Easter eggs and Ramadan

[LottleEsme]

Help!
I teach a small class of children and I was planning on collecting a little Easter egg each for them this morning as a gift for their hard work. 3 of my group are fasting for Ramadan and I don't want to leave them out! How do I do this?! They're amazing pupils and I love to show them how much I appreciate them.

Almost all that would cost far more than an Easter egg. I can get an Easter egg for less than a pound each, sometimes 50p each.
I can't get a basket of fruit for that!

I think kids outgrow being excited by pencils and rubbers in about year 2!

They do but then as teens they regress.

I bought the cheapest felt tip pens in poundland and my class of age16+ students went crazy.

I started using them as a reward, this table did really good work last lesson so they can have these special pens.

What was so special? They had characters from Frozen on.

Dreadful logic.
So “treating” strangers’ children with disgusting junk is OK? Is this really a treat for children or a cheap feel-good stunt for the adult?

As a rule, people should not be feeding random children junk, unless they’ve checked with the parents. I don’t even offer a Babybel or a homemade shortbread biscuit unless I’ve checked with the parent.

Really???? I wouldn't want someone mithering me about Babybels every time they had my kid over.

Someone is looking after your child and feeds them, and is respectful enough to check beforehand if the planned snack is fine for your child, and you treat them like a nuisance? Interesting.

It's not respectful, it's completely bizarre & neurotic.

This thread is peak MN!

Of course the children are teenagers if they are fasting !
And yes I'm sure they would appreciate a treat for when they break their fast in the evening - could you give them a choice between a chocolate egg or normal chocolate ?

OP

Put it in your plan as 'equality and diversity' content.

When I used to teach the BTEC Equality and Diversity unit my students would end up with loads of things, red envelopes with a penny in for Luna New Year, Indian sweets for Diwali all sorts of bits and pieces depending on when I was teaching it.

Lol. 👍

Traditionally eggs shouldn’t be eaten until Easter Sunday.

Google when you are supposed to it Easter egg and take the opportunity to tell them about this tradition.
Or don’t overthink it, just give out chocolate eggs to them all at the end of the day.
My DD always used to bring things home first ( to show) she never ate them at school unless eating was a part of the school event.

There are some killjoys on this thread! A teacher wants to do a nice thing ffs and is wanting to be respectful of the ones fasting. Jeez.

Well if they don't then maybe they don't want a random egg from their teacher. Seriously teachers have enough shit on their plate without having to bribe their kids with chocolate.

Fun

Fruit baskets aren't a gift. If there's an issue with fruit and veg intake then just buy a load of fruit in whatever bag the supermarket offers. What are the kids going to do with a basket and an apple.

@thegrain she's not bribing them. She's just being nice.

"don't get me in trouble for spoiling your appetite, no one is to eat their egg until Mommy or Daddy say so, OK?"

Not every teacher who does something nice is bribing their kids. It's half term, they'll have forgot by the start of term anyway.

Mine have come home with a Cadbury creme egg and a small Easter egg. Think the first is a generic egg, the latter for the attendance challenge.

I can't think of any kids that would want a fruit basket. Fucking bonkers.

Muslim children can eat them at the end of the day, Christian children can eat them on Easter Sunday and the other children can eat them whenever they like.

7 dates! That’s probably just your DH. Most will open their fasts with a date and water. The number is irrelevant.

Honestly the kids will be happy with whatever you choose. We are fasting, my son (y2) ate his chocolates from his teachers on the way home!

These are teenagers- they dont want a colouring book, and mummy and daddy dpnt need to worry about them spoiling their appetite. 🙄

I doubt all Christian kids wait until Easter Sunday to eat their eggs.

No. 7 dates is a thing. DH is north African and that's what his family do.