Do you buy your kids Easter eggs?

[Morningcoffeeview]

And if so how old are they?

Mine and nearly 2 and 4. I’ve never got them eggs and tbh I don’t really give them all that we get given. They get given so many 6+ each and they are only small. They get the odd one but they get so many. DH and I tend to scoff them instead… In fact I’m eating one right now.

@Morningcoffeeview you are just such a delight aren't you. So crass.

No need to be a twat. I bet your kids will be fun at parties with you rationing the sweets and chocolates. Good luck you will need it.

My 5 year knows exactly how many she has so it isn't long in the future.

Yes. Of course. We are not religious so Easter is all about chocolate and having FUN. Some people here sounds utterly joyless tbh.

I wrote rhyming clues for mine on little clue cards I got on Etsy and then stuck scratch off stickers to cover them up. Sent them all all over the house finding very well hidden eggs. Took a good hour and we all laughed a lot. I have great photos and videos to watch back. And my 3 kids all have 9 of the £1.25 (ish) sized eggs each and a big one that they found at the final clue! (Gasps of shock and horror!)

We’ll go to my mums tomorrow and she’ll have set up something similar.

You are a troll aren't you - if not please stop fostering you are not fit to be one.

@NewNovember et al, you do realise that there are people who don’t - gasp! - celebrate Christian festivals, don’t you? And some religious Christians who don’t do Father Christmas, Easter bunny, etc?

I suspect some of the posters on this threads will have lots of fun but also be contributing to the ever increasing obesity crisis in the UK.

life long health problems and diabetes… such fun 🤩

Well it’s true isn’t it? If you’re going to point out the blindingly obvious like it’s a relevant consideration then what do you expect?

It's less about the lack of celebration and more about the underlying nasty attitude.

Are you going to foster instead? There’s a huge shortage of foster carers. I wouldn’t be so bold as to suggest someone stops when that would leave vulnerable children with less desirable options. Foster carers generally a much better environment than group homes. The poster could be a brilliant carer in 1001 other ways.

Personally I think the obesity crisis is over exaggerated. I don't see many obese people round here. Be careful not to give your children a complex about their weight. I see nothing wrong with keeping some eggs back for another day but I don't think chocolate is going to harm them. My 13 month old will have a few chocolate buttons. He will love them.

I don't use cds anymore either but the dc love them. We have a strict rota about who gets to play their CD in the car and they have CD players in their bedrooms too.

Absolutely agree a “few chocolate buttons” is fine. We’re talking about similarly aged children, a 20m old and a 4 year old.

To be fair, the obesity crisis changes depending on your location, some areas are worse affected than others.

In their 20s and we still do 😬

I've just changed my car. I really miss the cd player in the old one.

Most of the ones I know could tell you who gave them an egg and which one it was.

YABU to eat your kids eggs. We have loads and I've put them up. They will last ages.

🤷🏼‍♀️ as I’ve said upthread he’s not that bothered. Maybe if it was Lego or cheese he would keep stock.

@SomethingNastyInTheBallPool When you foster in the UK you’re supposed to do things for the child that demonstrate/model normality and cultural/social integration. This would almost definitely include things like a bit of chocolate at Easter.

And yes, you are expected to do this even if your own faith is different. The idea is to give the child the best chance of integrating with the family and the broader community (and any other family and community they might find themselves part of in the future).

So actually, taken at face value, that poster’s comment about denying the child an Easter egg is potentially a bit concerning.

Let them sack me.

Actually, no. You go by your own family values.

We are a Christian family and have no obligation to go with consumerist/secular values.

Ah. A Christian who imposes their own preferences onto children. Got it.

I’m by no means a fan of the increased consumerisation of events, but making a virtue out of denying an excited foster child an Easter egg to demonstrate your superiority doesn’t sit very well.

This thread has gone off at a very weird tangent.

Hopefully they will. Poor kids.

I have 3x children. My mum got them each an egg and I bought them a Terry's chocolate orange each.

I think that's more than enough, they do have chocolate as treats but I don't really want to give them loads.

If they had loads, I would have no issue eating them! 🤗

@CraftyGin oh you are one of those aren't you. In it for the money. Delightful. You say they can sack you, so you clearly don't care. I hope they do. Those poor children being put with you. Haven't they suffered enough?!