To think it’s easter not christmas?

It’s been snowing here this morning so maybe Easter is like Christmas !

I was just thinking this too. I used to love the easter days when the kids got up early because they were excited for Easter, We did easter egg hunts, easter trees, lovely Easter lunches etc..... Now there teenagers they don't want to do that. DD went to work this morning and DS did not get up early, in fact he has only just asked where his egg is. I really miss those Easters.

Mine got an egg off us and 10 small fillable eggs with £5 (we are away with an arcade), some skittles, a couple of small bueno eggs and some chocolate orange aero balls. Then there’s an egg off my parents, a cuddly toy off their other grandparents and a small chocolate bar each off their aunty and uncle: I know that sounds like a lot, but given that we are on holiday I’ve scaled back the usual.
Any eggs that are leftover goes into our Halloween hot chocolate anyway so it’s no bother to me to have leftover chocolate from Easter.

Yes it has gone mad! But then people could tell me I’m over the top. I always get my children 10 eggs - my eldest is autistic and I always got him 10 eggs ( it used to cost me £10 - £15 as they were £1 - £1.50 each and decent sizes . Then , because it was cheap , I started getting a big one too . Now my autistic son is 19 and still expects 10 - and I’m happy to , he’s not demanding and he suffers with a lot so I like to keep it similar as Easter is a hard time of year with the date changing each year, it’s his birthday and it’s had term ) . My youngest doesn’t care but I won’t get one less . So - to cut a long story short - because the eggs are tiny and expensive now I spent almost £60 on Easter eggs this year !!

You do realise Easter is a more important festival than Christmas.

My kids birthdays are in November and January, I like to make a fuss at Easter because they dont get any other big celebrations as such until Halloween then. Its nice for them and they absolutely love it. Both of mine said its somthing they'll do with their own children when they have them

And I'm ngl, I like that it pisses some people off 🤣🤣 can't imagine getting annoyed at other parents wanting to treat their own children,

I think a lot of these people complaining saying their kids ask for more things because they know other kids are getting more...... I just don't believe it. By the time the kids go back to school most forget what they even got for Easter, same as for Christmas

I think it's more the parents see the pictures and feel a certain way about it

You don’t have to follow them. We don’t.

What do you mean? What stuff on here wouldn't people buy anyway? New PJs, scooters, clothes for holidays? All normal stuff just given with a bit of ceremony. Maybe a large amount of eggs but I'm sure they lasted a while.

I’m wearing a new blouse for Easter. Partially this is due to losing a couple of dress sizes, so my Spring clothes from last year don’t fit. However, I always had a new outfit for my home town’s Procession of Witness (‘Easter Parade’) on Good Friday when I was growing up. I have bought DH a new shirt and student DS has requested new jeans.

One egg each, making a proper Sunday lunch with all trimmings and taking it to my parents’, home made cake to go with a cup of tea later.

I live in the flattest part of the country, so no egg rolling sadly.

True, it’s not a crime, but some people do care about the effects of out of control capitalism on every day life. The pressures of Christmas on people’s budgets, not to mention their mental health with the pressure to provide for children and ‘keep up’ are already well documented. Then there’s the environment. Sure, a lot of people don’t care, but for those that do, it is just observing that Easter is in danger of going the same way.

Yanbu. But I think it is totally crass to post pictures of gifts given /received on social media anyway

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At least the garden centers are open! god only hates his followers going to supermarkets he's ok with plants.

The only reason most shops are closed today is because it is the law. There’s only 2 days a year that shops of a certain size are not allowed to open and that’s Christmas Day and Easter Sunday.

An out of town shopping centre near me is owned by non Christian’s and have been fighting for years to be allowed to open on Easter Sunday.

Also, the childhood years are short. One minute my DD was all excited about her Easter egg hunt and next thing I knew, she was planning a night out in the pub with her work friends and telling me not to bother buying her an Easter egg. If I'm fortunate enough to have grandkids, I'll be buying them Peter Rabbit babygrows and all the Easter chicks and cuddly lambs I can find. I won't be putting it on social media though, because I'm a bit past that.

Meanwhile, I hope my lovely aunt sends me some photos of her grandchildren enjoying Easter. I certainly won't be sneering at the photos. I'll be messaging her back and telling her how cute her little grandchildren are, and I'll be thanking her for sharing the photos.

It’s because people are making a choice other people evaluate it.
One persons celebration is another persons upset at the tat, expense and waste of resources.
It’s fine to say “you do you” but it goes both ways.

And as was pointed out numerous times on the Christmas thread, consumerism affects everyone. Having things in the shops early means things sell out quicker - so actually we all have to buy earlier.

Luckily it does seem we have gone back a bit, most of shops including the supermarkets have closed today.

Never heard of boo boxes. What a load of rubbish. People must have more money than sense. Cost of living crisis??

And so what? People have always got ideas from other people, or celebrity magazines or whatever Queen Victoria was doing...it's just the medium that changes.

I have to say YABU, because no-one I know does this. Only Easter eggs for all the children I know.

Spot on. The retail industry coming up with a new trend so people spend more money and then influencers on social media get involved and then people follow like sheep and before you know it it’s normal. And don’t get me started on Christmas Eve boxes.

Well it was snowing in Scotland. Also how can you say Easter is not like Christmas. This thread is full of people trying to shame and judge people for what they do and constantly saying "it is all for social media." Seems like a mumsnet Christmas to me...

Thats what I think! It ruins the excitement a bit as well of getting gifts on Christmas day, to have already received a box of stuff on Christmas eve. Each to their own but I dont do it, and certainly dont do boo boxes

I agree with all of this. I bought 4 Xmas eve boxes at Christmas, but I’ll tell you how I felt when I bought them… Stressed.
I ended up not using them because it wasn’t something I wanted to do, and not something I had enough headspace or money for. And what a relief it was to not bother. The kids didn’t know any different and lo and behold they had a fantastic Christmas.

You’re right there’s too much pressure, and I almost fell for it!

Easter is here and I’ve done what I’ve always done. Easter eggs and a little teddy. I’ve never known the kids be anything but happy and excited. I think that if I gave them a pile of toys it would actually dilute Easter.

Thanks for the explanation, glad I missed all that! 😂
I've heard of Christmas Eve boxes (not that I ever did that, they get enough presents on Christmas Day as it is 😁)

Feels more like Christmas than Easter here, it's snowing 🌨️

Easter always been pretty big for us . I grew up in 1960s/70s
It was church with new dress and sandals . Big lunch and a chocolate egg ( maybe a couple from relatives ) Hard boiled dyed eggs and home baking too .
Easter Monday was a day trip out or relatives visiting . Good Friday was church and hot cross buns and simmel . Even think we went to Maundy services a couple of times too .
It’s a nice break now and chance to relax . An appreciation of spring and summer to come .
Agree probably over commercialised but I choose to ignore that aspect .