Real stories, questions, and tips from the GINYOU party planning community
Real parents, teachers, and party enthusiasts sharing tips, fails, and wins. Ask questions, share your party photos, and help each other throw amazing celebrations.
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Hey everyone, Kenji Clark here from Indy. Easter’s coming up fast, and with Alice now seven, our annual egg hunt is becoming a serious competitive sport in our backyard. Which is great, until you remember we also have Oreo, our very enthusiastic lab. Every year, it’s a full-on mission to keep him from munching on…
Toddlers + Easter Eggs: Anyone Else Anxious About This Combo?! Sharing Tips! Hey GINYOU Party Peeps, It’s Keiko here, from Baltimore. My kiddos are getting older now – Miles is 6, Ethan is 11, and Aria is 12 – so Easter egg hunts are mostly a smooth operation, albeit with a lot of sibling rivalry…
Hey GINYOU fam! Jackson Murphy here from sunny Albuquerque. Easter is coming up FAST, and I’m already feeling the pressure to pull off another legendary party. You know, for Maya (5), Chloe (6), Aria (8), Sofia (9), and Hazel (11). Oh, and Oliver, my 80lb border collie, who thinks he’s one of the kids. The…
Hey GINYOU Party People! Asher Fischer here from sunny Austin, Texas! ☀️ My boys, Beckett (11) and Ethan (13), are already buzzing about Easter, and honestly, so am I! I’ve got the spreadsheet going – color-coded for egg fillers, snack ideas, even a timeline for our backyard hunt. You know how it is! 😉 Last…
Hey everyone, Cameron here, from sunny (and sometimes too hot) Tampa, FL. Dad to four little cyclones: Chloe (9), Cole (8), Aurora (6), and Isla (4). My wife, Camila, thinks I’m nuts for trying to match all the Easter basket colors this year. (Pinterest, man. It gets you.) So, Easter is coming up FAST. And…
lucy_mart: Okay, GINYOU fam, I need some real talk here. Easter is creeping up fast – like, seriously, how is it already April 13th?! – and with five kids (Arjun 1, Arjun 2 – yes, two Arjuns, don’t ask, long story involving my husband Owen and a spreadsheet error – Willow 3, Zoe 6, and…
Toddler Easter Egg Hunt Chaos? Share Your Safety Tips! Hey party people! Okay, so Easter is right around the corner – and I’m already deep in planning mode, naturally. With three kiddos – Meera who’s 13, Theo who just turned 5, and our littlest, Owen, who’s just over a year now – things get… interesting!…
Hey party planning pros! Gabriella here from Philly! Okay, so I’m already deep into planning for Easter (yes, I know it’s still March, but you gotta start early, right?!). Last year, our big outdoor egg hunt was a total washout thanks to a surprise April snowstorm. A *snowstorm*! In Philadelphia! You can imagine the chaos…
Easter Basket Fillers: Help for the Last-Minute, Non-Candy Crew! @christopher.lee: Hey everyone! Christopher here, youth leader from Sacramento. Easter is creeping up fast, and honestly, I’m a total last-minute planner. Every year, I swear I’m going to be organized, but then boom – it’s a week before, and I’m scrambling for ideas. My two boys,…
