Easter presents

Just Easter Eggs. If I was asked not to buy eggs, I'd send a small amount of money. I certainly wouldn't want to turn Easter into another Christmas.

When I was a child, we used to get Easter eggs in elaborate boxes with windows so we could see the big, foil-wrapped egg inside.

We were allowed to eat half of it for breakfast !

But the rest of the year (except Christmas), our sweet ration was very much curtailed, so that was hardly a regular indulgence.

My youngest grandchild is 'sugar-free' and although we can get sugar-free eggs here, they also contain the sugar substitute DIL doesn't like. Stymied !!

Up to now, I've bought a book as an "Easter egg", or one year I purchased a cardboard egg and filled it full of little toys.

The stores and supermarkets are trying to make it a bigger celebration in order to make more money.

I won't indulge them either

When ours were small they sometimes got a new bike around that time of year because that would be when they started playing outside again more. One year it was inline skates, that sort of thing.

We would probably have bought them them then anyway, though, as they all have birthdays in winter when outdoor toys weren't so abundant in the shops.

I only get Easter eggs for the DGDs. Used to get something for adult DC and their partners, but don't bother now.

The GC get an egg and some cash to spend during the school holiday.
When they were tiny I used to buy clothes. Last year, for some reason, I ended up buying new bikes
This year eldest GC is going abroad with the school so will probably want something new to wear.

I send easter craftey bits to my god children, and to my nephews when they were younger. Not to adults

Its often a time of year when families go on holiday so I often pop some foreign currency in too

No, no, no!
Easter eggs for my DDs , the grandchildren and maybe flowers/plant in a pot for anybody else I am seeing on Easter Sunday.
Not cards either.
What I have always liked about Easter is the absence of commercial pressure on a family day and I intend to keep it that way!

My Grandson has asked us not to buy eggs for his 2 children and asked for crafting bits & bobs instead this works fine for us as Aldi are having a crafting week offer this week I think and the items are very reasonable.
My 3 DCs always get a Terry's chocolate orange, job done !!C
A tin of Quality Street is sent for older DGCs to share between themselves.

Don't do gifts - I am not religious but I would prefer the link to be made in both Christmas and Easter rather than they be complete commercial rackets so there is some understanding about the culture of our country. I am equally happy to recognise other ceremonies that are now celebrated in the UK

We always just give Easter eggs but the relatives of some of the children I fostered sometimes gave religious gifts as well. Things such as a children's bible or bible story book, cross and chain, Catholic Mary and child pendant, St Christopher etc

Dear Singkegrannie, on the positive side you are included in with the in-laws, and not excluded from the eggs, presents or thoughts.

We tend to give vaguely Eastery chocolate, and if anyone asks me, I really prefer bulbs! Give dd mini eggs or similar, and a plant. ?

More money than sense.

We take our two grandsons (aged 9 and 6) away to a big Christian get-together every year at Easter (Spring Harvest for those in the know). We don't buy them Easter eggs because their parents give them some to take away with us and there's only so much chocolate a child can eat. The younger ones will get a book.

I wouldn't dream of buying chocolate for my grandchildren but I do buy an Easter themed gift for them, usually something arts and crafts related.
Probably spend about £5-10.

I do the Easter egg hunt at my house on Easter Sunday as they don’t have garden...and move it indoors if weather bad. And they get 1 big egg each as well. This year grandson is saving all his pocket money to buy something, so may ask if he’d prefer cash to chocolate. But an Easter egg for kids and son in law. No presents as such

Singlegrannie when my daughter was about 3 she received nearly 20 easter eggs from my extended family. I put a stop to buying eggs and asked for the equivalent cost in clothes or money.
I love the idea of giving seeds or small plants, if they're accompanied by a pretty pot and soil, even children will enjoy planting them and watching them grow! A summer bulb, sunflower seeds, tomato or cucumber seeds are a grat favourite.
Maybe a potted plant for the parents also, if they were included in the easter presents. It could then become your unique gift at Easter, even after 5 years of giving eggs.

My son doesn't eat chocolate (I think he was swapped at birth!) so we used to do a little gift about the cost of a chocolate egg - maybe a fiver. But his grandmother still goes mad.

I bought my hubby Ken some Easter Bunny Scarecrows for the garden which he loved. You could buy something practical that will last instead of chocolate eggs, etc. You don't have to spend a lot of money either.

We always have a lovely (family) Easter dinner...usually roast ham or lamb w/mint sauce, potatoes, Brussels sprouts roasted with bacon, honey and pine nuts, a carrot raisin salad and a yummy Hummingbird cake for dessert.

When my own children were very young, we would dye and decorate Easter eggs the day before. Gifts? Heavens no! The most I ever did was to produce a basket with Easter candy and as many (brand new) coloring books/crayons needed to keep the little ones busy after dinner.

Singlegrannie - As you say you're 'in it' now, but maybe you could say you will not welcome chocolate (for the reasons you give) but would be happy with spring bulbs/flowers or whatever simple thing you might choose. Also give this type of thing to others who may not welcome or benefit from more sugar. Although it may be hard at first - if you stick by what you say AND keep to low cost things only, they WILL get the message eventually.

Easter eggs or pocket money and get together for a really nice meal.

Surely message your daughter now perhaps to say you’ve appreciated the kindness of all the chocolate gifts in the past but as a type 2 diabetic you don’t want anyone to waste their money this year and apart from gifts for the grandchildren ( only if you want) you’ll be making a small donation to a charity in lieu of sending a gift, and theres no need to send you anything.

I buy one chocolate egg for each grandchild and a small non chocolate gift like a little craft set or a book. If it’s a baby (2 of my 6 GC are babies) I get a baby t shirt and maybe a small fluffy chick or lamb. Adults get a small egg each (just my 3 AC) or if I see something Eastery like a spring scented candle or Easter bunting I might get that! I aim to spend no more than £10 a person. Spring is expensive anyway here because my birthday and one DGC’s are both in March and one AC and another SIL have April birthdays! On top of Mothering Sunday and Easter itself?

When our sons were young we always gave them a Lindt chocolate bunny each and we still do that now that they're adults, also the DILs. We give our GC an egg if we see them over Easter, and if they are staying with us we'll do an egg hunt in the garden with small hollow eggs. If we don't see them I just send an Easter card to the whole family. DH and I also exchange small eggs. If I'm visiting someone I take them some Spring flowers. I also send Easrer cards to friends we rarely see.

Singlegrannie Couldn't you just give eggs to the children and simply omit the adults. If it's their custom to exchange a lot of gifts then they probably won't even notice. I don't think you need to explain your reasons.