Easter eggs
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Topic: Easter eggs
Posted By: jazzy
Subject: Easter eggs
Date Posted: 27 March 2011 at 4:43pm
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How much do you spend on them & how many do you do per child?
Last yr we were out shopping & DH asked the kids which one they wanted so they could pick there own...cost heaps $$  & then I had to get some for an egg hunt.
This yr DS3 has said he wants a torch from the Easter bunny, I can always get him one for his b'day. I was thinking of mugs as they always come in handy & we did it one yr but not sure they would be excited by that now...There are so many to chooses from & don't want to spend too much or go over board, but there were some cool ones out. Was thinking 1 egg each & a few to hide. They don't get eggs from anyone else now, the MIL now & then if they come up but not often. So what are you doing? |
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 27 March 2011 at 4:45pm
james uslly gets one egg manly coz i am poor lol this year he wil get 2 i dont ussly do a egg hunt either ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: E&L+1
Date Posted: 27 March 2011 at 5:01pm
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We aren't doing easter with DD yet. However Mum always did hunts for us as kids. We had a trail each to follow made from little egges (cuties, marshmellow etc) then at the end we would find a hollow egg. Usually one of the small button ones. We probably got 8-10 little eggs each but that could be me thinking my stash was bigger than it was! I'm guessing now days it would cost her about $15 for each of us.
ETA we will probably spend more but only because DD is dairy intollerent and dairy free chocolate is expensive! If she was able to have normal chocolate I'd have a $10 limit. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Plushie
Date Posted: 27 March 2011 at 5:03pm
| I fully intend on buying DS's weight in easter eggs. Then eating them myself of course but in the future i'll be able to show him the picture and say 'thats you and your weight in chocolate!' |
Posted By: Hopes
Date Posted: 27 March 2011 at 5:23pm
That's what, five-odd kgs of chocolate, Bowie? Because if I remember right, Max was a big boy! Go you 
No chocolate for Jakey, of course. I'll buy myself something in the sales as usual, and we've already had marshmellow eggs last night -------------   
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 27 March 2011 at 5:24pm
We just got the kids a bunny each  ------------- |
Posted By: jazzy
Date Posted: 27 March 2011 at 5:32pm
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ha ha bowie
last yr the eggs cost $30 each child so $90 & they were not big just had toys with them & then the egg hunt eggs as well. So don't want to spend that much this yr. Does anyone give eggs to teachers at school or kindy? |
Posted By: _SMS_
Date Posted: 27 March 2011 at 5:56pm
Im undecided on easter & if we will do the whole easter egg thing yet 
I might get her a small bunny or if im a really nice mummy i might look at a dora egg. But depends on the prices lol -------------  
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Posted By: floss
Date Posted: 27 March 2011 at 6:21pm
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We haven't got the kids yet but they will get one each. Both sets of grandparents get them one each.
Last year we had an easter egg hunt and had lots of little eggs but in the end most of them got wasted. So this year we are still going to do a hunt but have a few little presents like balls or stickers then the egg at the end. ------------- My beautiful big girl Sienna 15.04.06 Double the trouble double the fun Noah & Lola 10/11/07 |
Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 27 March 2011 at 6:41pm
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We do an easter egg hunt.
After seeing the rip off prices last year I made them. We are dairy free as well so that limits what we can have. I plan on making my own creme eggs this year as well. ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: jazzy
Date Posted: 27 March 2011 at 6:50pm
mmmm cream eggs...drool
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AandCsmum wrote:Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 27 March 2011 at 6:57pm
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One big egg and some of the little caramel ones for Dh and going to start giving DD new winter pjs at easter instead of chocolate. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: EmDee
Date Posted: 27 March 2011 at 7:22pm
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We do a little easter egg hunt where they may get 3-4 small eggs each and then they get 1 bigger hollow egg from DH & I. We spend around $10 per child. They also get eggs/bunnies from other family members so we try not to get too much for them and then we ration all of the chocolate they get over the following weeks! ------------- DS 8 DD 6 DS 4 DD 2 |
Posted By: Plushie
Date Posted: 27 March 2011 at 7:25pm
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Sadly, Max is now pushing 7kg so more chocolate for me!
How do you make a creme egg that sounds fun - do you have a recipe? If i were in a position to have a child hunting eggs i'd go American on it and paint either hollowed out eggs or fake ones and decorate with feathers and sequins and things! A little bit off topic but can someone point me to a reason why we hide eggs on a holiday that has something to do with Jesus (and him arising from the dead??) |
Posted By: Hopes
Date Posted: 27 March 2011 at 7:45pm
At some point in history, people combined Easter with a pagan celebration celebrating spring, Bowie (since over the other side of the world it's spring at that time of year). The eggs and bunnies are spring / fertility symbols that are leftover from that. Not that I have any issue with them, although I'm Christian - they don't *mean* anything to me, but I like eating the chocolate versions 
7kg of chocolate sounds good Great idea for a photo. I'm not sure what Jacob is now, but I think it's too much for me -------------
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Posted By: TheKelly
Date Posted: 27 March 2011 at 8:03pm
ohhh Bowie,you poor thing,7kgs worth of chocolate,I bet you're devastated. Ah ,well,you see,it leads back to after Jesus was killed and he rose again,what they don't tell you in the bible is that he actually hid from his friends and jumped out from behind rocks and what not saying "surrrrrprise!" and thats why we hide easter eggs. ------------- 
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Posted By: kiwigal
Date Posted: 27 March 2011 at 8:11pm
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I think ours will be a $10 limit. DS is leaving his current school at the end of the term so might get some small easter eggs to give out to his classmates, teacher and teacher aide since he will never see them again. |
Posted By: fallen
Date Posted: 27 March 2011 at 9:04pm
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Each year since DD was born (we're doing it for DS now and will be for #3) I've bought her one of those little chocolate eggs with the ceramic egg cup. So shes got 12 of them lined up on her shelf. She thinks they're pretty cool. When she was smaller that was all I'd get her. Now I also get her a cheap Warehouse hollow egg with buttons or similar. ------------- |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 27 March 2011 at 10:15pm
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i sometimes buy the kids one - but this year i am going to make eggs. the urge to make easter eggs came over me the other week and they had some moulds in spotlight. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: Bobchannz
Date Posted: 28 March 2011 at 9:54am
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My Mum made easter eggs for me when I was little and so have been doing them for DD1. It is really fun, and works out pretty cost-effective when you re-use the moulds year after year! ------------- www.makedomum.blogspot.co.nz |
Posted By: jazzy
Date Posted: 28 March 2011 at 10:17am
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oh you have just reminded me I have a chocolate making kit thing, well it has the 2 pots & I have some moulds, must of got lazy as never really used it.
I have one little Easter bunny & 1 card with a few little bunny faces, one side only. So should go & get a couple more. With the double sided ones do you just coat both of the insides & then stick the moulds together...can't remember. What kind of chocolate are you using & do you wrap them in foil paper? I am excited now, ha ha. |
Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 29 March 2011 at 11:32am
Can someone tell me when easter is? I completely forgot  ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: jazzy
Date Posted: 29 March 2011 at 11:45am
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Easter Monday is Anzac day 25 April so 1 holiday is gone.
It is also in the school holiday. |
Posted By: crafty1
Date Posted: 29 March 2011 at 2:39pm
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I'm going to get them an easter pressie as the gp's will get them eggs. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: Kimnthekids
Date Posted: 30 March 2011 at 9:49pm
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Last year we just got some cheap hollow eggs and hid them in the garden for DS to find. We'll probably do the same this year.
But.. I know DS will be sad if DD doesn't get to have 1 egg, or a part of - but she can't have dairy or egg - anyone have any ideas? ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 30 March 2011 at 10:07pm
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Jazzy what I did it made the mould separately & then heated them together cause by the time you'd filled them, the big ones' had half set. I just heated on a hot baking tray with baking paper on it.
I just use whittakers dark, or you could use the melting chocolate. I wanted one dairy free, I know now the pams choc bits are dairy free. I got foil from spotlight. Comes in a big pack. I don't need to buy anything but chocolate this year ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: SMoody
Date Posted: 30 March 2011 at 10:23pm
Andrew is highly allergic to egg and dairy intolerant. We got moulds last year and we are just going to make our own eggs. The Lindt Dark chocolate bunny is dairy free as well. And if you go to the ntolerance website you can buy a few dairy egg free eggs and bunnies. But so much cheaper to just make your own. The Pams dark chocolate chips or buttons is dairy free. (but might contain traces due to same equipment but we never had an issue) or you can get chocolate from the allergy section or ntolerance website. Or do a search on any other websites for dairy free choc. I am going to make some eggs and before putting the two halfs together put some sweets in it for the kids for a surprise. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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