Can't/ won't eat chocolate Easter Eggs. Ideas for alternatives?

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My DS 3.9 is aware this year for the first time, of Easter, the Easter Bunny etc having been whipped into a frenzy of anticipation by his kindergarten . He also happens to have various allergies, including nuts and eggs. So while I wouldn't buy him a commercial Easter egg because of the nut trace issue, he would be unlikely to try it anyway because it is an "egg" (a paranoia I am happy to encourage ). Anyone come up with a nice, preferably foody, alternative that would make an allergic kid feel part of the Easter thing? I am not keen on the idea of an 'Easter present' as such, Christmas and Birthdays are for that

Plastic egg hunt, they exchange eggs for chopped up bits of nakd bar. That's what we will be doing.

That's an idea. Not seen plastic eggs before, where will you get yours toddlerama?

Cardboard egg filled with whatever little treats he is normally allowed? Or make your own little easter shaped chocolates using a mould from eBay (got mine at Christmas for just a couple of £) & a chocolate that is 'safe'?

I know there is a brand of Easter egg that is marketed as a nut free zone, I'm sure it's Kinnerton. Hardly the nicest chocolate in the world but would give him the idea.

I'm not sure. My mum has them. She has all kinds of random kid treasure!

The bunny biscuits in M&S?

What about a chocolate bunny? I've got my son a lint dark choc one as he's allergic to dairy.

If they have a nut warning the sainsburys or waitrose often have dairy free bunnies in their allergy section. Can't remember the brand who makes them.

Kinnertons do nut free Easter eggs available on most supermarkets. Most kids grow out of egg allergy (my dd1 did) so no point encouraging him to he anti-egg.

Get kids painting / decorate hard boiled eggs. Make an Easter bonnet. Reward with whatever treats are allowed. Jelly or some such.

Sorry hope that didn't sound rude! It's just dd now loves eggs so don't necessarily assume it's forever.

I make my DGCs Easter baskets. Though they might count as Easter gifts, not too expensive though. These would have shredded paper for nest. Some sort of chick , (many small toys ones around)bunny ears, sweeties, also found a joke rubber egg. That kind of thing.

Plastic eggs are sold in Sainsburys about £2 for 8, but you can save them for next year.
Kinnertons are really good on the Nut issue, their factories have a positive pressure in the nut free bit etc.
Haribo are doing jelly sweets for easter(not sure about their allergy status, but worth a look).

Haribo do Easter themes jellies?

Some good ideas, thanks!

Don't think we get Kinnertons here (am not in UK), but interested to read there are 'nut free' chocolates made. Will have to do some searching on t'interwebs

Oh Joy! There is Kinnerton here, imported from UK! Thanks for the top tip people

we use a mixture of things.

home made chocolates with an Easter theme (relatively easy to find moulds these days)

Lindt choc bunnies are becoming more available in dark choc (wish theywould do the little ones as well as the big ones though)

refillable plastic/papier mache eggs - either put in stickers and hair clips or Haribo sweets (yes, easter themed ones out this year - chicks and bunnies, eggs etc)

dd2 had an Easter egg hunt at school today - she is dairy allergic, so I wonder what she will come home with... her school are usually very good, but she got given a milk chocolate egg earlier this week (not by her form teacher though). luckily she saved it and asked me if she could eat it, and I swapped for somehting from her treat drawer. her class teacher is very switched on, so assume dd2 will be hunting for dairy free buttons, as usual

Last year my sister found some plastic eggs for my DS2. We filled them with jelly tots and jelly beans and had a brilliant Easter Egg hunt ( we had to do it every single day throughout the Easter Hols).

Have a nut wheat dairy egg allergy
Used cardboard eggs filled with sweet treats such as harbio
used chocolate moulds and diary free chocolate
quite a few stores have egg nut diary wheat free eggs called choices
the pound shop do plastic eggs that can be filled with you want
have made a ginger bread easter shapes

Yy to kinnerton nut free.

Also you can normally get marshmallow bunnies etc

My ds has a nut allergy he has kinnerton eggs. He also has jelly beans, a cup and a bag

Hi! I've recently started a blog on being dairy free and recently addressed this subject (sort of) under the heading 'Be the Easter Bunny'. Some of the ideas here have been covered but I've included some links to other useful sites where you can get ideas or supplies.
dairyfreebabyandme.blogspot.co.uk/2012_03_01_archive.html

Lidl has Easter Haribo in either big pack of mixed ones or little individual ones.