My young friend Sidney was born a conservationist. I’ve never met another person so enamored with or concerned for animals. She even had her wildly talented mother turn her room into a treetop hut overlooking the Costa Rican jungles–with all the correct trees and animals painted on the walls.When her birthday rolled around this year,…
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Garnacha Wine and Tapas Dreams
Don’t you just LOVE days that celebrate food? This September 16th is International Garnacha Day celebrating one of my favorite food groups, wine, and specifically wine made from garnacha grapes. I’ll drink to that. And maybe eat a few tapas. Wines of Garnacha wants to hear about how you might celebrate–click over to their…
Backyard Movie Party Ideas
In the cooler nights of late summer, there is nothing better than rounding up a few friends, tossing a screen up in the backyard and taking in a movie under the stars. That is exactly what we did in this backyard movie party–with a little added extra of a “concession stand” with a popcorn bar,…
Easy Pokemon Party Games and Activities
When you throw a Pokemon birthday party, you definitely want to have one or two Pokemon party games planned to go along with it. They don’t always have to be 100% on theme as long as you can tie them in somehow. Case in point…for the Pokemon party that went on at our house, we…
Glam Emoji Birthday Party Ideas
This post is sponsored by Hallmark and Walgreens. They’re party people and paper people, and I love them, but all thoughts, opinions and ideas in this post are my own. #HallmarkAtWalgreens #CardAndCake Welcome! Glad you could pop in for a happy party pick-me-up full of great tween party ideas! If you need a hands-down winning…