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Easter egg hunt at 6.30am

409 replies

AliceAbsolum · 05/04/2026 06:45

Both the parents outside with the kids, several kids running around screaming at 6.30am. Do people have no shame?

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MentilLentil · 05/04/2026 08:52

Coffeeandbooks88 · 05/04/2026 06:52

Weird comment.

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Its meant to be a joke, made me smirk

EffervescenceSmallUmbrella · 05/04/2026 08:52

benten54 · 05/04/2026 08:14

And no screaming ever. Why the need to scream? I was never allowed to scream outdoors. My parents called it ‘crying wolf’. What if you needed to alert someone? Grin

Few MN complaining about other people threads are complete without someone screaming. It’s always screaming too not shouting or yelling.

EdithBond · 05/04/2026 08:47

MyDeftDuck · 05/04/2026 08:28

We don’t get the early morning screaming …….more a matter of parents scrapping because “little Jonny has collected more eggs than little Matilda and it was little Matilda’s grandma’s brother’s gardener’s mate with the three legged dog from the local pub that supplied all the Easter treats and little Matilda should get more than anyone else”!
That was very entertaining to witness. Not sure there’s an Easter egg hunt this year……..🤔

I used to have to colour code mine, e.g. DC1: gold, DC2: orange, DC3: blue.

Otherwise we’d have been in A&E due to the ensuing scrum.

harriethoyle · 05/04/2026 08:47

Lots of entitled parents on this thread who’d clearly do exactly the same 🙄 I agree with you @AliceAbsolum - hugely inconsiderate

BraOffPjsOn · 05/04/2026 08:47

My guess is that they’ve set it up for when the kids wake and are excited to see what the Easter bunny brought. Lots of young children wake up early. Yes maybe they should have done it indoors but it’s so quick and is such a memory.
I left clues around the house this morning (more because our garden is small and just patio and grass so not exciting) and the kids loved working them out and running around the house. Mine don’t get up until 8 but our neighbours moan about hearing them on the stairs at any time (terrace) but I decided to forget the tiptoeing and let them enjoy finding their Easter egg!

Megifer · 05/04/2026 08:45

Whenisitmyturntorest · 05/04/2026 08:38

I wouldn't but I always see posters on here claiming 'surely it's a one off' to kids being woken up by loud late night parties/summer BBQs etc and this is the same.

Difference is adults usually work so dont get chance to have lie ins much.

Children are unemployed freeloaders without a care in the world, so its not really a big deal if they get woken up on a Saturday night.

Diosmonet · 05/04/2026 08:45

UniquePinkSwan · 05/04/2026 08:43

Wouldn’t bother me. I was in the gym at that time. Sunday is just another day

For you ok. But for some, Sunday is a day of rest.

YANBU OP, but given you said they let their dogs bark all hours, they aren't the type to consider people like to lay in on their day off.

purpleroses2 · 05/04/2026 08:45

UniquePinkSwan · 05/04/2026 08:43

Wouldn’t bother me. I was in the gym at that time. Sunday is just another day

To you maybe. To others today is a very religious day, or it’s a day to have a rest/ day off from work.

Fundays12 · 05/04/2026 08:44

Caspianberg · 05/04/2026 08:20

Why do people keep saying kids screaming?
Maybe we have weird kids, but we live overseas and I don’t think any kids here scream? Unless like injured?

Theres no screaming or shouting from gardens in summer or school playgrounds or actual parks at any time tbh. Just regular volume.

Some kids in my area run around screaming for hours. The parents totally ignore them and just let them run all over the place from 5 years old including on roads. They sound like wailing banshees and now no other neighbour would actually offer help or even check on them if they were screaming for help if needed because they scream like that so much anyway.

As for 6.15 am its rude and anti social behaviour to let kids run around shouting at that time outside doing an easter egg hunt.

Mummyoflittledragon · 05/04/2026 08:44

OMGitsnotgood · 05/04/2026 08:41

I can’t believe how many people think it’s ok to be waking the neighbours at 6:30 at a weekend. What’s wrong with teaching children to be respectful of people around them?

I don’t agree with waking people at 6.30 am. But this thread is so funny. It’s Mumsnet at its best. So many threads are a bit too serious these days.

UniquePinkSwan · 05/04/2026 08:43

Wouldn’t bother me. I was in the gym at that time. Sunday is just another day

Revoltingpheasants · 05/04/2026 08:42

user1476613140 · 05/04/2026 08:38

I agree. Funny yes, weird no. It was meant as a joke by the poster.

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Sorry, it’s obviously gone over my head. Obviously others enjoyed it though!

SquigglePigs · 05/04/2026 08:42

It is inconsiderate. DD is desperate to do hers but I'm making her wait till after 9. She also won't scream but there's bound to be evicted chatter.

Mummyoflittledragon · 05/04/2026 08:42

Megifer · 05/04/2026 08:23

And you use your parent words and say "not now it's too early, let's pop Watership Down on then we'll all be in the mood for some egg hunt fun after that"

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😂

nOlives · 05/04/2026 08:42

Suffer the little children....

Scarfitwere · 05/04/2026 08:41

ChefsKisser · 05/04/2026 06:46

Its what Jesus would have wanted

🤣🤣🤣

purpleroses2 · 05/04/2026 08:41

Waitingforthecold · 05/04/2026 07:09

Oh my god this is so miserable! It’s once a year, for a few year max. Your kids are only little once, make some memories with them

I have plenty of lovely memories of Easter and none of them involved chocolate hunts at 6:30am. We had Easter egg hunts in the afternoon and we knew my grandparents were responsible, no mention of Easter bunnies. My parents gave us our eggs after church.

Some parents also need to remember that Easter is a deeply religious day and means more to some people than chocolate. While lots of people don’t care about that aspect of it anymore, people up at 6:30am with screaming kids in the garden is very inconsiderate. It’s also a Sunday, and a long bank holiday weekend for many workers and a chance to have a rest. Not everything is about ‘your’ kids.

BringBackCatsEyes · 05/04/2026 08:41

MidLifeMayhem · 05/04/2026 08:39

Maybe there’s a reason other than no boundaries eg parent going into work.

“Oh I’ve got an early shift, it’s ok to have the kids out waking the neighbours at 6.30am”
What?!

OMGitsnotgood · 05/04/2026 08:41

I can’t believe how many people think it’s ok to be waking the neighbours at 6:30 at a weekend. What’s wrong with teaching children to be respectful of people around them?

SatsumaDog · 05/04/2026 08:41

6:30 is ridiculous. If they really needed to do it then, they should have done it inside. I get up very early, but I don’t make noise which would wake anyone, especially my neighbours. I wouldn’t have dreamed of having my kids outside making noise at that time.

Megifer · 05/04/2026 08:41

BringBackCatsEyes · 05/04/2026 08:33

I presumed that was tongue in cheek. It’s not a film for young children.

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Strangely its a U though. A perfect example of why age ratings on films arent always reliable 😬

sanityisamyth · 05/04/2026 08:41

Caspianberg · 05/04/2026 06:52

I think it’s fine.
Its a bit of fun for 5 mins for kids
It’s only once a year.

Those 5 minutes could have been done at 9am, not 6.30am though.

OP - YANBU. It’s very inconsiderate.

Mummyoflittledragon · 05/04/2026 08:41

nOlives · 05/04/2026 08:39

Where is that laughing response when I need it?

😂🐇

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Exactly. No Easter Bunny MN laughing emoji.

Mummyoflittledragon · 05/04/2026 08:39

CoheedandCambria · 05/04/2026 08:11

I doubt even Jesus had risen by 6.30am on Easter Sunday

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Ah but he may have appreciated a bit of a crowd gathering for the event.

ACynicalDad · 05/04/2026 08:39

ChefsKisser · 05/04/2026 06:46

Its what Jesus would have wanted

First poster nailed it 🤣🤣😜