How many Easter eggs do you get your children ??

[CocoLady]

I have a 5 year old and is an only child and she always does so well as we come from a large family so will receive Easter eggs from both grandparents, aunties uncles etc
So this year as a single parent and a bit strapped for cash I'm thinking of getting my dd just 3 Easter eggs I would normally do a lot more and maybe a soft toy or a small toy. I feel bad but I think it's a waste of money and over exaggerated !
Just wondering what other parents do/or how many eggs they get ?

We get ours 1 each, but one of the bigger ones. Why would you buy multiple for your own child?

I would normally would get diff types of ones as I always had it as a child but my parents always did massive Xmases birthday etc but it was all in debt ! So I think as I feel bad that's why, I am planning on one big one and two little ones

We've got ours a medium sized egg, one of the small eggs, A box of creme eggs and a chocolate bunny. They will get 2 small eggs from grandparents, I think that's plenty tbh.

Mine are getting 2 eggs each from us... Oldest is getting a PS Gift Card and Youngest some books as they get eggs from family

It’s never occurred to me to give my children more than one egg. They don’t usually get any from family either. We have a few treats like chocolate nests for Easter tea and an Easter egg hunt, but other than that one egg seems fine to me.

One for one of them, none for another as she doesn’t like chocolate so she will get something else, and nothing for another as he is too young.

1. 3 is excessive

One. And that's all he gets

I get an Easter egg hunt pack and hide them around the house and then a chocolate bunny each.

Usually one, or none (£5 instead) if they are getting several from family. This year we won’t get any from family, so I have got them a large one each and 2 small £1 ones. They are preteens though so I’d expect them to eat more than a 5 yr old. We’ve had years where I’ve had to melt down the eggs in brownies etc as they got fed up with them, and they usually have fairly short dates on them.

One medium egg from us... When younger got some smaller ones too (for an egg hunt)... However they 'buy' for each other, get one from an aunt, 2 seperate uncles and grandparents...

Mine gets 1 from me. None from others unless maybe we saw someone for Easter lunch. When she was little I used to do an Easter egg hunt for a dozen mini eggs around the house.

One boxed egg, size appropriate for age. My teen has a large one. Some smaller eggs to hide if doing a hunt.

Any more than 1 seems excessive to me

One but we do an Easter eggs hunt with lots of little ones. I'm enjoying them being young and still wanting to do this.

The most I would have done is one larger egg and then maybe some small ones for an Easter Egg hunt.

But not just given more than one egg. No point to it, one egg is the gesture.

1. Grandma buys them one too and we do a wee hunt of a few smaller eggs (the 1cm foil wrapped things) and a 10p bag of haribo.

Just get a box of the tiny egg hunt ones and hide them around the house. That will be more entertaining than receiving three eggs.

1 large egg. 1 bag of mini eggs that are hidden individually round the house. No family nearby so that's it and they are very happy with that. The Easter bunny leaves them.

I get them one each, and a few bags of mini eggs (the sort that are sugar coated in pastel colours) to put in rice krispie cake nests

God, one. Why would they need multiple eggs?

'Just' three?! Bloody hell! We are right old meanies, my DD gets eggs from several others so we don't actually get her one at all!

Mumsnet is so different to my real life sometimes.
I don't know anyone who buys their dc's just one (unless a baby)) I end up buying mine around 5/6 each then some smaller treats. I love it and most of the eggs only cost about £1.

Although with family and friends buying they can sometimes end up with around 15 each which is pretty excessive but hey I always help them out if they're struggling!

This year I think it'll be none.

I've picked DC up a little chocolate bunny and chocolate sheep each.

There are some new squishy toys they want so will get one of those each too as they're DESPERATE.

We're atheist so really Easter doesn't need celebrated at all. Also family will inundate them with chocolate so I don't want to add to it.

Maybe 2 or 3 each. Depends how big the eggs are.