To think one Easter egg a child is enough

[brexitstolemyfuture]

I'm not a total killjoy, but i want to limit their intake to one over Easter and give away the others.

Even just one contains 16 tea spoons of sugar! Seeing as sugar is linked to diabetes, obesity and cancer i do want to limit it. They've been given 8 eggs each so far, with at least two more to come over the weekend. It's just too much imo.

[HomityBabbityPie]

That's a lovely thought unborn

[UnbornMortificado]

It's not completely selfless DD2 is "high spirited" naughty enough without a ton of chocolate.

I remember 20 years ago getting an egg off my mam and clothes off my grandparents. It seems to be a much bigger deal these days.

[BrandMombie]

Yes, yes and yes. I know of my LO (aged 2), receiving 8 Easter eggs this Easter from family! That's not including the small one we brought a month ago. I told my DM that he was receiving too many eggs, and they would more than likely last him until next Easter. I think me and DH will eat all but one lol. I just think it's far too much chocolate, and my LO is such a fussy eater as it is already, without adding tonnes of sugar into the equation.

[Chrisinthemorning]

So far DS has them from Granny, DH aunt and uncle, 2 family friends . I know he's getting another from friends and 2 from us.
I ama dentist and very aware of sugars but not worried. He still has Christmas chocolate left over. He will have a little bit once or twice a day.
If any left over I will melt down and make cakes

[QuackDuckQuack]

We buy our DDs 1 egg each and a few mini things to hunt for and that's it. I know my MIL would like to buy them eggs, but she knows to ask and I say no. She bought DD1 a huge tin of sweets at Halloween and said 'it's ok she can just have one every day' which would be terrible for DD1's teeth. She was set straight by FIL, me and my DM so I think she's learned a lesson.

MIL brings a present every time she sees my DDs. I'd really like her to stop as it is a constant flow of tat into the house and my DDs now expect these presents.

[Kreeshsheesh]

And if sugar is so unhealthy and awful, why would you give it to a food bank? Give pasta and soup. Throw the eggs away if you think kids shouldn't be eating them.

^^
This

[Notso]

Who does all the giving in households where kids get 8+??
So far this year for my 4
from PIL big egg each, plus bag of mini eggs and Lindt bunny, tenner each for big two, t-shirts and Lego for little two.
from DH's Nan big egg each, cream egg pack each, £2 each,
Big egg each from godparents,
Big egg each from DH's siblings X3
lolly tree and giant plant pot full of mini eggs, choc bunnies, lollies etc from parents friend,

My sister has got them something and my parents have got them something. They usually get an egg from church too.
I will do an egg hunt but the prize is the eggs from everyone else.

[MrsPeelyWaly]

A row of easter eggs running the length of the sideboard is the way to go as long as there's no palm oil in the egg.

[EnglishGirlApproximately]

I'm very laid back about sugar and don't really see it as the enemy but I do get a bit fed up if all the chocolate at easter. We've still got Christmas and Mother's Day chocolate and I've told my family not to get much but they won't listen! I've only bought Ds a little bunny and 3 pack of kinder eggs- I bought him a big egg last year but he got too many

[Natsku]

Only had one as a child (and wished for more!) but I'm inclined to agree. Don't even get 'proper' Easter eggs where I live :( so DD will be getting the Maxi Kinder Egg and I'll probably hide some small eggs for an egg hunt but to be shared amongst us all afterwards/with friends that visit.

[Boooooom]

Quack
MIL brings a present every time she sees my DDs. I'd really like her to stop as it is a constant flow of tat into the house and my DDs now expect these presents.

Mine does this too, my parents are just as bad. I get they want to spoil my DS but I don't want him to think their visits are all about gifts. He is only 3 and they all live locally so we see them all regularly :/

[Boooooom]

Today 19:25 MrsPeelyWaly

A row of easter eggs running the length of the sideboard is the way to go as long as there's no palm oil in the egg.

Try requesting that gem with friends and family!!

[theSnuffster]

I'm lucky that our families don't tend to go too overboard at Easter- this year my mum has got them stationery sets, FIL gave them book vouchers. MIL is likely to get chocolate- she's the only one likely to go mad. We've got them one egg each and some bags of tiny eggs for an Easter egg hunt.

They've ended up with large amounts of chocolate in the past- I tend to let them just get on and eat it (at appropriate times, so not before a meal or just before bed.) That way it's gone sooner. Its only a few times a year after all.

[SecretNetter]

We don't buy boxed eggs at all - the EB hides a load of small hollow eggs all around the house, probably about 40 in total, but more creme egg sized so not a massive amount of chocolate.

But they get a shit load from family -they'll probably end up with at least 15 boxed eggs each.

We open all the boxes and melt down the majority of the eggs and make crispy cakes on Sunday night which they eat a few of and happily hand out to visiting family and friends - so a decent bit of the chocolate gets regifted to the people who gave it anyway!

[Screwinthetuna]

I wouldn't give them anyway...I will probably let my kids eat half an egg each a day until all gone.
They don't see choccy as much of treat though to be honest so they wouldn't want to gorge on it. Plus, I share
Giving them away is a bit mean, IMO

[Timmytoo]

Geez how can anyone have an Easter Egg hunt with so few eggs. I do a big hunt for my DP and his niece if she's at ours and as always I go overboard and they land up with at least 60 each!!! I can't help myself I love going all out. But in South Africa you get beautiful chocolate covered marshmallow eggs so they aren't too rich to eat and they come in a box of 75 anyway!!

[Salumeria]

We don't get given eggs by extended family, so my DC will just have one each, plus some mini foil wrapped ones that I will use to supplement an egg hunt.

I don't allow my DC to eat their eggs without sharing with others (nobody in the family should eat a food gift without at least offering it round to everyone else imo) - they usually take turns to share out their egg after dinner. Owner gets the first choice of the best bits, but everyone gets a bit.
I would be feeling it was very excessive if they had 10 eggs, but up to about 4 I would be happy about.

[Sweets101]

Mine get loads, they have free access to it. Then can have it for breakfast over the Easter holidays if they like.
Still have some in the cupboard from last Easter. They're pretty good at self regulating.
Everyone's different.

[puppy23]

YANBU - teach your DC about those less fortunate children who won't be getting any and encourage them to donate half to a food bank

[TittyGolightly]

Geez how can anyone have an Easter Egg hunt with so few eggs.

We don't. . Sky not fallen in yet!

[Tinseleverywhere]

You are not my people! Where is the person who believes making Easter nest cakes in the run up to Easter is the law?

[Screwinthetuna]

Timmytoo you mean little ones though. A lot of the eggs we buy here in the U.K. are pretty big, like the size of a small rugby ball. I'm guessing you didn't mean 60 of them ;)

[Timmytoo]

Yes small ones with a couple of biggish ones like bunnies. We have the same eggs as the U.K. Except we have the marshmallow eggs and you have the cream eggs but other than that everytis the same as the U.K. in SA. These are the marshmallow ones I'm referring to.