to think 10 is too old to believe in the Easter Bunny?

[Wentsworth]

So I'm not sure if I am being incredibly judgemental, but my friend's kid is 10, 11 in June and he still believes..

I've never come across a kid that old who still believed. I'm sure me and all my friends clocked on way before then...it seems a little strange to me that at 10 you can still truly believe a giant bunny hops around the world delivering eggs?

I think he probably doesn't believe. If he attends school, uses the Internet etc I really don't see how he could still believe. If he does, I hope someone tells him before secondary school.

The savvy child will continue to believe in Easter bunnies and Father Chtistmas.
What happens when you come clean? No Father Christmas presents? No extra chocolate at Easter?

My son is 11 and very intelligent. He will explain quite eloquently about why he does not believe in God. He was, however, very happy to take part in the egg hunt this morning (with his sister) that the Easter bunny had left. He also still believes in Santa (or so he says)! I'm just happy that he goes along with it all - he will be grown up far too soon.

Mines ten soon. She believes. Or at least, she says she does. That’s good enough for me.

I also didn't realise the Easter bunny was a thing. I mean, that children actually believed was real. DD(4) did come home from pre-school on Thursday asking if the Easter bunny was coming and I was a bit flummoxed.. I questioned what the Easter bunny was meant to do and she said "bring eggs". Then she spotted a parcel from her Aunt, and on opening it and finding it contained an egg each for her and her brother decided that Auntie is probably the Easter bunny. That'll do me.

But, yes, 11 does seem old but I'd be surprised if they genuinely believe an actual bunny brings chocolate eggs, though, surely they're just playing along for fun/chocolate?!

My DS is 9, and still believes. I suppose it is quite old to still believe, but what should I do? Tell him it's all been a lie and to pick his own egg from Tesco?

I'm 42 years old and I believe in the Easter Bunny!

For crying out loud people, where is your sense of fun?!

Mine never really believed but dh still did them a hunt and clues this year. They are 15 and 17.

of course its too old!

Ridiculous beyond about five years old.

Did the gran who did the Easter egg hunt in the 1940s get the eggs from the Black Market? there was sweet rationing then.

If he really genuinely believes there is a special rabbit who hides supermarket eggs for children at easter then yanbu

If he's just playing along then yabu

Tell him it's all been a lie and to pick his own egg from Tesco?
Yes.

Your never too old. I hoped at 37 it would call this year but failed too

We had the easter bunny as a kids in 80s and 90s . My dad insisted . It was a huge part of ours and his childhood and is for our kids now .

The Easter bunny brought my eggs in the 1970s. Helped by the church bells, because my mum is French and that's where French Easter eggs come from.

@eddiemairswife it was an Easter tree - so using egg shells and eggs from papier mache. But she was a farmer's wife and kept hens so, which probably helped! I suspect the Easter bunny suffered under rationing, however

Too, ffs- where did that errant "so" come from?!

Easter is about Jesus. If you don't believe, fair enough. But don't replace it with a ridiculous rabbit.

I'm feeling worse and worse reading this!!

Seriously - i did egg hunts with a paper trail of clue's to loads of eggs every easter when my older ones were young and there was never any mention or expectation from them of an easter bunny doing it. It just wasn't a thing! They knew it was me and had a fabulous time. Wait for the first clue and then charge about the house with their own clue trail to follow.

DD4 is 5 and this is the second year of doing the same thing for her. (One easy word clues at this stage obvs). All was fine and it was 20 year old DD2 who bought up the bloomin' easter bunny this morning and DD4 and i were both ... eh?

I've confirmed it was me that laid the hunt. That's that. Lord she's going to go back to reception on Tuesday and be

The Kid Who Spoils It For Everyone
Noooooooo

When DID this become a thing?!?!?

Sarahjconnor - ... A terrifying massive one like in Bill and Ted?

Or the one in Donnie Darko?

I'm with you. And i did grow up here.

Maybe he just likes the tradition of Easter always being the same.

I don't understand why people seem to be so dismissive of Easter traditions, but at Christmas it's all "what family tradition can I start?" "What is your elf up to?" "What are you putting in the stockings?"

Easter traditions can be just as important, no need to ridicule a child for actually enjoying them.

We keep our dried fruit in a tin with rabbits on. Every year I make a simnel cake for Easter and use all the dried fruit, so the tin is empty. But when we open it up on Easter Sun, it's full of little chocolate eggs.

My 11 year old was very firm about putting the empty tin out last night "for the Easter bunny" (I'd thought perhaps might not be bothered.) Because it's a thing we've always done, so Dc wants it to carry on. Not sure if there is any actual belief or not, but I'll go along with it as long as anyone wants me to.

Guess it must be hard to believe with sticks so firmly up some people’s asses. I am gla mine still believe because I like seeing them believe in something magical before all the real life shit begins.

Another one who had genuinely no idea that the Easter bunny was a thing.