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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I spent hours last night writing clues and riddles and hid them in little plastic eggs around our home and garden. She was up at 5.30 very excited that the Easter Bunny had been. Bit strange doing it with just the 2 of us but she enjoyed it all the same. X |
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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago
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No and no.
Their dad does it though as it’s something he was brought up with and i let him have that as i get to do all the other magical things at Christmas etc.
Personally I used to just wake up and find 14 easter eggs on the sideboard and got told they were mine  |
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By *hillout OP Man
over a year ago
All over the place! Northwesr, , Southwest |
"I spent hours last night writing clues and riddles and hid them in little plastic eggs around our home and garden. She was up at 5.30 very excited that the Easter Bunny had been. Bit strange doing it with just the 2 of us but she enjoyed it all the same. X"
That's lovely  they get so excited don't they? Definitely makes it worth our while |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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My eldest loved it, the littlest used to complain about it because not only die it involved exercise, he is a lifelong cynic querying everything.
I rem_mber him saying to his brother "Michael, she is scamming you, Rabbits don't lay eggs, chickens do so why did the rabbit leave them?"
Michaels reply "chocolate though"
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I did one for my boys this morning.
It’s great that they are still so excited about doing it even though they’re growing up rapidly.
Really made me smile this morning |
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By *hillout OP Man
over a year ago
All over the place! Northwesr, , Southwest |
"My eldest loved it, the littlest used to complain about it because not only die it involved exercise, he is a lifelong cynic querying everything.
I rem_mber him saying to his brother "Michael, she is scamming you, Rabbits don't lay eggs, chickens do so why did the rabbit leave them?"
Michaels reply "chocolate though"
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Good answer!  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"My eldest loved it, the littlest used to complain about it because not only die it involved exercise, he is a lifelong cynic querying everything.
I rem_mber him saying to his brother "Michael, she is scamming you, Rabbits don't lay eggs, chickens do so why did the rabbit leave them?"
Michaels reply "chocolate though"
Good answer! "
It was, his strategy was watch his brother collect all the eggs, then make his brother feel guilty for having all the eggs and then get half anyway
That is indeed my boy |
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By *hillout OP Man
over a year ago
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"It’s something that wasn’t done when I was a kid. I’ve done this with the lad for 4-5 years (both indoors and outdoors) he called an end to it as for little kids haha "
Sounds just like my boy! |
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By *hillout OP Man
over a year ago
All over the place! Northwesr, , Southwest |
"It used to be one of my favourite things to do. The clues were absurdly hard and pretentious which suited us down to the T. And then eating them all  . "
I love a good riddle and then the reward for figuring it out  |
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By *hillout OP Man
over a year ago
All over the place! Northwesr, , Southwest |
"Yes! Love it. We had one this morning. Was up late printing lots of clues. Little one loved it. To be fair so did the 23 year old! "
Still jealous! First cookie, then you  |
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We do one for our two every year. Youngest is 7 and I think this is the last year she will believe in the Easter bunny although I am sure they will still be wanting us to do them.
We were still printing the clues and setting it up at midnight last night but totally worth it for the excitement this morning |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I never had one as a child  When my kids were little we always done it, the end one was always a Lindt gold bunny. They're older now so said they didn't want to do one!! "
I didn’t have one as a child either. Don’t think many did. It’s like elf on the shelf and Xmas eve boxes. Never had any of that! |
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S did a modified hunt for our 3yo today because we only had mini eggs! He hid her toy bunnies round the garden and she got a mini egg for every one she found and then her "big" Easter Cadbury bunny when she'd found them all. She loved it and sent him out hiding them 3 more times until he'd run out of places |
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By *hillout OP Man
over a year ago
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"We do one for our two every year. Youngest is 7 and I think this is the last year she will believe in the Easter bunny although I am sure they will still be wanting us to do them.
We were still printing the clues and setting it up at midnight last night but totally worth it for the excitement this morning "
Makes for some very happy memories |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Who has fond memories of this childhood activity if you experienced it?
Do you do this with your children if you have them and how much do they enjoy it? "
Doing it in five minutes, just hiding eggs now in the sunshine ready to melt... |
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"It’s something that wasn’t done when I was a kid. I’ve done this with the lad for 4-5 years (both indoors and outdoors) he called an end to it as for little kids haha
Sounds just like my boy! "
Sometimes I just want to shake him...... this year didn’t want an egg at all, as it’s non essential shopping  teenage boy ! |
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"It’s something that wasn’t done when I was a kid. I’ve done this with the lad for 4-5 years (both indoors and outdoors) he called an end to it as for little kids haha
Sounds just like my boy!
Sometimes I just want to shake him...... this year didn’t want an egg at all, as it’s non essential shopping teenage boy ! "
Its weird when you realise they aren't little any more. I look at my 17yo son/man now, and it makes me a bit sad that he's all grown up, in a weird way. Then I look at the wonderful chap he's become, and I'm dead proud of him. Getting weepy now |
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By *mberWoman
over a year ago
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The egg hunt is one of my happiest memories as a child. I used to love it and be so excited when I found them.
There was always one or two that I'd find in summer that got missed.
Last night I went out at 10.30 and left floury bunny footprints and eggs in the gardens on my lane and for my friends' children. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I rem_mber Easter egg hunts as a child, it used to take me and my brother a while to find them all as I grew up on a farm so there were lots of hiding places!
I have just done one for my boys this afternoon. However, it seems I underestimated their intelligence to solve the clues and also their destructiveness as they tore the house apart to find them! |
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By *hillout OP Man
over a year ago
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"The egg hunt is one of my happiest memories as a child. I used to love it and be so excited when I found them.
There was always one or two that I'd find in summer that got missed.
Last night I went out at 10.30 and left floury bunny footprints and eggs in the gardens on my lane and for my friends' children."
That's lovely |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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It's something that never happened growing up and as such something I never did with my own child. Saying that he spent most Easter holidays with his dad so they may have done them there. He would always come back with a fair few eggs.
It's a shame really as our childhood garden was massive and could have been brilliant.
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