Feel like I've finally cracked Easter!

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Have just sent the kids (dairy-allergic 8yo and non-allergic 4yo) on Easter hunt round the garden for little chicks which they then exchanged for a small box of Lego each, and they are soooo happy!

I've tried loads of different types of dairy free choc over the years but DS1 valiantly tries to like them and then loses interest the next day - all came to a head last year when DS2 seemed to get chocolate from lots of different sources. DS1 was really upset and we decided the toy option would suit him better - still offered DS2 the choice of chocolate but he went for brotherly solidarity instead.

They each had a bit of chocolate from school (I provided cooking choc for DS1 as it's the only type he actually likes) but I am so pleased to have found a solution that seems to work for us :)

Your Easter Hunt sounds great. What a good idea! Lego lasts much longer than a chocolate egg. Love the brotherly solidarity from your DS2

We bought DS his first chocolate egg this year (moofree ordered from Amazon). He was overjoyed, and has really enjoyed smashing it up with his toy hammer ready for eating, but has not eaten very much of it. However, he loves the bubbles that his Grampy bought him for Easter

I did something similar. Bought plastic eggs, filled them with Haribo sweets then hid them around the house. Both DD1 (coeliac but no allergies) and DS2 (multiple allergies) really enjoyed it. DS has never liked dairy free chocolate but thankfully isn't interested either so quite happy for his sister to eat it in front of him as long as he gets an alternative.

Glad Easter went well in your homes too!!

We were also invited to two lunches and both times they did the main course dairy free so that DS1 could have the same as everyone else... I was pathetically grateful :) and the family yesterday had bought chocolate eggs for the other kids but also bought DS1 a really cool science experiment kit.

I thought we were doing ok, DS had lindt dark chocolate bunnies and choices and Celtic eggs from family. I had bought the hotel chocolat chicks for the Easter egg hunt, and thought DS understood he wasn't to eat any of the little eggs for the other children. Unfortunately in all the excitement he did eat one of the mini eggs, so was vomiting and very distressed. Miserable end to the day.

We'll be doing a non chocolate egg hunt next year I think or naming his clearly.

oh no Trixy, it's so soul-destroying when you've tried so hard to make it all work and it still goes wrong... I guess all you can do is chalk it up to experience and learn from it next time round - plus he will have learnt something too (though you'd rather he hadn't!) and next year will be another year older of course as well.

hope you have all recovered from the experience now :)

He's fine, but he hasn't eaten any of his Easter chocolate since....

I was a bit gutted at the reaction as he very nearly passed a milk challenge about 18 months ago, it was a tiny chocolate egg, I thought he might just have had a few hives rather than going bright red, scrabbling at his mouth and vomiting. His reactions seem to be getting worse again .