Does anyone NOT get easter baskets for their kids?
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No Easter baskets here. Mom of 3 - 2 teens and a preteen, so easy to say now that my DCs are too old, but haven't really done Easter baskets. Recall doing two when oldest was a toddler. Like a PP said, MIL went over the top and for years did the egg hunt and present and baskets...no sense in my kids getting double, so I quit. Somewhere along the way, DCs lowered expectations and literally have not missed nor expected any fuss around Easter, beyond going to church.
I've distilled Christmas down to its most simplistic form, too. |
Anonymous
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People who do not celebrate Easter do not do baskets. That seems pretty simple. So, plenty of people do not do baskets.
We celebrate Easter and therefore do baskets, but very very simple ones. |
Anonymous
| Many people are Jewish. You know that right? |
Anonymous
| Can someone explain the concept of Easter egg basket to me? I grew up in Asia and I have a 15 month old. It sounds like one can get an Easter basket with gifts or one empty one that you would need to get it filled by going on Easter egg hunt, similar to Halloween basket? Am I correct? |
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I would like to do more simple ones, but some members of my family do bigger ones so I have to do enough that my older daughter doesn't wonder. She's 4 and got candy (chocolate, lollipops, tic tacs), a sticker book, pencils, and two small stuffed bunnies. Some was from my mom. My mom sent her (I didn't put on basket) a few books and a new Barbie.
I forgot to do a basket for my 2 month old (4 year old would have commented). Luckily I'd purchased new pacifiers and my mom had sent some books so I put those in a basket. We opened everything over breakfast and then went to church. |
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Why not ask her to tone it down so that you can do this for your kids, just like she got to do with hers? |
Anonymous
You can either buy pre-filled baskets at a store, or buy empty baskets and fill them with things you (the parent) have chosen. Traditional items would be imitation grass, jellybeans, a chocolate bunny, marshmallow Peeps and any other candies and/or toys you would like. My family's tradition is to find the basket (hidden in the house) first thing in the morning, and later empty out the candy/toys and use it in gathering eggs during the Easter egg hunt. |
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| In our family the E Bunny hides the baskets around the house (one for everyone in the family, including grown up) and we search for them on Easter morning before church. We have a very utilitarian bunny, so baskets contain socks and new baseballs in addition to chocolate, peeps, and jelly beans. |
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I didn't get anything for my then 7 month old last year, and I still didn't get him anything this year lol. He's a toddler. I don't let him have much candy at all. We did go out for brunch and I bought him a small toy, a $10 purchase on Amazon. I suppose I won't be able to get away with that next year because he'll be in Preschool and more aware of what other kids are doing.
I think it's a little weird when parents post pictures of what they put in their kids Easter baskets on FB. It seems really braggy. It's not super judge worthy or anything IMO, but just a little odd. |
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My entire FB feed was full of parents posting Easter basket pics. I think it's stupid. Just another thing to buy from pottery barn kids, another reason to fill your kids up with chemicals and sugar, and totally forget the major religious "reason for the season."
I'm not even religious and I find the commercializations of this holiday apprehensible |
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| People have been giving Easter baskets since German immigrants came over in the 1700s. I don't think it's commercializing anything. My kids love them especially since they had no treats during Lent. |
Anonymous
Agree. It is the biggest and most important Christian holiday. Pick another day to eat candy and give presents. It's offensive to not believe in God yet "celebrate Easter". |
Anonymous
It's a cultural holiday. People who grew up celebrating it don't need to apologize for passing on what is largely a spring holiday to their children, whether they are religious or not. You can't take all the pagan trappings for yourself and complain when others "celebrate Easter." |
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Seriously? |
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