No. At the egg hunt we went to yesterday, they sat all the kids down on haystacks beforehand and talked about the rules: no hitting, pushing, knocking down, etc., and each child could take as much of the scattered candy as they wanted, but could only take up to 8 eggs. The kids actually seemed to have fun counting out their eggs, and as we walked out there was still some candy left on the ground, so they didn't go nuts trying to wrestle over every last piece of that. It was fun!
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Nope. There should be a rule that they can only find a certain number and then stop. That sounds disasterous. The organizers need to rethink how they do things.
Originally Posted by confustication Is this a common thing in egg hunts where you are? |
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No, this is not common. Usually, they will set a limit of eggs. They will say 10 eggs only and then enforce it. No one benefits by hurting others to get eggs.
If they do not put in a rule like that, I would recommend never going again. I am so sorry it was so bad for your daughter and the other children.
Originally Posted by confustication I took my daughter (7) to a community easter egg hunt this morning. There were about 100 kids present, divided by age (it's a small town). The eggs were scattered across the park, and areas were set aside for each age group. The eggs were a mix of chocolate, real eggs, and plastic with little prizes or bigger prizes like a token for a pizza etc. I thought it was a pretty cute set up and all the kids were excited... Then they said, "go!" Kids charged out knocking each other over, pushing, shoving, generally being very aggressive. The eggs were scooped up within a matter of seconds, and several kids were left eggless, or with one egg, while other kids had bags full of eggs. I understand that this happens but I do not understand all the parents congratulting their kids who had TONS of eggs as the child walked past another very distraught kid in tears because they'd not been so successful. Now, my daughter didn't get many eggs, but she knows we have our own egg hunt at home, so that was ok, but it really bothered her to see how upset some kids became, and how little compassion other children had for them. Is this a common thing in egg hunts where you are? |
If they do not put in a rule like that, I would recommend never going again. I am so sorry it was so bad for your daughter and the other children.
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From the responses on this thread, it actually sounds like most are organized more thoughtfully these days. You could always check with the organizers beforehand to make sure they have appropriate guidelines, if doing an egg hunt is something you think your kids would enjoy.
ETA: The egg hunt we went to was intensely organized -- they had a hunt every half-hour for several hours, and only kids with a certain color wristband were allowed in for each hunt, so there was a manageable number of kids each time.
Originally Posted by mags That's how it was when my DH and I were both kids. Both of us had horrible experiences (DH got one egg, I got none) when we were children. So, my DH now refuses to take our children to any community egg hunts. He thinks they are traumatizing, b/c the other kids are so aggressive. |
ETA: The egg hunt we went to was intensely organized -- they had a hunt every half-hour for several hours, and only kids with a certain color wristband were allowed in for each hunt, so there was a manageable number of kids each time.
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Competitive egg hunting? That's awful.
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What is wrong with people?
Originally Posted by noordinaryspider i remember that from my own childhood now that you mention it. There were prizes for the child who found the most eggs and also a prize for the child who found the golden egg. I was one of the younger kids in the neighbourhood, so i never won the prizes and tended to get shoved out of the way. |
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This is exactly how it is in our town too. It seems the older kids get their quota in 2.2 so they are always willing to help the little ones out. When they say "ready, set, go" they do look like a flock of seagulls trying to get that last fry though lol
Originally Posted by limabean No. At the egg hunt we went to yesterday, they sat all the kids down on haystacks beforehand and talked about the rules: no hitting, pushing, knocking down, etc., and each child could take as much of the scattered candy as they wanted, but could only take up to 8 eggs. The kids actually seemed to have fun counting out their eggs, and as we walked out there was still some candy left on the ground, so they didn't go nuts trying to wrestle over every last piece of that. It was fun! |
Just reading your post made me sad for the kids that didn't get any
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Knowing my kids, they would have gladly handed over their eggs. Even at 3, they show a great deal of compassion for others...I've never taken them to a community easter egg hunt (and probably never will) and reading that just makes me want to avoid them even more.
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