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Add to FavoritesGrowing up as a child I remember that one of my favorite holidays aside from Christmas, was Easter. We have always had a lot of children in the family and it seems like we have even more children in the family now.
Because we have always had a lot of children around, my family likes to make a big deal about Easter. My mom would usually be the one to host Easter, she loved setting out all her Easter decorations.
Once the house was decorated to my mom's high standards, she would take my dad and they would go to the nearest store to stock up on all the Easter goodies that we the kids, all loved so much.
She would buy virtually hundreds of those foil covered chocolates that we all know and love. She also made sure that she would make each child in the family, a little bag which she nicknamed the Easter sacks.
Inside of each little bad she would place one large chocolate bunny along with some little marshmallow bunnies. I think that my mother liked making all the goodie bags as much as we liked opening and eating them.
When the Easter sacks were finished my mom and dad would proceed to hide the hundreds of little chocolates all over the house. She would even buy us all little wicker baskets to hold all the goodies that we would collect.
By the time we had found all the chocolates, we would easily have enough to last us they whole year. My mother always made sure to inform me that just because we had gotten all those goodies, did not mean that we would get to eat them all in one day.
She would let me pick out four treats that I liked the most and the rest she would take and put away for me to have another day. I remember as a child, thinking that she was being unfair, what good was having an Easter holiday if you couldn't go a little crazy?
Well now that I am 25 years old with two daughters of my own, I think that I understand why she used to limit the amount of chocolate that we were allowed to eat during our easter gatherings.
Children have very little self control, that is why it is up to parents to set limitations for them. Chocolate is not a staple food, it is meant to be a treat and as such it should be eaten in moderation.
I don't know about you but the idea of my children running around while they are strung out on sugar, is not my idea of a fun way to spend my day. It is for that reason that I have chosen this side.
I believe that it is very important for us to ensure that our children eat healthy, that to me means that YES, we should limit the amount of chocolate that our children are allowed to eat during the Easter or any other holiday.
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A big NO it is Easter and they have been good kids, let them eat all they want! Even if it means getting a belly ache. When we were kids, the Easter Bunny would give us these huge baskets, and we would eat candy and easter eggs and those marshmallow peeps until we did get ill. Then as we got older we remembered the fun we had, and who had the worst tummy ache. We had contests to see who got the worst sickness, and we had to prove it. It even came down to missing school, and I was the ultimate candy muncher.
Come on, the kids are only small once. Relax will you, and let them have fun. Unless the kid has a diabetes problem, or other health issue, let them sugar out and then make sure they use the tooth brush,that the Easter Bunny also included in the basket.
Ultimately kids usually know that they should not eat so much, but, they only try to get in your hair by being a pest. So if you let them make their own guidelines, then you can enjoy Easter time too. And the kids will have a ball, and an Easter that will stay with them. Be sure to take lots of pictures and remember that this is a time to make memories.
I can remember when looking at the storefronts were so elegant and the Easter Bunny parade with all of the glory with huge baskets and teh easter bonnet contest. Some of the hats were so pretty and some were well, let us say too gosh! However this is a time to celebrate a very special in the Christian calander. Christ loved the little children and I feel even He would agree to allow them to have some fun as they grow way too fast and then reality is there chasing them with life. Then when they look back they have some fond things to keep them balanced in real life.
It always would slay me, to see a parent give the kids these ultra baskets, and then tell them only one or two pieces. Get out of here! They won't be with you long, and they grow up so quick. I have never heard of a kid dying from and Easter attack, or fructose poisoning. So let them be kids and you be the parent. Take the time as you watch them, and take a stroll down memory lane and think back to when you were that age......come on now wasn't it fun? On second thought, stop being a parent, and revert back to those days. And act like your kids for a day, and watch the look in their little eyes, priceless time, trust me on that one.
If you are one of those picky parents, then fill the basket with coloring books and crayons and then you can have fun that way! You could also fill those plastic eggs with candy and really hide them good, and each day tell the kids where one might be left over for about a week. Then you can stretch out the candy that way too. The most important thing, is too have a Happy Easter with the kids. And if worst comes to worst, tell then your own personal stories of your past Easter's. Sharing stories can be a very special memory too!
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