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Hey everyone, Aiden here from Atlanta. So, we just wrapped up our annual church youth group Easter egg hunt, and let me tell you, it was… an experience. My two, Aurora (4) and Ellie (13), plus my youth group crew, and my dachshund Nugget (who thinks he’s a professional egg hunter), made for quite the…
DIY Easter Crafts for Kids: Pinterest perfect vs. reality check @luna99: Hey GINYOU fam! It’s Luna here from Dallas. You know me, planning for any event, big or small, starts about six months out. For Easter this year, with Ethan (3), Arjun (4), Aria (6), Aria (10), and Owen (11) all bouncing around, I’ve been…
Hey everyone, Joseph here, from Columbus. Hope everyone’s doing well and getting ready for some serious football Saturdays once the season starts up again. Man, Easter just passed, and I gotta tell ya, my wife Lucy and I tried to pull off the ultimate backyard Easter egg hunt for Leo (1) and Alice (4), plus…
Easter Baskets Without All The Sugar? My Grandkids Are Expecting Big Things, Help A Grandpa Out! @dylan82: Hey everyone on the GINYOU Party Community! Dylan here from Boston. Easter is just around the corner, and I’ve already got my planning spreadsheets open. You know me, I like to go all out for my grandkids, Ethan…
Easter Crafts with 5 Kids? Help a mama out before I drown in glitter! @deepadoesparties: Hey GINYOU fam! Deepa here from Austin, and I’m already feeling the Easter craft panic set in. With five kiddos at home (Luna’s 7, Emma’s 8, Jude’s 10, Liam’s 11, and Nora’s 12) PLUS the daycare crew, I’m staring down…
Oh man, it’s Cameron from Boston. You guys know the drill, right? I swear I just put away the Christmas decorations and now it’s basically Easter. My wife, Paisley, just gave me “the look” across the breakfast table, and I realized: we’ve got zero plans for the big day. And by “we” I mean “me.”…
@dylan.chen: Hey, Ginyou fam! Dylan here from rainy Seattle – hoping for some collective wisdom. Easter is creeping up fast, and I’m already feeling the pressure. My wife Elizabeth has me on a strict budget this year, which is totally fair, but man, it’s tough! I’ve got Zoe, who’s 10, and Leo, who’s 13. They’re…
Easter Egg Hunt Chaos with Pups?! Any Safety Tips for Fellow Party Parents? @violet_webe: Okay, GINYOU fam, deep breaths. It’s early April, which means my brain is officially in full-blown Easter party planning mode. You know me, I like to go BIG. Last year’s “Mad Hatter’s Tea Party” themed hunt was epic, but this year…
@fatima99: Okay, GINYOU Party Community, I need some serious help. It’s Friday, Easter is Sunday, and I feel like I completely blinked and missed the entire month of March. Usually, I’m the one with the color-coded spreadsheets, the homemade organic carrot cake from scratch using ingredients from PCC, and the perfectly curated, individually themed baskets…
Hey GINYOU fam! It’s me, @dylan83, coming to you from rainy Portland, OR. Usually, I’m the guy with a spreadsheet for everything – you should see my plans for Owen’s next birthday, it’s a whole Harry Potter Party experience, definitely not a Harry Potter Party Ideas For 3 Year Old kind of vibe, more like…
