Real stories, questions, and tips from the GINYOU party planning community
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@kinsley96: Hey GINYOU fam! Kinsley here from chilly Milwaukee. Easter is creeping up faster than my 1-year-old, Nora, can pull a book off the shelf, and I’m already deep in the planning spreadsheet for our annual family shindig. With Nora (1), Ezra (3), Meera (6), and Milo (7), plus their cousins, we’ve got a pretty…
Easter Decor on a Budget: Help a Mama Out! @the_real_addison: Hey GINYOU fam! It’s Addison, from sunny Denver. Seriously, where did March go? I swear I just put away the St. Patrick’s Day stuff and now Easter is breathing down my neck! My son, Kai, is 11 now and while he’s “too cool” for some…
OMG my kid’s school just sprung an Easter party on me THIS WEEK. Send help (and ideas)! Hey GINYOU Party Peeps, Mila.young here, and I’m having a full-blown crisis. My daughter Piper (she’s 4, going on 14, and rules our Charlotte, NC, home with an iron fist… or, you know, a very sweet smile) just…
Easter Egg Hunt Panic: Keeping Little Hands (and Mouths!) Safe @mei.young: Hey everyone! Mei here, from cloudy Seattle. Daycare owner by day, mom of five by… well, also day, and night! Easter is just around the corner, and I’m already mentally prepping for the chaos. With Aurora (3) and Finn (4) at home, plus the…
Easter Basket Dilemmas: Surviving the Sugar Rush with Non-Candy Fillers Hey everyone, Marcus here from San Francisco. You know, Easter is coming up fast, and with Piper being 2 now, plus Owen (my 5 and 9-year-olds) and Cole (the almost-teenager at 11), I’m always trying to figure out how to make Easter baskets fun without…
@marcus_partydad: Hey everyone, Marcus from Omaha here! Hope everyone had a relatively sane Easter. For us, it was… a learning experience. My wife Hannah and I have our hands full with Kai, who’s 3 and just a ball of pure energy, and Ellie, who’s 10 and thinks she’s a junior event planner. Then there’s Buster,…
Hey everyone! Levi here, you know me, @levidoesparties from sunny Jacksonville, Florida. Easter is just around the corner, and I’m already feeling that familiar pre-holiday scramble. My three kiddos—Liam, who’s 10 now, Emma at 12, and my oldest, Zoe, who’ll be 13 right after Easter—are definitely past the age where a few chocolate bunnies and…
Anybody else struggling to find decent Easter baskets for under ten bucks? @josephdoescrafts: Alright, GINYOU community, grandpa Joseph here from Atlanta, checking in. Easter is just around the corner, and I’m staring down the barrel of four Easter baskets: one for Piper (my littlest, 1), Maya (5), Ivy (6), and Stella (my almost-teen, 11). And…
My husky ate *what*?! Easter candy drama + pet safety questions! @isabella91: Okay, GINYOU fam, I need some serious input here. My life is a beautiful, chaotic mess, especially with an energetic 8-year-old, Max, and our equally energetic husky, Maggie. You know I start planning for holidays months early – I already have our matching…
Penelope Torres asks the community: @penelope.torres: Okay, GINYOU fam, spill your secrets! Easter is creeping up faster than I can update my party planning spreadsheet, and I’m already deep into brainstorming for Meera (5), Ivy (11), and Miles (12). My goal this year is serious — I want to put together the Best Easter Baskets…
