HELP... My 5 Y/o Found Stuff from the Easter Bunny!

My 5 y/o was with me when I bought the easter bunny stuff. I told her that mom helps out the easter bunny by buying some stuff and then the bunny determines who gets what (she has 5 siblings) and where to hide the baskets - that seemed to satisfy her just fine.

Hi K.,
This has actually happened to me and I said I was saving that for a 'special project' and then I went and got something else from the Easter Bunny. That was to keep the magic alive. I know it's not economical, but it's what I did and it worked for me.

All the best for a beautiful Easter celebration!

M.

My 5 year old found Easter stuff last year. I told him that the Easter bunny sometimes drops stuff off early so he doesn't have to carry as much stuff while he is trying to hide the baskets. It seemed to work for right now.

I dont agree with telling her the truth so early. Theres so much harsh stuff int he world why not try and save the innocence and magic for a lil longer. Heres what i tell my son. I explain to him that theres so many kids int he world now that mommy and daddy help santa and the easter bunny out. That he brings us the stuff and mommy puts it all together and leaves it out for him. Thats ome years he does it all by hisself but this year hes just extra busy and mommy volunteered to help. With sants we tell him we give santa a certain amount of money and he gets presents he thinks our kids will like. Hope this helps good luck!

5 years old is way to young to have the fantasy of the Easter Bunny end--for your daughter and for you. It is really fun playing the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus. If she learns about the Easter Bunny then Santa Claus will be next.

Let her go with you to donate what you had already bought for Easter to a non-profit agency, like a homeless shelter, that needs Easter items for children. Then buy new things for your daughter for Easter. Hide them better this time. I always put Christmas and Easter surprises in boxes in the garage labeled "garage sale." It has worked for 18 years.

just tell her the easter bunny is very busy on easter trying to take care of all the kids in the world, so like santa he sometimes has to drop stuff off early so as to be able to get every one their gifts on time. tell her the easter bunny asked you to hide the stuff for him untill easter, but you just didn't hide it well enough.

Oh honey! I have 2 boys the same age! If she doesn't ask, don't say anything!! She's none the wiser.

My parents live an hour away, and we only see them 2 or 3 times a month. My oldest is going to turn 5 Friday, so we had a birthday party at my parents' house yesterday; my mom gave me the easter baskets for my boys' then. My oldest saw them and wanted them "right then". I told him they're not for today, they're for the easter bunny to give out. So now he thinks he has to be good so the easter bunny will come over and hide the easter eggs in our house so he can find them. He understood and forgot about it. This morning he woke up and hasn't said anything about the easter baskets.

I think your daughter has forgotten about the easter stuff she found. If she hasn't, or if she asks, just tell her it's for the easter bunny to give out.

Hi K.,

We have kids the same age - my daughter starts kindergarten this Fall and a 2 year old boy as well. If my daughter had made the discovery yours did I probably would just explain that sometimes the Easter bunny has to store his goodies in my closet. =)

i would just say that you were holding that stuff for someone else (a friend, neighbor, aunt, uncle, etc.) and return it to the store and purchase something else for her easter basket. or say that it was a gift for ___ (someone who is having a birthday soon). i wouldn't spill it about the easter bunny when she's five, who knows what she would say to her friends and her younger brother.

Hi K.,

I work at our Christian School and just yesterday this very subject came up during lunch. Did you not know that "ALL EASTER BUNNYS HAVE HELPERS"? Moms, Dads and Grandparents are always there to help the Easter Bunny. This worked well, even for my second grader who already are saying there is no Easter Bunny.

Have a blessed day,
K.

I would probably just purchase new items from the Easter Bunny and have the things she spotted a gift from her mommy or purchase new items and if you know a needy family, you could have your daughter go with you to give that to the family - if you do not know anyone, your county Social Service office could help.

Well.... mistakes do happen. You can either chose to tell her about the easter bunny or you can tell her that you bought it for them at easter and then give it to her on easter from you and then you will have to go and buy all new easter bunny stuff.
If it were me, I wouldn't want to spoil all the fun at age 5 so I would probably go buy all new easter bunny stuff and then give her the other stuff next weekend and tell her that you buy things for them also.

How funny! The same thing happened to me yesterday afternoon with my 4yr old daughter! She has been telling me that she wants a hula-hoop, so I thought that would be a great thing for the Easter Bunny to leave with her Easter Basket. I went & got all my kids' Easter stuff, including a hula-hoop, yesterday on my lunch break and put it all in the back of our van. Well, my sister gave my daughter a bunch of toys to take home while we were over there and without even thinking, I had my daughter help me put them all in the back of the van. Right when I was opening the back hatch, I realized what was about to happen, but it was too late! =0) The only thing not concealed in a bag was her hula-hoop. Her eyes lit up and she said, "Mama! Did you get me a hula-hoop!?" I shut the door super quick and said, "that wasn't a hula-hoop" and distracted her. But, I know that if I set that out from the Easter Bunny, she's gonna say, "that's not from the Easter Bunny, I saw that in the back of the van". So, I guess I'm just going to give that to her "from mommy and daddy". Luckily, that's the only thing she saw. Unlike your case, where she spotted everything! I guess you can either give that stuff from you and get her some more stuff that she hasn't seen for an easter basket, or when she asks maybe you can tell her that the Easter Bunny has SO MUCH stuff to do Easter morning that he asked if he could leave her presents with you and that you're sorry she spotted them early???? Or, you could always break the news, but I'd try to avoid that if you can. Good luck! =0)

K.,
My five and three year old found all their stuff from Santa Clause this year. My five year old then announced to me that MOM buys all our Christmas stuff and Santa doesn't.
NICE! Well, I finally got him half convinced that Mom and Dad like to get them some presents "as well as what they might get from Santa". He finally took that for an answer and ran with it......

I would keep the items you have already purchased for her and buy a couple of other items. If she brings it up again, just tell her that sometimes the Easter Bunny asks for help from Mommies, so you bought some extra goodies for the Easter Bunny to add to the basket when he delivers it.

This way you don't have to go to the trouble of returning everything and buying all new. For toys, etc. that were purchased, you could always hold onto a couple of them and give them to her on her first day of Kindergarten in the Fall.

If you want to keep the Easter Bunny thing going, you have to come up with something. If you feel like she is ready, tell the truth. Some 5 yr. olds are ready, some aren't, & the Easter Bunny truth is way easier of a "let down" than the man in the red suit!! LOL
I think I would tell her that the Easter Bunny could not possibly carry all that stuff at once, so he sneaks in early & hides some of the stash around the house so it is there waiting for him to put it in the basket. :-)You could even let her know that you "found" some things, too, but you left them alone because you knew what they were for!!

I would be honest. Maybe it's time for her to know that it's kind of like a game you play. It's for fun. You could ask her to help you fill her little brother's basket. Get her involved in it, while still making it fun. Then she can get excited about helping you.

Hmmm...that's a tough one. I guess I would maybe tell her that I was storing some stuff for the easter bunny? I don't really know. Could you return it and get new stuff? I hope you get it figured out. LEt us know how it goes.

I just read your update and I think you have some great ideas. :)

If she is like most children they see and get so many things that she just might move on to something else today. And Iam sure you have already hidden it again, so if she does go back to find it, it will be gone and tell her it is for a surprise in a few days. When you fix the basket add a couple of extra things that she didn't see. They will be just excited to see it the second time.
BLH

I agree with the majority. If she asks, tell her that the easter bunny asked you to hold onto her stuff because he's soooo busy.
The truth at age 5 about the easter bunny... nah. let them be children as long as possible. kids grow up too quick these days.

Hi my name is A. and I'm 29 years old I two girls 11 and 12. If you can change the easter basket or or ask her what she did see and change it.If you can? Or after she get's whatever you give her than tell her that the Easter Bunny saw you and he want you to hold on to her basket.

My precocious 5 year old was also completely resold on the idea of a tooth fairy when she got a handwritten note in odd penmanship on special stationary from the Tooth Fairy explaining that she had flown into a telephone pole and hurt her wing and that was why she didn't make it under the pillow for two nights running! Kids love personal notes. You could even smear a little dirt on it and leave it in the basket to look like a rabbit had handled it. It's not lying, it's make believe!

dont say anything untill she ask about it. if she relives its her candy from easter just denie her . and next year hide it somewhere in your room

Has she asked you about it yet? If you just know she found it (but she doesn't know you know), act as surprised as she is. Maybe the bunny has lots of houses to visit and he must have made an early stop at your house. Leave a note with the stuff to that effect and you should be covered.

If she asks, tell her the truth. Why lie? We tell our kids not to lie to us. There is no need to protect her from the truth that there is no giant rabbit that brings presents and candy every year. haha. Easter egg hunts and the Easter basket are just as fun when you know the truth.

I wouldn't spring the whole "the easter bunny isn't real" thing quite et. She is young and part of a child's brain development is believing in these things. Plus, I feel her dreams and childhood should stay in tact as long as possible. So, why not tell her that sometimes the Easter bunny gets so busy that he asks the mommies and daddies to get the stuff for the baskets. Then when he gets to the house, he can put it together and seal it with a big bunny kiss! You could even talk about how many kids the easter bunny has to visit. Have her count as high as she can go...then you count say to 50. Then talk about how there are so many kids, you can't even count that high! If mommy can't count that high... she may be duly impressed.

You know, Easter is truly not about the Easter Bunny and Christmas is not about Santa! Why not explain the truth about the holiday. Jesus came to this earth and lived a perfect life, was not accepted by everyone and then died for our sins on the cross and rose again 3 days later so that we can have eternal life in heaven when we ask Him into our hearts! We have talked that talk since they were babies. Yes, I know the Easter Bunny and Santa are fun and we talk about them too and leave gifts but I have instilled in my kids that the holidays are not about them, but about Jesus. We still have stuff the Easter Bunny leaves, but only one item. Same for Christmas, Santa leaves the least expensive item (and probably the least desirable one) and all the rest are wrapped from mom and dad. My kids don't have their faith in Santa or Easter Bunny. They have it is Jesus. My 2 oldest know the truth about Santa (8 and 10 - just recently figured it out on their own)and I'm sure they know about the Easter Bunny too, but they aren't disappointed because they are not the reason. If you instill that Santa and the EB are the end all for the holiday, then when they find out it will be the end all for them and they have no hope. Keep the faith in the holidays because the Easter Bunny and Santa aren't going to get them into heaven!

The biggest thing is if she asks do not lie. I mean my children think that there is something but I never lie when they directly ask.

If you aren't up to giving away the secret yet and let's face it; it is just as much fun for us as it is for them! Tell her that Easter Bunny had a HUGE route this year and had to drop off her goodies early. Say it was a HUGE HONOR that the Bunny allowed you to put out the goodies he had picked just for her!