To think it’s easter not christmas?

[backagainohdear]

What is going on with easter these days?
My social media is full of photos of piles of easter eggs, toys & clothes!
Mine got one each (well a tub of haribo for one as he doesn’t like easter eggs.)
AIBU to think people go over the top in some weird bid to show off?

We made Easter baskets at school in the 70s so it's not that new. Also atBrownies

I’m in my 40s, parents always gave us a small egg and a small gift for Easter. I’ve kept that going with my own kids. They get an egg from extended family and usually end up with 4 or 5 each by the end of the day.

Very good point - and I think the answer is very few!

We're Catholic and DCs got one egg each. We are going to mass in an hour. Nothing is on social media.
Sometimes we do a walk around a Priory at Christmas and Easter but holding out to see what weather is doing!

That’s all very well & I’m a believer in enjoying life as much as we can but many families don’t have the money but feel
the pressure to make everything a magical experience. And nowadays that magic always seems to involve spending lots!

My DC are early 20s & still talk about the fun egg hunts we had. I would write clues on post it notes & hide their eggs all over the house. Spent nothing except the eggs which I was buying anyway. The kids loved it. Now they seem to have to have a shop
bought set of clues, signs etc. Not to
mention the time mums have to put in buying stuff, decorating etc while working & doing everything else in the home!

Well I’ve just heard of boo boxes for the first time. Bloody hell. Thank god there is none of this shit on my feed :-)

We are somewhat religious so do celebrate Easter as the most important week in the year, DC gave up chocolate for Lent so have an egg each. Plus we do a hunt with wooden eggs. I quite like the original Pagan + Jewish origins as well as the Christian ones. I also love spring and this time of year is my favourite so I get some decorations sometimes.

My kids dont reslly get any presents as frankly they are over privileged anyway and get toys/clothes/books/whatever all throughout the year so I try to cut down on what they receive, if we were more financially constrained then it would probably be quite nice to have a little gift. I also have a DC whose bday is usually around Easter and Christmas was only 3 months ago so they dont need ANYTHING!

I do however wish that they still did the eggs with little China cups like in the 90s, I still have my ones and they are so useful!

I understand what you’re saying but I’m not, not going to decorate for Easter and buy gifts for my children because Bev next door works full time and can’t afford to do the same for her kids. I’ll likely never afford to take my kids to Disney land, doesn’t mean other families can’t take their children.
that’s your kids memories and that’s Lovely, hopefully my kids memories will be their mum was always ott and celebrated the little things.

I don’t think the original poster is being unreasonable because I agree it’s unhealthy for kids to expect presents at multiple points during the year and for there it be pressure on parents to get them.

however, the way you are doing Easter sounds awesome and I fully endorse it 👏🏻😃

I completely agree with you.
However due to the price of chocolate and the fact that most of it is made of crap these days, I have for the first time bought some non chocolate related items.
I have nephews and grandchildren. All four boys have a Lindt chocolate bunny (no palm oil), older boys have a £10 Roblox voucher and younger ones a t-shirt.
Would normally only get eggs but I refuse to waste my money on sub standard over priced ‘chocolate’.

When I was a child I remember getting loads of eggs from family/family friends (80s). My parents weren't the type to do crafts, or egg hunts, or go to church. Definitely no baskets full of gifts.

For my kids, when they were young we would do easter crafts, deciratingband baking, but just to fill time over the holidays. A family meal, pace egg rolling, 1 egg each. If someonenin the family organised an egg hunt, then we did that. But it's always been about family time together.

This year, my children are adults. So no eggs as I refuse to spend £10 on a 'decent' egg or buy a shit £2 one. We are having lunch, and then later we may head to the pub together. It's chicken, not lamb, there's a branch with some eggs on. I will likely share somw photos as I like to look back.

Whilst I agree that everyone can do what they want - consumerism is an issue. Focusing on experiences and family time has always been my preferred way of celebrating.

Let's be honest: those on insta and similar sm will go over the top because showing off is the entire point of insta.

We have always celebrated Easter, but it is very much Easter related and not just a time to get stuff generally. No new clothes in our house, but enough eggs to do a fun trail in the garden and I always try to set a pretty table for Easter Lunch with spring flowers and we have a proper Sunday Lunch (which we don't most Sundays). We always have hot cross buns for breakfast and usually after lunch a cake decorated with something like mini eggs and chocolate rabbits or flowers etc. It's a day for family but I wouldn't dream of posting pics.

Gifts other than eggs would only be something Eastery - either hidden in the trail or sitting at the dc's place at the table and would be something like a small wind-up chick. One year they got those small Jellycat bunnies that are each holding a spring flower or Easter egg, but that was more for the Easter theme, not because we get them random gifts as a general rule. They would never say "where are the gifts?" though would definitely hunt all day for eggs and think the Easter Bunny had been run over by a car if there was no trail!

We only do eggs, no presents.

We cross-posted but I agree that it is a way of marking time spent as a family as something special and I don't see an issue with that. I also agree a branch hung with decorative eggs or a few sprays of blossom marks that better than random gifts imo but each to his own I suppose.

Ive not done easter not even as a child.
I mean its a chocolate egg we can buy chocolate all year round.

Its like any other holiday Halloween valentines day etc if feel it was forced on us at the beginning.
Just another excuse to spend money and out do the next.

It does feel a bit over the top. DS6 asked me this week why his friend is getting presents and toys for Easter and I just said that that’s what some families do.

Our DC got 2 small eggs, some Easter haribo, a craft kit (something to do in the holidays) and a small Lego set (the ones in a little bag, not a box size). So it was about £12 all in but looks exciting as it’s a few things.

They got 1 egg each from each grandparent.

Our child has received two small eggs, a magnetic block set and an chocolate bunny. We'll take him out for lunch and to a park. We've bought him flashcards and craft materials before. We did some gardening yesterday and saw some friends. We will probably make some cornflake cakes later.

None of it on social media but as a rule we don't post him on social media.

There isn't much in life that is better than chocolate! (real chocolate not palm oil chocolate). Why not have a weekend celebrating it.

Mine got a medium Easter egg, bubbles, a craft kit and some stationary this year.
We did an egg hunt in the garden which included a chocolate bunny too.
They got 2 medium eggs and 1 small egg from relatives.
Very similar to what I got my own childhood at Easter - and did not put on social media. I don’t think it’s new - just putting it on social media is. Possibly the social media might make it more competitive for some.

Edited to add - they also did an egg hunt yesterday where they got a very small chocolate bunny and some of the egg hunt sized eggs!

I love Easter. It's very family focused and the catering is simple!
Never seen gift giving, except for eggs.
Usually attend a dawn service near water or on a mountain.

Really? Easter eggs were around before social media?

Do you know what?, I'm not particularly into Easter, but if people want to go ott in this shit hole of what's going on now, why the fuck are you arsed? How does it affect you in any way, shape or form?

This obsession with being obsessed with other people’s social media is so cringy.

They’re your friends! You’re the ones following them! I have never seen a “Easter egg haul” because my friends don’t post that stuff.

if you have friends who don’t suit your puritanical ways, ditch them. Delete and make friends who are make to your standards. See if they want you 😆

but you won’t, because then the entertainment of slagging the off would go too.

I opened this thinking it was about the snow! 😂 (It's snowing where I am).

I get mine a few eggs and a packet of sweets (or crisps for one). But I know some people who buy proper expensive gifts. I never wanted to get into that habit!

I’m in my late 40’s and we have always done presents my Mum wasn’t keen on us getting loads of sweets growing up. My son has got a record today.