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Easter Decor on a Shoestring? Share Your Genius Hacks! @genesis_partymom: Hey party planning fam! Okay, so I’m Genesis, military spouse, and we just moved to Chicago. Again. It feels like every year we’re packing up, and honestly, buying seasonal decor that just gets tossed or shoved in a box for 11 months is driving my…
Easter Basket Shenanigans: My Annual Quest for Fun (That Isn’t Just Sugar!) Posted by @the_real_emilia Hey GINYOU fam! It’s Emilia, out here in foggy San Francisco, and Easter is creeping up on us faster than a rogue wave at Ocean Beach. Every year, I swear I’m going to get ahead of it, and every year,…
Okay, confession time. I swore this year would be different. Every Easter, I try. I really do. But then I look at Noah’s first Easter basket, and it’s tiny! He’s just turned one, so half the stuff isn’t even safe for him to put in his mouth, which means I have to vet everything twice….
the_real_madison: Hey everyone! Madison here from Memphis. Hope you all had a lovely Easter with your families, or at least a manageable one! Mine was… well, let’s just say it was a learning experience. Ethan, my 3-year-old, was absolutely buzzing for the egg hunt in the backyard. Ivy, my 11-year-old, was more into decorating the…
Easter Decor: Is it just me or does it all fall apart? Hi GINYOU fam! Okay, so I *tried* this year. I really, really tried. With Piper (2), Ezra (3), Aurora (9), and Jude (12) all underfoot, my vision for a Pinterest-perfect Easter just… disintegrated. I saw all these cute ideas for *Budget Easter Decor…
Evelyn Chen’s Post Oh my goodness, Easter is right around the corner and I’m already feeling the pressure! It’s not the cooking, it’s not the gifts (though I always buy too much, Andrew just sighs these days, haha). It’s the annual Easter egg hunt. Last year, the weather was just miserable here in Albuquerque. Like,…
Hey, GINYOU Party Peeps! 👋 Hazel here from sunny Phoenix, AZ! Can you even BELIEVE it’s almost Easter again?! My brain is already buzzing with ideas for our annual egg hunt, and I’ve been on Pinterest for like, three hours straight this morning. My husband, Matteo, just shakes his head, but I *love* planning this…
Best Easter Baskets Under $10: My Strategy (Help Me Improve!) Hey party planning pros! Nevaeh here from Minneapolis. Hope everyone’s having a decent week. With Easter right around the corner (seriously, where does the time go?), I’m already deep into planning for my crew – Maya (3), Nora (4), Meera (5), Owen (11), Lily (12),…
A Stepmom’s Guide to Budget Easter Decor (Without the Glitter) @zoe93: Okay, so Diego and I are officially outnumbered with four kids under eight now (Beckett is 4, Hazel 5, Caleb 6, Alice 7), plus Finn the shih tzu who thinks he’s a child. Easter is coming up fast, and my party spreadsheet is already…
