No Easter bunny ever visited my house as a child or this house when my children were small.
I and they had eggs but we knew the adults bought them. We never had egg hunts either.
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I've always done an Easter egg hunt in my garden, first for my DS and then for GC. Of course they know that rabbits don't lay eggs, they're not daft! They know it's the adults me who buys and hides the eggs and surprises but it's just a family game that happens once a year and gives everyone pleasure and fun. But sadly, not this year. I'll make up for it next year though! 
So these days it's the 'Easter Bunny' that brings all the Easter eggs. Children everywhere are coming downstairs on Easter Sunday morning to find that 'The Easter Bunny has been' 
And according to some posts on Facebook, they also leave treasure maps, so the children can find the eggs that they've brought.
Now look, I love the traditional Easter egg hunt, but our children and grandchildren have always been told, and were/are happy with the idea, that the grown ups buy the eggs and hide them for them to find. And yes, a treasure map is a great idea to add another dimension to this age old Easter game. But it is NOT THE EASTER BUNNY THAT DOES IT.
How long before the shops start selling Easter Bunny 'advent' calendars? And maybe they'll have little baby chick helpers, some of whom will be hiding in the house watching to see if the children are being good, while the rest are elsewhere (in a secret fantasy chocolate land, of course), busily wrapping up all the chocolate eggs that their mummies are laying
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