Page 4 | I need to know stats on how many people tell their kids the easter bunny is a real thing like Santa

supples · 2026-04-04T23:03:35+00:00

Seeing how many people are on taking about it like this is blowing my mind! yabu - I tell them it’s real yanbu - no I don’t

bornwithhorns · 05/04/2026 01:00

I did the Easter bunny every year for my kids when they were young ? What’s wrong with a bit of magic

ReadingSoManyThreads · 05/04/2026 00:59

I've never mentioned the Easter Bunny as a thing, as I think it's fucking ridiculous. My children have heard of it but know it's not a thing.

Ponoka7 · 05/04/2026 00:55

They were handing out carrots in the Asda, for the Easter Bunny. Tbf the children looked confused. The staff member had ears on. Disclaimer I have to say 'the Asda' coming from Liverpool.

I've always celebrated Easter as a mini Christmas, but never declared the EB to be real. My children had special personalised tooth fairy cushions and I do Christmas Eve boxes etc.

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supples · 05/04/2026 00:42

I feel like the poll so far is about what I expected, but then probably this thread attracts the no EB types and the egg hiding ones etc attract the believers.

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supples · 05/04/2026 00:41

5foot5 · 05/04/2026 00:37

The tooth fairy! My DD got whatever the going rate was for a tooth ( I think it was about £1 then but we are talking more than 20 years ago) but it was always ironic, she was never under any illusion it was anyone else but us.

Easter bunny? No words.

But Father Christmas is obviously real.

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Haha yes it is nonsense but I always believed in the tooth fairy as a child and my mum put great effort into leaving tiny notes, so I’ve done the same. It seems from reading the other threads that some people believed in EB as a child and do the same, I’ve just not really come across that so I’m curious.

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Neemon · 05/04/2026 00:40

SpiritAdder · 05/04/2026 00:28

I have always been clear that neither the Easter bunny or Santa are real.

How sad.

5foot5 · 05/04/2026 00:37

supples · 05/04/2026 00:32

This is interesting, I’ve always done Santa and tooth fairy, but the EB is a different entity.

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The tooth fairy! My DD got whatever the going rate was for a tooth ( I think it was about £1 then but we are talking more than 20 years ago) but it was always ironic, she was never under any illusion it was anyone else but us.

Easter bunny? No words.

But Father Christmas is obviously real.

Lavender14 · 05/04/2026 00:36

BewareoftheLambs · 05/04/2026 00:14

I have never suggested there's a real Easter Bunny, or made a thing of it, but dd has still managed to convince herself this year. I'm going along with it as it's clearly giving her pleasure, but other than our usual Easter egg hunt around the house, I won't be doing anything different.

This^ I didn't tell ds it was a thing but he's taken the notion so now I'm running with it this year. He found a few of the things I was going to hide for his egg hunt so if it comes up then it comes up.

I feel like it's more likely to come out that it's not real than santa and I don't really want him to connect those dots too early.

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supples · 05/04/2026 00:32

SpiritAdder · 05/04/2026 00:28

I have always been clear that neither the Easter bunny or Santa are real.

This is interesting, I’ve always done Santa and tooth fairy, but the EB is a different entity.

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SpiritAdder · 05/04/2026 00:28

I have always been clear that neither the Easter bunny or Santa are real.

TellMeWhatToWear · 05/04/2026 00:26

I’ve never gone with the Easter bunny being real. And am glad of that every year when people post about having to go in the garden at night to hide eggs, I’m quite content with my two having to sit on the sofa and wait while I go out and hide them after lunch!

teaandtoastwithmarmite · 05/04/2026 00:24

DingleDungle · 05/04/2026 00:16

There's an Easter bunny tracker on Sky TV which is really odd.

What fresh hell is this?

DingleDungle · 05/04/2026 00:16

There's an Easter bunny tracker on Sky TV which is really odd.

SooPanda · 05/04/2026 00:16

We do the Easter bunny, hiding eggs with a little map etc, but I’ve never told my kids it’s “real”, they know it’s me and I don’t think they really care, they just enjoy the fun of it, the make believe.

BewareoftheLambs · 05/04/2026 00:14

I have never suggested there's a real Easter Bunny, or made a thing of it, but dd has still managed to convince herself this year. I'm going along with it as it's clearly giving her pleasure, but other than our usual Easter egg hunt around the house, I won't be doing anything different.