Easter traditions for older kids?

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We stopped dyeing and doing the hunt a few years ago but I’m brining it back! We sometimes go to a baseball game

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Anonymous wrote:Will be flying to visit my parents. My 17yo teen plans to create an egg hunt for her grandparents. Eggs will be the plastic ones & our plan is to put wildflower seed bombs or corny, Easter-themed jokes inside.

My mom is diabetic and has lots of mobility & diet issues, so chocolate/candy is out. My dad is always up for games. Teen asked to stop having Easter baskets herself two years ago, and doesn't have any younger relatives to organize this for. So, we thought this would be a fun way for her to engage with her grandparents and encourage them to move a bit when we visit.

We're also bringing brunch & flowers.

This is fabulous!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We still do an egg hunt with friends. Kids are 11. Aside from that we go to Church and have lunch with my in laws. If Church isn’t your thing I’m not sure why you are celebrating Easter.

Because Easter, like Christmas, has evolved into a cultural celebration. Not just a religious one.

And posts like yours are an example of why we are no longer practicing. Geez. That last comment was not necessary.

I beg to differ. Unlike Christmas, Easter is not a US Federal Holiday. Here's a more in-depth discussion from Vox of why Easter is different.

In the spirit I think the thread was created.....we've also done egg hunts with Lego or "puzzle" pieces (depending on my budget!). We have a family friend who does an egg hunt with $ and the golden egg is indeed a prize. Even their adult children (along with grand and great-grands) participate. And baskets are still a thing just that the contents have changed. Still candy but gift cards, a new "Spring" t-shirt, & electronic accessories now grace the grass.

Then there's Easter Dinner. Gotta be ham. And a green bean casserole. Yum to the former, yuck to the latter but tradition is tradition. Every time I try something different (even if it's still green beans) or to omit it altogether, there's whining. Not worth it.

[Anonymous]

I have a tween. We do an egg hunt with friends sometime before Easter Day. Tweens still like Candy.
She gets an Easter basket then we go to Church then do an egg hunt at Church. This year she will be one of the older kids who hides eggs. Then we go out for lunch with the family.

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Anonymous wrote:We still do an egg hunt with friends. Kids are 11. Aside from that we go to Church and have lunch with my in laws. If Church isn’t your thing I’m not sure why you are celebrating Easter.

Seems like OP goes to church occasionally so it seems like the easiest way to make this a holiday for her tweens would be to make this one of the calendar days they actually attend. It’s the most significant date on the Christian calendar! Agree with the others to add an egg hunt and brunch or traditional ham or lamb dinner.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We still do an egg hunt with friends. Kids are 11. Aside from that we go to Church and have lunch with my in laws. If Church isn’t your thing I’m not sure why you are celebrating Easter.

Because Easter, like Christmas, has evolved into a cultural celebration. Not just a religious one.

And posts like yours are an example of why we are no longer practicing. Geez. That last comment was not necessary.

Agree.

Easter, just like Christmas both have evolved to be marketing/commercial celebrations. See all the posters, money, gift chards, etc.

Love everyone's "traditions" lol.

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Anonymous wrote:My kids are teens and we still hide eggs for them and give them Easter Baskets. My mom made me an easter basket until she died when I was in my 30s. The kids get better things in the eggs now- gift cards, cash, "shotgun" in the car for a month, etc.

Yep, this. They'll get baskets until I die. And hopefully are close enough for brunch or a picnic day of.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We still do an egg hunt with friends. Kids are 11. Aside from that we go to Church and have lunch with my in laws. If Church isn’t your thing I’m not sure why you are celebrating Easter.

Because Easter, like Christmas, has evolved into a cultural celebration. Not just a religious one.

And posts like yours are an example of why we are no longer practicing. Geez. That last comment was not necessary.

Agree.

Easter, just like Christmas both have evolved to be marketing/commercial celebrations. See all the posters, money, gift chards, etc.

Love everyone's "traditions" lol.

Just b/c some people do not do mass or religious aspects does not mean that they are less of a tradition than yours. You judgmental a$$. Let me guess, you're Catholic?

[Anonymous]

My college freshman comes home and wants an Easter egg hunt with his siblings. Nostalgia, I guess. I am happy to indulge him!

[Anonymous]

My kid has a Christmas birthday so I’ve always used Easter as a way to spread out the gifts. I have very fond memories of Easter as a kid even though I am not religious. My Husband didn’t grow up celebrating but now finds it fun

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Anonymous wrote:My college freshman comes home and wants an Easter egg hunt with his siblings. Nostalgia, I guess. I am happy to indulge him!

+1 We do baskets, an egg hunt with candy and cash, and spend the day together as a family eating, playing games, etc. It is a tradition for us and time to reconnect.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We still do an egg hunt with friends. Kids are 11. Aside from that we go to Church and have lunch with my in laws. If Church isn’t your thing I’m not sure why you are celebrating Easter.

Because Easter, like Christmas, has evolved into a cultural celebration. Not just a religious one.

And posts like yours are an example of why we are no longer practicing. Geez. That last comment was not necessary.

Agree.

Easter, just like Christmas both have evolved to be marketing/commercial celebrations. See all the posters, money, gift chards, etc.

Love everyone's "traditions" lol.

Just b/c some people do not do mass or religious aspects does not mean that they are less of a tradition than yours. You judgmental a$$. Let me guess, you're Catholic?

Look who's the judgmental a$$... I'm not Catholic or religious at all. Still smart enough to see a how these holiday celebrations are commercialized schemes. Puppet!

[Anonymous]

We have younger cousins so there are still egg hunts. We changed up the way we die and decorate eggs, more sophisticated/experimental to keep them interested in that. Someone started bringing games (uno, etc.). So, everyone is still together just doing slightly different things.

[Anonymous]

We will go to church and then gather for lunch and egg hunt with eggs for all the grandchildren (currently baby to 24 year old) regardless of age. The older kids partner up with the little ones to help.

[Anonymous]

Our tradition is figuring the best Apr Fools to spring. You all are way nicer than we are! LOL.

I and my kids would have zero interest in a scavenger hunt at age 13 sorry. Maybe a complex one but not sure I have the energy to spend to come up with that lol!