Easter, is a funny time of year for us as Ali is a butcher and he is absolutely snowed in at work, however this year it sounds like he could actually be snowed in if the snow returns for Easter!! Anyway, I am usually on my own with the boys.
Depending on when Easter falls it can also fall on my Mum’s,
my brothers or my birthday. Mum’s is at the end of March, my brother is early
April and I am at the end of April so we often have a family meal to arrange
too.
Easter is also a bit usual for us as Sam can’t have dairy
products. Technically he is lactose free but we generally avoid all dairy
products, this means that buying chocolate eggs unless specific ones can be
hard and they don’t always taste great so I avoid them.
This year I have decided that I will buy them one chocolate
egg each and then do a basket of Easter things for them to find during an Easter
egg hunt. So far I have bought some Easter bubbles, some Haribo sweets and the
Paddington 2 DVD to watch. I usually hide little yellow chicks all over the
house and then send the boys off with their new buckets to find them. Depending
on the weather sometimes the chicks are even hidden outside. Once they have
found them all I give them a clue to find their Easter gifts.
However I feel a bit mean by telling other people not to buy
them any Easter eggs. Neither of the boys are particularly bothered by
chocolate (they certainly don’t take after me, I am totally bothered by
chocolate and would eat it for breakfast, lunch and tea) so am I the only one
who says no the chocolate eggs?
Do you have egg hunts in your house? Do your children get
lots of chocolate? Do they eat it or do you help? What other alternatives do
you use?
#Easter #chocolate #alternativegifts #themummymonster
The big thing about Easter for us is spending it with family. We go small on the chocolate eggs but big on the Sunday roast :)
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Thanks we will certainly enjoy it :)
DeleteI used to celebrate Easter more when I lived at home with my parents and sisters - we used to get given eggs and be allowed to have them for breakfast on Easter Sunday (chocolate ones!) I remember one year trying to eat my coco pops out of half an egg - it didnt go down to well! I hope you have a lovely Easter and enjoy the holidays.
ReplyDeletedo you mean using the chocolate egg as the bowl? that sounds amazing!! I might have to try it :)
DeleteI've never done an egg hunt for my two but I'm planning to do one this year as I think they will love it. We usually have a huge Easter basket from the Bunny, loads of chocolate from friends and family - too much. This year I've said one egg each and crafts, toys or clothes instead - I'm a mean mum.
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