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WHY WAIT FOR A BIRTHDAY TO CELEBRATE YOUR FRIENDS?
FOR A FUN, STRESS-FREE ENVIRONMENT, ALL YOU
NEED IS A BACKYARD, YOUR CLOSEST PALS, AND A FEW
THINGS YOU ALREADY OWN -- GOODBYE, PINTEREST DIY!
CAMPFIRE AND DONUTS
KEEP IT SIMPLE & STORE-BOUGHT
Pre-made donuts and pie set the tone for simplicity. To accentuate
the store-bought goods, create a s’mores bar, offering different
chocolate candy bars, gourmet marshmallows and homemade
graham cracker cookies made with your kids ahead of time.
Not into sweets? Create a baked potato bar instead, with all kinds
of ways to dress up everyone’s favorite root vegetable. This is
especially perfect for for those chilly winter days and nights -- and
the kids always enjoy making their own food!
FOLIAGE, FLORA AND FRIENDSHIP
Place the extra greenery in blueberry crates, and let the children
craft floral crowns and friendship bracelets -- after eating pumpkin
pie, of course.
BABIEKINS MAGAZINE
If you’re lucky enough to live where it’s temperate year-round,
fill vases with fresh garden flowers and tree trimmings. Set the
vases outside on an antique dresser, bringing a little indoors to the
outdoors.
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PHOTOGRAPHY Sarah Joy Schmidt | ARTICLE Gina Munsey + Priscila Barros