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Jen Stevens discovers a lot has changed in the 35 years since she was a child eagerly awaiting a chocolate treat on Easter morning

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This Easter is our first encounter with The Bunny. With an almost four-year-old and a two-year-old, the only magic that has happened in our house so far has been on Christmas Eve. I go all-in for that, we read a special book, there are family PJs, a group photo, carrots, mince pies and glasses of milk left on the hearth. The whole shebang. But so far, a lot of that has just been for me - their understanding of the situation has been tenuous at best.

That very strict Elf hasn't come to us yet, though I fear it's only a matter of time, and no tooth fairies have swung by leaving cash under pillows. It's been a magic-free zone for 364 days of the year.