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@jedeve: I think doing the neighborhood hunt is a great idea. Could you do special eggs that he can find that are just for him (like everyone looks for their "color")?

How old is your lo? I have some friends who have trained their kids to understand that they have allergies and can't always have what is immediately in front of them. They know to take it to their parents and they get something swapped out for it.

I took a child I nannied for, there was one that actually had the kids find empty eggs and then turn them in for a goody bag. They happened to have allergy friendly bags which was awesome. The other one we just gave her a heads up ahead of time that she wouldn't be able to eat any of the candy in the eggs until after we were home but that I was bringing some safe treats for her so we could trade each other. Both worked beautifully and she loved getting to participate.

We open the eggs together and swap as needed. It's similar to our approach with Halloween. LO1 understands his allergies and always questions food before eating. LO2 is 16 months old and hopefully won't realize that the eggs can open up.

My DD will be participating in her class Easter egg hunt, but she is 6 and knows that she isn't allowed to have any of the candy until we look at it together. She is also super cautious. If she had ever had a contact reaction to a wrapper or anything like that though, I wouldn't allow it.