Ok what age did your kiddo know the truth about the Easter bunny & Santa? I think my daughter (8) is slowly figuring it out. She didn’t want to see the Easter bunny at the mall or at a park event , she didn’t even want to attend the city’s annual Easter party event at the park. She told me she doesn’t like the bunny or “hunting” (yes she even used air quotes on me ) for plastic eggs anymore. I’m still hiding eggs for her to find in the house Easter morning for traditions sake but I really think she knows somethings up and doesn’t want to say she knows about the bunny or santa. She was the same way last Christmas didn’t want to see santa at the mall.
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I tell my 14yo to this day you can choose to believe what you wish but we keep the magic of Christmas alive… she has younger siblings so we definitely keep it short and sweet… she will make sense of it all with time…
We also don’t hype up Santa or Easter bunny etc. if they choose to bring that into conversation we do but I follow their lead they are
14 and 6 and 10mo
Good luck 
you will find what works for your family!
I was gullible, i believed until i was about 12…same with my son…he’s 19 now, i hope my daughter who is 5 has the same imagination to believe for so long. It isn’t easy, but I love seeing the reaction every season 
My boys figured santa out early and never really believed in the easter bunny but we’ve had real rabbits for most of their lives
“If you don’t believe, you don’t receive.” My kids aren’t allowed to grow up. It’s against the rules. 
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My kiddo believed until 12 (just before Christmas talked to me about it) my 8 year old fully believes…I let them/try to keep them believing as long as possible, since they’ll never get it back after it’s gone… the 12 year old helps make it all so fun now for the 8 year old
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I never told my kids they just kind of figured it out when we still do Christmas with Santa and Easter and my kids are 13 17 and 21
Wait until they logic out?
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It’s different for each child. My oldest 2 knew from the beginning. We discussed that saint Nicholas was a real person but not a magical person. They still received “santa” gifts. Youngest is 12 and while I believe he knows he plays along so we do as well. When they express they know you are the gift giver. the big thing is that they understand no matter the age it isn’t their place to “inform” other children that those characters is not real.
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My mum said she was honest when I flat out asked her (I don’t remember this though 
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I never told
My kids. They just eventually stopped.
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My son was 11. He started asking questions and I finally just told him the truth. I can’t remember how old my 17 yr old daughter was when she stop believing but I’m pretty sure it was before 11.
I didn’t my youngest figured it out…oldest is special needs and still believes at 22 so I am still playing Easter bunny,Santa and whatever else?
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My girls are 27 an 30. We’ve never had that conversation. If you stop believing, you stop receiving.
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My kids took the “If you dont believe, you don’t receive” a little too far! We never discussed it, and they played along with me until they left the house!
Now they tell me "Mom, we used to roll our eyes:eyes: behind your back, when you were making milk, and cookies for Santa"
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My oldest is 10 and has said she’s known for awhile but didn’t say anything because of her younger sister so she pretends.
What truth are you speaking of? The bunny comes to my house
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I told my children I would never lie to them, so when they asked me if Santa and the Easter bunny were real, I said no. My oldest was 7 when she asked.
My 9 and 7 year olds are starting not to believe. I just tell them to believe what they want. So they don’t ruin it for their 3 year old brother.
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I don’t remember when mine quit believing but I always said quit believing quit receiving…but really there is always a Easter bunny and Santa cause isn’t that what we are.
My daughter is 13 (she will be 14 in October) now and she admitted to me last year that she figured out there wasn’t a Santa by my handwriting on her presents. I actually tried to write different and used different wrapping paper but she got me:joy:I will say it was much easier this past Christmas. I didn’t have to sneak around to wrap her gifts or hide them in special places for her not to find.
Now I do know some people tell their kids up front I have had people tell me they wasn’t lieing to their kids but really is it lieing I don’t consider that I consider it letting them be a kid and let them believe it’s all about the kids. Let th enjoy it why they can.
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I don’t remember when my 2 kids stopped believing… I never said anything…heck, now I wanna know when it happened they’re 27 and 37 now😆
It seems kids are learning the truth younger and younger. My oldest two daughters, now almost 20, believed in all of it (Santa, Easter Bunny, Toothfairy etc) until they were about 12. My son, now 14, believed until he was about 10. My youngest, now almost 10, believed until she was about 8.
I never flat out told my kids, but when they started getting suspicious and asking questions like “is Santa really real” or “is the Easter Bunny really real”, I told them the truth. Once they knew the truth, they became part of the “magic” for their younger siblings. They were able to help shop for gifts, wrap gifts and make up baskets, hide eggs, toss carrots on the porch/roof etc.
I would suggest simply opening a conversation with her by asking her why she didn’t want to see Santa or why she didn’t want to see the Easter Bunny. If she asks about them being real, tell her the truth.
Regardless of age, all of mine still get Christmas presents and Easter Baskets.
From the beginning. I make baskets & hide eggs but not from the bunny.
My 11yo just informed 2 days before Easter she’s too old to look for eggs. But she’s not to old to find her basket . So she’s getting a basket of eggs in addition to her basket. Her brother will still have eggs to find.
You don’t. You keep the magic alive. “You don’t believe, you don’t receive”. When the oldest turned 18, they received a special letter from Santa, Easter bunny and tooth fairy thanking them for all their years of belief and never ruining it for their siblings or others.
If you choose to tell her, make sure you explain to her not to ruin it for others. Because nobody likes the @$$hole kid who tells the other kid “my mom/dad said the Easter bunny wasn’t real”.
I told my daughter last year 12 years old she was heart broken and cried . I wanted to tell her before going to Jr high and kids making fun of her.
Idk my daughter is 11 and either still believes or just hasn’t said anything to me, she’s asked about Santa once.ormtwice before but I’d just tell her there’s no way we could afford all the presents without a Santa because we have 3 kids and she just went “yeah your right, you always say we are broke because of bills” 
Kids figure it out on their own, or older kids tell them long before the age of eight. I was broken hearted when I figured out that my parents were lying to me. The game is over. Time to come clean with her and let her grow up.
I’m clearly failing as a parent! Wft is a Easter bunny! Mummy buys eggs and that’s that was I ment to tell them a bunny brought them? If that’s the case how do I explain why there in tesco?
Well I asked my son this last week, he’s 9, I said “what would you think if the Easter bunny didn’t come?” His response was “wouldn’t matter, I already know it’s you and dad”. I was shocked and asked how long he thought that, he said “about 2 years now” I just laughed then asked him who else he thatough wasn’t real. He said the tooth fairy. So he still believes in Santa, just not everything else lmao
From day 1. No reason to lie to your kids.
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I’m hoping mine stops believing soon or I’m gonna stage an elf on the shelf murder. Elf on the shelf is my biggest parenting regret
They both found out on there own. Kids learn things on their own
Once they start questioning it. For us Easter Bunny was never a thing. She believes in Santa. I think being honest with kids is the way to go when they start questioning. Before that I will not “break it” to them. Just like kids listen to fairytales, play make believe etc. Santa is part of it.