To think it’s easter not christmas?

I dont know why people play along with this consumerism. I guess the pressure from the shops etc. is too high.

I did get my nephews Easter clothes when younger but just looked and the 7 year old wouldn’t be seen dead in some of the clothes! 🤣

I've just seen one were she bought clothes, piles of eggs bikes and many other toys for all three of her kids, I get it as I'm a mum of 4 it's lovely to spoil our children but on Easter no, it's falling into literally a rabbit hole on what easter is really about, im not religious but at least I know why we have Easter, the meaning of it has long gone because of "trends". Anyways I let people crack on with whatever, who am I to judge I just stay away from social media or scroll past the post, my boys got 1 egg medium sized, notepads cuddly teddies and bath bombs (Easter themed), we'll have a lovely Easter lunch and yummy Easter themed cake later.

Each to their own and all that, happy Easter 🐰.

I got my toddler nephew duck eggs as he loves hard boiled eggs but he got a smarties egg too.

I’ve bought my niece an Easter bunny tshirt one year, she was christened in Catholic Church but they’re not Catholic. Was to get her into school but then they moved to other end of country.

We have asked family not to do eggs for DS as he still has Easter chocolate left from last year (he doesn't eat a lot of chocolate), some have got him a book instead which I think is fine

I’ve got a couple of Easter candles, an Easter wreath on my front door and I picked up some twigs with pastel coloured eggs on from a garden centre, and they’re in a vase on the kitchen island. No pictures of any of these in Instagram though, they’re here for my enjoyment 🤷🏻‍♀️

I have noticed over the last few years some friends posting pictures of loads of eggs for their kids. Like ten different eggs each, as well as presents, and I’ve always found that excessive, but it’s just because it’s not what I’m used to. When I was young I got three eggs, one from parents, one from each set of grandparents.

I think it’s a very American thing to do Easter baskets with gifts as well as Easter eggs.
Here I’ve done an Easter egg hunt for my 4yo and we’ve done Easter crafting. That’s it. I did consider getting a cute little Easter chick outfit for my 4mo, but decided there was no point when she’d only wear it for a day or two!

DS has a small egg and a small thorntons chocolate rabbit, there are also some mini eggs etc for a hunt but those will be out in a bowl to share once found, he's out at gymnastics at the moment so will do it when he's back, my parents are coming over for a roast. I don't buy new clothes for Easter but I have just had to buy him new clothes as he's grown out of the old ones and the weather is changing, he will wear a new jumper for church today but it's just in his wardrobe not being given as a gift.

I did get some pale daffs, yellow roses and lilac tulips in Tesco Thursday in the yellow sticker bit, all came to less than £4 and have made a lovely spring bouquet for the table! That's the full extent of my decorating.....

That sounds fun.

It’s not in a landfill though- presumably they get it out every Easter.

I hate to break it to you but your own Christmas decs will be in a landfill one day.

Yes, my mam hated paying for eggs so we would get to choose a small toy, often colouring pencils or felt tips.

It’s so weird! We’re going to paint hard boiled eggs and roll them because that’s what I did as a child. They have been given Easter eggs from a few people and MIL got them a couple of wee inexpensive gifts (not too impressed with that but picking my battles…)

Im sort of in the middle.

I don't get my children one egg each. They have 2 eggs each and a little bag of treats (small £ toys, a book)

I also don't post on social media, who wants to see a pile of eggs?

I’ll admit I’ve gone overboard on eggs before but never toys!

This year my 11 yr old got one egg from us, an egg from his nan and thats plenty. It’s a rip off anyway paying about £6 for a tiny egg and packaging 🙄

I use it as an excuse to get my December birthday DS some gifts that are made for better weather such as outdoor toys as well as the chocolate. We do baskets for things such as bubbles, outdoor chalk and swimming shorts which we would've bought anyway so just makes it a bit more fun.

And this thread is the very definition of “holier than thou”.

Colourful 'bunny poo'??

Not Catholic but we always got a new outfit to wear on Easter Sunday (and eggs.)

This was so that we were dressed up for Easter Sunday dinner, usually roast Spring lamb with all of the trimmings and Simnel cake or a mini egg decorated cheesecake.

I always also did a small egg hunt with my children, either in the garden or in the country park. Easter egg hunt was set by the Easter bunny, that my son is absolutely sure he saw!

I get my two a small egg, a couple of books and bubbles etc (dotted around the house as an Easter egg hunt) because otherwise the amount of chocolate is overwhelming!

A new outfit is traditionally Catholic, mine all got an outfit and a book along with their egg.
But the stacks of toys is madness, do these kids even know the meaning of Easter??

But doesn't it make more sense to buy outdoor toys in spring? It's just using Easter to do it. Some people's Christmas involves visiting and staying with family. So why buy a child a toy that they can't use and might not be able to get, on Christmas Day, when Easter is three months away. That was always my reasoning. Good footballs (a casey) wasn't cheap. The lads would be out, in their new clothes on Easter Monday, with their football. My mun/nan would knit me and my friends yellow outfits for our dolls. That was in the 70s.

What?! That's madness.

I always get my girls, Easter egg, sweeties, jammies, a book and a soft toy. I don't post on social media though..it's just what we do..each to their own x

We have a neighbour who has an inflatable chick that pops out of an egg outside their front door. It comes up to half way up their door and is the very definition of landfill tat.

My 6 year old DS asked where his Easter basket was this morning. Didn't know it was even a thing. They got an egg from me, 1 from my mum, 1 from my sister, 1 from my auntie and 1 from my neighbour. I have 3 kids. 2 of which are under 2. I already thought that was pretty extreme. They also got the asda brand hollow chocolate eggs for an Easter egg hunt in the house. It's turned into another social media competition. Which is a shame. I didn't actually get my younger 2 any Easter eggs and they've ended up with 4 each. One has a dairy allergy!