Baby’s first Easter… gifts or no gifts?

Exactly. I always saw the ones on the left even when I was in the States.

If it’s now like the one on the right, that is definitely a new thing.

My DMum now deceased never liked the aunts uncles grandparents to gift for Easter. No baskets of candy no eggs no gifts because she felt it “stole the Easter bunnies thunder aka her thunder”. DM was a dear kind generous woman but felt her Dc should
wake up to their surprise Easter baskets on Easter Sunday. I do the same. I also so strongly agree there is just so much tat out there for every. Single. holiday. From home decor to clothing to toys it’s a mountain of stuff. China is producing all this seasonal product an alarming rate…look at the labels it’s all marked made in China. It’s teaching children to amass so much when I want to teach holiday minimalism and enjoying the family and food at the holiday not stuff.

It’s nae Christmas is it? I really dinna understand all these folk that leave piles o gifts fae the Easter bunny for their geets. Next year surely an Easter egg will be mair than enough.

There must be so many 'cuddles', Easter chicks and Teddies in landfill.

DH is one of three siblings, they all have two children each plus full sets of grandparents.
The consumption is out of control if every moment is accompanied by a gift 'just a little something'.
So if everyone buys a kid a teddy for the first five years that's potentially 30 non chocolate gifts for Easter alone, plus birthdays plus Christmas, Halloween, plus just a cute thing for valentines. Hundreds of just a cheap, cute thing, only £3, to get passed around.

I've always bought babies in my family a little gift.
Nieces / nephews got a token gift book / cuddly toy / baby grow / pjs where's as my children / grandchildren got a bit more, usually an outfit or slightly bigger toy.

@Pepsiisbetterthancoke Easter 'trees' are traditional in DH's home country but they look like the picture below on the left, not the one on the right!

I sent my baby DGNephew nappies - felt bad sending nothing when everyone else was getting chocolate eggs and thought he would definitely use them

My littles all got gifts on their first Easter from family members.. a wee Easter teddy or book or maybe a wee sleep suit, they never got missed out

YABU in my eyes. If Easter is a big thing in your household then it might be different.

No one in my family has even said happy Easter. Saw them yesterday with our new baby and no one brought anything. It’s normal! We’ve put her in an outfit but that’s it haha.

No. Just no.

We haven't got anything for dh's baby grandchild...he's 10 months. Bonkers.

I recall seeing Easter Trees way before TikTok. It was usually a small bare tree painted white with little Easter eggs on it.

Little gifts for Easter is nothing new and I definitely remember having those as a kid and that was before SM was a thing.

I did find it strange when my own children were given Easter Chocolates when they weren’t old enough to have food, and was told by the giver they know they aren’t old enough to eat it but it was for me despite knowing I’m not a fan of chocolate.

I remember that thread. Bonkers is right.

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It wouldn't bother me. The earth doesn't need any more tat / crap in it!

Give it another year or so and we'll start seeing threads here listing all the Easter themed activities a mum has arranged to make Easter "memories" for the kids and the question: Have I done enough?

I recall a post on MN where the OP posted that her MIL had been looking after the baby for a few hours and had given the baby a chocolate button or some ice cream and OP was upset that she had now been denied watching her baby's first taste of chocolate/ice cream. Bonkers.

I'd have just been happy to have had a MIL who was willing to babysit occasionally.

The same goes for Easter eggs though - there was once a time when they weren't a 'thing' either.

I totally get the argument that it's all just designed to make people buy more, of course it is, there's no real counter argument to that, but its up to people whether they participate or not! Some people enjoy it, others don't.

Expecting things is just grabby and entitled though.

My family are a bit odd. Wouldn't buy an Easter egg for any age child, and would rather buy a small gift - and would have got the baby one.

No more than the Christmas ones or the bluey ones or the paw patrol ones they've also had as gifts. Mine don't have Easter pjs but they'd be a great gift. As it is, they've had a load of chocolate that's going to take them forever to eat (slash forget about so I can eat).

We do easter celebrations and always did as children, however it was more Easter egg hunt, bringing in branches of "blossom" (forsythia as my parents didnt have any other spring flowering shrubs), Easter bonnets, painting eggs rather than presents. I don't think presents are a thing.

For a baby I might give £5, but that's it.

My eldest is 16, he was about 8 weeks old for his first Easter.

My mum gifted him a little bunny soft toy and my sister a squeaky chic. We gave him ducks for the bath. Our family traditions include everyone, even the cats.

The two cuddles are kept safely in the wardrobe as a memento of his first year milestones.

It doesn't have to be expensive, but a practical gift was always our go to.

They are becoming a thing because retailers want to make them a thing ££££££££££££.

I would have bought a little outfit or something if it was my grandchild, when my children were babies and first easter my mum bought a little outfit and some vests etc, was a nice thought xxx

And therefore Easter ones are superfluous!