Quite frankly, I think you're worrying unnecessarily about the possible
problems that might arise if you close your bedroom door. I have twice had
sets of two kittens in my house, and each time, the bedroom door has been
firmly closed at night. Once there was an event in the middle of the night
that involved an expensive ceramic candlestick being shattered by two
wide-awake kittens running over it, but other than that, it's never been an
issue. One of the points of having two rather than one is that they provide
company for each other, so you don't have to worry about that. And if
anything *does* happen (unlikely as it is), the crashing, banging and mewing
will wake you.

I suggest you learn to close the door or, if you're really worried, have a
safe room you can lock them in overnight, with things to play with. Then
invest in some earplugs (they will still run around and make noise), settle
down and get a good night's sleep :-)

welcome to the world of kittenhood.  Just like babies, they will keep you
awake for a while.  Do NOT give them any sort of attention at night.  If
they pounce on you or look for loving while your sleeping, do not give it to
them, it will only encourage them to do it again.  Just take them, and put
them on the floor.

You can close your door, or find a safe room for them, but this will not
teach them the manners they need.  As soon as they have access to you
sleeping again, they'll be all over you.  They don't understand that humans
need 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep, cause they sure don't.

Good luck

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Lock them up in a separate room when you wish to take your rest.
Man... It seems to me that simple survival instincts would kick in somewhere.
How brainless can a person be?

In addition to the other good advice people have posted -- sometimes
time is all it takes.  When I adopted my girls, the shelter gave me a bunch
of papers and one of the things it said was that it typically takes about
two months for cats to adapt to a new home, so give them at least that
long before giving up.  Also, with 9 week cats (mine were 10 weeks),
in two months they'll be twice the age they are now and it does make a
difference.

I remember being terribly frustrated with all kinds of kitten behavior --
though overall I loved having them, watching them, playing with them.
One day I looked up, realized that they had calmed down a lot and my
frustration level was a lot lower -- and that it was also just about two
months since they had come home.

When I adopted them, I also considered, instead, a pair of 3-year-old
cats that were at the shelter.  I could have taken them home the same
day (since they'd been spayed long ago), plus they were declawed, so
I wouldn't have had to deal with scratching training, yet would have had
zero guilt, since I didn't do it to them.

But noooo, I thought the kittens were cuter, in part because they were
active, while the 3-year-olds just lay in their cage sleeping.  In the
following months I had many occasions when I wished for cats that
would just lie around sleeping instead of charging around acting like
kittens.  :-)  But it does get better, almost before you know it.

C, the non-furry one.
Mandy & Judy, the furry ones.