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Nora’s 9th B-Day: Can We REALLY Do a Killer Dollar Store Princess Party? Send Help! @suki_partymom: Okay, you guys. I’m already in full panic mode. Nora’s 9th birthday is coming up in just three weeks – THREE WEEKS! And you know me, I’m usually over-prepared, I have spreadsheets for everything, but somehow, every single time,…
@raj.petrov: Hey everyone, Raj here from Raleigh, NC. My little Maya just turned 10, and for her birthday this year, she’s decided on an “Enchanted Forest Princess Ball” theme. Think rustic elegance meets glitter, not full-on cartoon princess, which honestly, is a relief for my wallet. We’re planning a backyard thing, nothing too wild, maybe…
Encanto Tablecloths: My Spreadsheet Says ONE THING, My Sanity Says ANOTHER! Help! @caleb_partydad: Alright, GINYOU fam, reporting in from Indianapolis! Stella, my 8-year-old, is dead set on an Encanto party this year. And naturally, being the tech-savvy, spreadsheet-loving homeschool dad I am, I’ve got everything mapped out. Guest list: check (20 kids, plus parents, so…
Grayson Allen – graysondoescrafts Hey everyone! Priya (my wife) and I are scratching our heads trying to figure out Asher’s first birthday party. Our little man is turning one next month, and while the older kids (Ruby, Alice, and Finn) are ALL about Pokemon right now, we’re not sure if it’s too much for a…
Hey GINYOU Party Peeps! My name is Penelope, and I’m a nanny down here in Tampa, FL, wrangling five awesome kids whose ages span from Luna at 5 to Meera at 12. You can imagine the party planning spreadsheet I’ve got going at any given time. Right now, I’m deep into planning Luna’s upcoming 6th…
Hey Ginyou Fam, Nora here from Denver, feeling the pre-party jitters big time! Arjun, my 4-year-old, is obsessed with all things construction right now – diggers, dump trucks, you name it. So, naturally, his birthday party theme is going to be a construction zone extravaganza. I’ve got the venue booked (our local rec center’s big…
@valentinadoescrafts: Hey GINYOU Party Peeps! So, we just celebrated Max’s 12th birthday last weekend, and you know how it is when your kids get older. They still love the character themes, but suddenly, you’re also trying to make it, well, less overtly kiddy for the grown-ups who are there too. My older two, Hazel and…
Ruby’s Dreamin’ of Cowboys for her 5th! Any tips for simple, budget-friendly Western fun? Howdy, fellow party wranglers! Grayson here, from sunny Omaha, NE. My little firecracker, Ruby, is turning five next month – can you believe it? She just announced that she absolutely *has* to have a cowboy party. Yeehaw! Honestly, her imagination runs…
@zoe.petrov: Hey GINYOU fam! It’s Zoe from rainy Portland. So, my little Ezra (he’s turning 4 next month, can you believe it?) is absolutely obsessed with cowboys right now. Think Woody from Toy Story, but with more dinosaurs. Naturally, his birthday party theme is ‘Rodeo Rex’ which means I’m neck-deep in planning a dinosaur-cowboy mashup….
Willow Baker – the_real_willow Hey party planning fam! Okay, so my sweet Emma (she just turned 5!) is OBSESSED with Barbie right now. Like, full-on Dreamhouse, pink everything, glitter explosion kind of obsessed. Of course, her birthday theme is locked in—Barbie! She’s got her little heart set on all her friends wearing party hats, which,…
