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AIBU not to do an Easter Egg Hunt for DC?

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EnoughWithTheEggHuntAlready · 30/03/2024 13:48

AIBU to think that, no I really can't do an Easter egg hunt for DC? Full disclosure, they are 18, 20, 21 and 23 but still asking for one Grin

Easter egg hunts when they were young were really fun as they are close in age and liked competition (they inherited that from us, as DH and I are both far too competitive, we actually can't play Trivial Pursuit together anymore without threats of divorce BlushI'm not even going to mention The Monopoly Incident in lock down when everyone else was merrily playing board games like normal people.

As DC became teenagers we hid a tenner in a plastic egg each and they had to find them. It was fun. Now though, a couple of them actually have more disposable income than us and we subsidise the others anyway, so it seems a bit daft. Grin I did have the idea of getting a physical UberEats gift card and hiding them but can't go out to get the cards anyway. Plus, they are ADULTS. I definitely can't hide them in the garden like we used to, the neighbours may witness us Grin

We are actually all together this Easter which is lovely, I think a boyfriend may also be also coming (TBC) but surely he would think I'm a bit of a knob doing a hunt for adults? Plus would I have to include him in the hunt? That could be awkward for all parties Grin.

So MNers, AIBU not to do one? I've got them all an egg of course. Shit, just realised I haven't got one for BF. Fuck.

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MrsMitford3 · 30/03/2024 13:50

This is my first year of no children for Easter in 26 years.

If mine (all in their 20's) were home I would def be doing baskets and an egg hunt 😊I am very soft

It won't be too many years that they will want to!

PSEnny · 30/03/2024 13:54

Don’t give them cash. They obviously have very fond memories previous Easter egg hunts. It does seem a bit much now they’re adults but honestly if I’d asked my mum at the age of 20 to do one she would have!

BookArt · 30/03/2024 13:55

I actually love this, and hope when I have adult children they want to continue doing it. Do it! These are the things you remember when your parents are gone, the funny memories, the thought, the silliness, the tradition that will be handed down to your grandchildren.

However I would demand they hide an egg for you! You shouldn't miss out on the fun haha!

OwlDoll · 30/03/2024 13:56

I think you are being very very very very unreasonable to even consider not doing one. If you have done one every year up until now that means your eldest has had an extra five years of Easter egg hunts as compared to your youngest. (Can you tell that I am the youngest of a large family and things like this really annoyed me when I was young?)

Tumbleweed101 · 30/03/2024 13:57

Mine didn't want to do one last year, I pretty much forced it on them - youngest is nearly 15 this year so haven't organised anything for an egg hunt. First time in about 26 years though!

MinervaMcGonagallsCat · 30/03/2024 13:58

An egg hunt for adults? 🤣

I'd tell them to go and raffle themselves

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EnoughWithTheEggHuntAlready · 30/03/2024 14:05

Oh FFS I'm going to be that OP aren't I, who thinks all replies are wrong and won't change from their original position 

I haven't even got any little eggs. I suppose we could do a hunt on Monday if everyone is still here? What about the BF though? I can just see the thread...DS went to his GF's house for Easter and the mum did an Easter egg hunt FOR ADULTS. Everyone would probably call me a dick who didn't want their DC to grow up 

@OwlDoll don't be bitter! The youngest has benefitted in ways like years of better presents from their siblings as they had more disposable income etc. My oldest took my youngest to Nando's yesterday and paid. So it all evens out!

I'm leaning towards asking them to hide an egg for me, or hiding cat treats for the cats. Although a couple of the cats are a bit thick and couldn't even find a Mollys Mouse right in front of them...

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EnoughWithTheEggHuntAlready · 30/03/2024 14:06

MinervaMcGonagallsCat · 30/03/2024 13:58

An egg hunt for adults? 🤣

I'd tell them to go and raffle themselves

Did you mean raffle or was it a type? I've not heard that expression before!

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FoxyLoxyLoo · 30/03/2024 14:06

I tried to get out of doing one until 2 came home on Thursday with the eggs for the hunt 😂. They were left on the kitchen table with a note for the Easter Bunny to hide them. They also left 2 mini bottles of Prosecco as payment to the Easter Bunny.

pilates · 30/03/2024 14:07

Sorry op, my family are coming to me and they are in their 20’s/early 30’s and would be sorely disappointed if I didn’t 😀

CrapBucket · 30/03/2024 14:08

I would challenge them to each hide an egg for you and the most difficult clue wins.

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EnoughWithTheEggHuntAlready · 30/03/2024 14:08

Oh @FoxyLoxyLoo that's so sweet! I do like having adult DC especially when they do kind things like that. God now I feel even more guilty about the hunt...

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Mary7241 · 30/03/2024 14:10

We have one at my mums. Her kids from 41-23, their partners and kids.

she buys a few handfuls of chocolate eggs (crème egg size) and hides them round the garden. There’s probably a few each. It’s brilliant fun.

Isthisjustnormal · 30/03/2024 14:11

My ‘babies’ are 18 and 20. They still tell me firmly that they believe in the Easter bunny so are confident a/he won’t forget them ;-) I hear the bunny is quite delighted not to have to get up so early to hide the eggs before they get up though…

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EnoughWithTheEggHuntAlready · 30/03/2024 14:11

Oooh massive drip feed (sorry!) I forgot to say we are doing our kitchen up so that's not a practical room, it only leaves the lounge and their bedrooms (and the rooms are small!) There are plenty of clothes lying about on the floor to hide stuff in though...

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Bbq1 · 30/03/2024 14:13

My 18 year old son loved egg hunts and was reminiscing a couple of days ago about the ones i did when he was a child and hinted about it so I'm happily doing him a little egg hunt tomorrow.

EnjoyingTheSilence · 30/03/2024 14:14

Do it op! It’ll be fun but yes they need to hide for you too.

a couple of years ago we gave the ‘kids’ mini bottles to hide for the ‘adults’ after they’d got their chocolate. I asked this year if an egg hunt was still a thing, my 18 yr old looked at me like I had horns coming out of my head and put me right very quickly that were still doing an egg hunt. That told me!

EnjoyingTheSilence · 30/03/2024 14:15

we do ours with another family. Their sons gf is also joining us so have bought extra this year😊

pilates · 30/03/2024 14:15

Op, aren’t you doing it outside in the garden?

StormingNorman · 30/03/2024 14:16

The BF is the knob if he doesn’t get into the spirit of an egg hunt. I think it’s really sweet you still do this for your children.

GrumpyPanda · 30/03/2024 14:16

YABVVU not to have an egg hunt because of "what would the neighbour's say" 😁

Too late for this year, but why not rope the kids into setting it up? They could take turns- one or several to buy the goodies, one to hide them so you also get to participate.

For this year, why not set up something different? Get some real eggs and decorate them together. Not sure if UK supermarkets sell egg-dyeing kits, but natural colors also work - e.g. beetroot skins boiled with the eggs. You can also paint empty eggs - pierce holes at both ends then carefully blow out the contents of the egg.

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EnoughWithTheEggHuntAlready · 30/03/2024 14:18

pilates · 30/03/2024 14:15

Op, aren’t you doing it outside in the garden?

Well we are overlooked very closely (and one side is a knob with barky dogs which kind of ruin the atmosphere) and atm our garden is a bit sparse and only has little twigs in pots to hide things behind!

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EnoughWithTheEggHuntAlready · 30/03/2024 14:20

GrumpyPanda · 30/03/2024 14:16

YABVVU not to have an egg hunt because of "what would the neighbour's say" 😁

Too late for this year, but why not rope the kids into setting it up? They could take turns- one or several to buy the goodies, one to hide them so you also get to participate.

For this year, why not set up something different? Get some real eggs and decorate them together. Not sure if UK supermarkets sell egg-dyeing kits, but natural colors also work - e.g. beetroot skins boiled with the eggs. You can also paint empty eggs - pierce holes at both ends then carefully blow out the contents of the egg.

We did egg painting when they were younger. One of the younger teens drew a willy on theirs Grin

We do get extra posh eggs for boiled eggs and hot cross buns - I've not got any bunny shaped crumpets this year.

I'm failing as a parent aren't I!

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Daisy12Maisie · 30/03/2024 14:21

Get them to do the Easter egg hunt for each other? Get bars of chocolate if you haven't got eggs.

DutchCowgirl · 30/03/2024 14:22

My MIL still does an egg hunt for her kids, and they are all in their forties. The grandkids are all teens now and they are not that interested, but their parents still are!!
it’s just for the fun, and the competition. We don’t even eat all the eggs. I wouldn’t put any cash in it.

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