We have gotten boxes the last two days from both sets of out of town grandparents for Easter. This is well intentioned but I don't remember getting anything from extended family growing up, just my parents/ Easter bunny. Am I the only one?
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Last year LO got gifts from us, two sets of grandparents (she has 4), my SIL, and my husband's aunt. It will probably be the same this year. I think it's excessive!
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My DDs usually get a box from my parents (spring/Easter themed books, stickers, a small toy or two), a present from my in-laws (a dress or a stuffed animal), and a book/stickers/craft supplies from each of my sisters and my sister in law. Not big "gifts", but sweet little "I'm thinking of you" items.
Our families tend to do this sort of thing for most holidays. Our cleaning lady also usually brings them candy for holidays.
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We didn't get anything growing up besides maybe some candy. Last year SIL and MIL each made LO an Easter basket. I made him a little one too. Not sure if they will always do that since last year was his first one.
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@AB810: it feels like a lot to me too!
I have a 4 yo and 8 month old. My parents sent each kid a basket with chocolate bunny, various chocolate candy and some cheddar goldfish crackers. Not sure what they expect the baby to do with this!
My MIL sent a huge frozen theme basket for my 4 yo with tons of jelly beans plus stickers and an Olaf stuffed animal. She at least sent the baby some sippy cups.
These are sweet and well intentioned but it feels over the top! It also feels like I should just skip our baskets this year. I think I am a little frustrated because we talked about keeping it simple this year.
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My parents usually do something small like a stuffed animal or a small toy and a candy egg and my sister puts a few small things in her Easter basket that we give her.
I give all my nieces and nephews an Easter basket in lieu of birthday presents because it makes my life easier to do it all at once than throughout the year. It's usually a collection of small items and a few eggs with candy.
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My mom got her a small basket, and FIL sends money for all holidays. We get $10 each and LO gets a $2 bill.
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My mom does an Easter egg hunt for them (and they usually each get about $10 in the eggs plus candy) and my sister does little baskets with 1 present and candy.
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I'm Jewish so we don't give dd a basket. But my inlaws are Catholic and give her one. Actually my mil has given me one as well as long as I can remember which I'm totally ok with since its full of candy.
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A gift from us, a gift from my Mom, a basket from my in laws and cash from her great grandparents.
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We do his basket. My in laws and sister in law give him gifts, usually warm weather clothes and outdoor toys. An extended family member we see a few times a year sent him a book in the mail.
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We do and my inlaws. My family doesn't do the whole Easter bunny basket thing.
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My parents and in-laws never miss a chance to give presents to my LOs! We will be at the in-laws' house for Easter morning, so I know MIL will have baskets for the kids and the dog. My mom said she sent a small package. She likes to send stickers and art supplies for holidays usually, and candy for DH and I.
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Okay so it is good to see our sets of grandparents aren't the only ones who decided this is a gift holiday. I am honestly just surprised by how much candy they are sending for the little guys. But this is helping my perspective!
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This year but SIL put together easter baskets for the kids since we'll be at their house, but that's about it.
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My mom got DS a chocolate bunny. Not sure about ILs. Hopefully nothing. Chocolate is fine because we can eat it but the last thing we need is more toys!!
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She's getting a basket from DH and I and our moms have given us stuff to put in it from them.
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My grandmother always got us easter baskets growing up. I bought a book and sidewalk chalk for LO because both sets of grandparents are giving him baskets, which is crazy. He's the only baby in the family right now, so everyone wants to spoil him
ETA : My parents focus on the candy and DH'S parents focus on art supplies, so it works out nicely.
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I guess it depends on what you count as a gift. My in-laws give our son a bag of M&Ms and a fruit snack for Easter. I don't know if I would put that at the same level as someone who gives clothes, toys and candy.
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My parents host Easter dinner. Everyone that comes brings something for my son. It sets ridiculous expectations, but I can't refuse it.
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Just my in-laws! My parents are Jewish, so they don't give anything.
DH and I don't usually give any Easter gifts.
My SO's parents give her so much stuff that there's no need for us to also make another basket, spend extra money, etc. etc. Maybe once she gets older and notices who she is getting gifts from, we'll get her something as well just so she doesn't feel like we don't care.
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I don't think anyone gets her gifts, besides chocolate. If we're including chocolate, I think everyone gets her gifts. Including strangers!
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We usually see DH's extended family on Easter, so usually DS has some small gifts from a couple of them. FIL usually gets him something, and then one or two of DH's get cousins might also. Stuff like a stuffed animal or a book or something. My parents don't bother sending anything and that's totally fine, I don't really see this as a gift giving holiday. We do put non-food items in his basket as "gifts" but that's so it doesn't have to be all candy and food.
Oh, and I wouldn't be thrilled if other people were giving him full baskets of stuff, especially full of candy. We do a moderate amount of junk food in our house, but he doesn't need 2 or 3 Easter baskets. Plus, baskets come from the bunny, not grandparents
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Over here they don't do Easter baskets, it's all Easter Eggs - a large chocolate egg with sweets inside the box too. DD will get one from each grandparent (three sets) and each set of aunts and uncles (nine). We bought Easter eggs for all our nieces and nephews too (15). That is a ridiculous amount of chocolate! We have done the kids Easter baskets though because I love the idea. Hopefully no one will buy the baby chocolate.
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So this is the kind of basket my parents sent for each kid, plus an old stuffed animal each from when I was little:
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And this is what MIL sent my 4 yo DD:
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We don't do any Easter stuff (as parents), but my husband's parents do a brunch, an egg hunt at their house, and give them Easter baskets.
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