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To let the kids open all their Easter eggs?

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OwlinaTree · 13/04/2018 19:39

Me and Mr Owl disagree on how to manage the Easter egg mountain our children have been lucky enough to receive. Wondering how your guys have managed it?

I think the excitement for the 4 yo is in the opening and bashing of the egg. He eats a bit of the chocolate then he's fine. The rest goes in the tin for another day. Next day he wants to open another which I'm fine with but DH wants him to eat a bit more of the ones he's already opened. At the same time he's saying it's too much chocolate, they can't eat it all, it will lead to bad habits. I think it teaches them how to manage eating junk food as part of life, having and enjoying treats but not over eating.

AIBU to just let him open them and bin some of the chocolate/eat it ourselves? I don't like waste but I don't think the kids need to be encouraged to eat it all up if all they really want to do is enjoy the smashing up?

Not a massive row type issue, we disagree but respect the fact that we don't know what the best answer is to this!

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Mamabear4180 · 13/04/2018 19:41

I think one egg is enough personally.

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OwlinaTree · 13/04/2018 19:42

What at a time?

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Pandaranda · 13/04/2018 19:44

YABVU...for even having any left by now!

LokiBear · 13/04/2018 19:44

I've done what you have. Dd6 has several eggs open and the bars are in her treat box. She will still be eating them in September. The packaging has been recycled and are out of the way.

Sparklingbrook · 13/04/2018 19:46

I would be making cornflake cakes if I still had some left this long after Easter. Smash them up then melt them.

FrizzyNoodles · 13/04/2018 19:47

I'd let him have the bit he wants and eat the rest myself. I wouldnt encourage him to have more chocolate than he chooses to have. Enjoy it while you still can!

Bluecarrot · 13/04/2018 19:48

What does it matter what egg the chocolate came from?! Not like it goes off within days of opening.
My kids had 3 “big” ( not huge- the small boxes ones)- each plus a few ones from the hunt, and I was impressed that any lasted past a week. They had full control over when they had them ( except the 1 y old) even holding my tongue when eaten before breakfast. This rule only applies to Christmas, Easter and birthday sweets/chocs though.

NC4Now · 13/04/2018 19:48

Easter was weeks ago!! Melt them down and be done with it.

Ansumpasty · 13/04/2018 19:48

I wouldn’t let him just smash them up and then bin them, no. I think that teaches him to be wasteful, etc.
We have a big drawer full. Kids are allowed to open one at a time (between them, not each), and ask when they want a piece of chocolate. To be honest, the novelty has worn off and they aren’t wanting any anyway. Think it will probably be there until Xmas!

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OwlinaTree · 13/04/2018 19:48

Loki I threw an egg away at Christmas as it clearly wasn't going to be eaten! I think because mine are young they just forget about them after they are open.

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catchingzzzeds · 13/04/2018 19:49

I agree with you, I've allowed my children to open as many as they like. The result is all the boxes are open but I figure the eggs belong to them. They have a nibble and then wrap them back up for next time.

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OwlinaTree · 13/04/2018 19:50

Ansum No, I wouldn't let him bin them, that would be a bad message I agree. I just mean eat or bin some of it on the quiet rather than insist he eats it all before opening another.

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catinapoolofsunshine · 13/04/2018 19:51

Let him smash them. Do what you want with the chocolate if he isn't bothered about it - eat it, bake with it, chuck it. If he really won't miss it? Not on to get rid of it if he knows it's his and wants it, but making him dutifully chomp through chocolate he doesn't want in order to earn the right to smash the next Easter egg is insane - why would anyone do that?

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OwlinaTree · 13/04/2018 19:54

Lol I think he would notice if I chucked it all, but I think a little down sizing would probably go unnoticed. He's only 4, it's a bit out of sight, out of mind I think.

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LadyCoulter · 13/04/2018 19:55

It’s his chocolate he can do what he likes with it. And it’s only just been Easter, i’ll be eating mine for weeks yet. Seems very premature to say melt it.

FluffyWuffy100 · 13/04/2018 19:57

Let him open the eggs and you and DH have some of the chocolate if you want.

It makes no difference if you bin most of all the eggs, or none of one and all of the others if he isn’t going to eat it all.

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OwlinaTree · 13/04/2018 19:59

See I think if he knew we were taking it he'd get upset, I think that could lead to him being over protective or bingeing when he's older to make sure he gets it all.

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MollyDaydream · 13/04/2018 19:59

Mine only got one big egg and a few kinder egg sized ones, plus a chocolate bunny. Anything that wasn't eaten by Wednesday was chucked away.

whensitmyturn · 13/04/2018 20:00

Ive let ours open theirs in whichever order they want and have multiple ones open at the same time.
The older ones store theirs upstairs in their rooms and the younger dd (just 4) has hers on the bookshelf. She can have some whenever she asks.
My only rule is that they have their proper meals then they can knock themselves out!

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OwlinaTree · 13/04/2018 20:00

He would notice if I took a whole egg away, he knows which ones are his! I could probably get rid of some he's opened already.

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OwlinaTree · 13/04/2018 20:02

Humm most people seem to let kids open them all when they like.

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Pastaagain78 · 13/04/2018 20:03

When we have been overwhelm by eggs I have let them smash them all up with a little hammer and put the chocolate in a tin. A bit was eaten and it was used for baking and puddings.

CadyHeron · 13/04/2018 20:03

At the age of 4, I'm with your DH on this one. They got a "mountain" of eggs each due to big family, but opened and ate one at a time.One to two eggs being spread out over the course of a week.Smile
Now at 10 and older it's more of a case of they're old enough to take responsibility for their own egg consumption which means the whole lot is usually troughed before you can say Easter egg Grin

MollyDaydream · 13/04/2018 20:04

I always think its better for their teeth to just have essentially 1 day of chocolate eating rather than stretching it out over days/weeks.

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OwlinaTree · 13/04/2018 20:04

He'd love smashing them with a hammer! He's got a tin full of chocolate bits and half eaten eggs.

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