My niece Zoe turned six last June, and the moment her mom texted “camping theme?” I went into full planning mode. Three tents in the backyard. A s’mores station loaded with six toppings. A trail mix bar in mason jars lined up on a kraft paper table runner. Forty plastic bugs hidden in the grass …
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you buy through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. All recommendations come from personal use and research. There was a before and an after. The dividing line was a baby shower in my living room — the one where my sister …
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you buy through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. All recommendations come from personal use and research. Picture this: It’s 4:30 on a Saturday afternoon in late May. The backyard smells like cut grass and sunscreen. There’s a bubble machine running …
My friend Emma has an October birthday, and every single year she does something that makes me slightly annoyed at how good it is. Last fall, I walked into her backyard at 6 p.m. — she had a long wooden table with a linen runner, mismatched taper candles in varied heights, mini gourds and real …
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