keep doing things quietly in your room, but if your parent(s) lock their doors, try to hear through the door, if it's quiet they're probably asleep, if not, stay 15 to 30 minutes in your room.
  2. Turn your light on a dim setting. Line towels against the crack of your door to block out the light.
  3. Once your parents are asleep, stay up. It should be late at night (10 -12 pm). Get out the PSP, Playstation, Wii, computer, DSi, 3DS, etc.
    • Use headphones or earphones for electronics. Putting earphones/headphones in your laptop/computer will keep things quiet.
  4. Enjoy midnight. A new day has come (12 - 2 am)! If hungry, eat a snack, or drink something. Continue playing the same game until you are bored.
  5. Change to another activity. At about (2 - 4 am), early morning, try something different like reading a book, drawing, watching a movie (quietly!). Get on Facebook, or make a Facebook make sure none of your parents friends are friends with you on facebook they might tell your parents. Make sure everything you do remains at low volume.
    • If you are going to text, put the phone's volume on silent or vibrate. This will make it less likely that your phone wakes up your parents.
  6. Eat something. Between (4 - 6 am), late morning, have another snack. Keep doing whatever kept you awake most until 5 am. Then, move on to the morning tasks. Take a shower, get dressed, brush your teeth and hair, and tidy up the room again for the day.
  7. Wait for waking up time. Usually the household wakes up between (6 - 9 am). Stay inside the room and do whatever until it's the time you'd usually be about the house. That will mark your all-night up!

Getting some sleep

  1. If you have something to do the next day, like school or church, go to bed about four hours before you have to get up. This way you will at least have some sleep instead of none. Go to be early the next day; your body will be craving sleep.

Tips

  • When you pretend to be asleep, don't actually fall asleep!
  • If you are going to be walking on hard floors, wear socks or slippers. This will sound quieter.
  • Shut all doors in-between your parents room and the room that you are in.
  • If you leave your fan on, the noise may cover up any little noises you make. It will also make your room a little cooler if it's hot.
  • If you get too tired, sit down and get up again. Be careful not to fall asleep while sitting down. If you do fall asleep though, never mind, you clearly needed it.
  • If you drink lots of water, mother-nature will keep you awake. Be aware that toilet visits can wake up others in the household.
  • Try to take a cold shower right before you have to go to bed. Only do this if you don't mind taking showers. If you feel like you're about to crash, go take a quiet, cold shower for 5 seconds.
  • Throw away any trash from the night you just stayed up before your parents get up so that they don't suspect anything is different.
  • If you're on your MP3 player and have headphones on, take them off so you can hear what's coming, or have them on a low volume.
  • If you have a pet, like a dog, then make sure they don't bark at the noise you may make.
  • Get a snack that does not make a lot of noise.
  • Don't drink things like tea or coffee cause though it may be caffeine it sends you to sleep if you have it late at night.
  • Make sure your parents are asleep before you do anything huge. Stay up for a bit on your phone, first. Wait for a few hours. It takes time for most parents to fall asleep.
  • If you have a pet, like a dog or cat that sleeps in your room, don't wake them up, or try not to. A dog or cat may hiss or bark or growl if woken up from a comfy sleep. If they sleep in your bed, move slowly out of the covers to let them still sleep, or gently, slowly pick them up off your bed and onto the floor. If they do wake up, either leave them alone to let them fall asleep again, or if they come and sit with you, pet them and cuddle with them as you play or read.
  • If you have an activity early in the morning (Eg. Doctor's appointment,) don't do this. You need your sleep to be healthy.
  • If your getting sleepy try doing some yoga or exercise. This will make your muscles tense which will make it harder to get comfy.
  • Try sneaking food and drinks into your room before you announce you're going to bed.

Warnings

  • Don't go on a social media if your parents use it. They might see that you were active when you were supposed to be asleep.
  • Be very careful if you have siblings that are light sleepers. They will not hesitate to bust you.
  • If you slam your bedroom door when you leave your room, it will get you in trouble and risk waking your parents.
  • Don't stay up two nights in a row. If you think this is a good idea, search online for sleep deprivation and torture; it'll soon change your mind.
  • If you love the refreshing nature of sleep, don't stay up all night. You will create a sleep deficit that will take many nights to recoup and will affect your ability for days to come.
  • Try this at your own risk. If your parents find out you could get in a lot of trouble.
  • If you're doing this on a school night, you may fall asleep in class or forget what you learned.
  • If you choose to go downstairs, walk closer to where the step meets the wall.

Things You'll Need

  • Game Boy
  • D.S.
  • iPod
  • Cell phone
  • Any type of fan (if possible)
  • Snacks
  • Soda
  • Computer (does not have to be in your room)
  • Notepad and pencils
  • Books
  • Water
  • Flashlight
  • Headphones/earbuds
  • Towels and blankets (to block out the light)
  • Kindle fire or other tablet
  • Caffeine
  • Something to cover the evidence (a pillow or a blanket)

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