We were delighted to be given the opportunity to have Breakfast with the Easter Bunny with The Garden Centre Group. They are one of the UK’s largest garden centre chains operating 139 centres across England and Wales. They stock a wide range of plants online and in their centres as well as garden furniture, flowers and much more. With a free to join Gardening Club which gives 5 points for every £1 spent in the garden centre and online, with the over 60s receiving double points on Tuesdays. Breakfast with the Easter Bunny runs until 24th April (dates and times varying by centre). It costs £9.95 for children, £7.99 for adults to have a full English, or only £4.95 for a mini adult breakfast.
What struck me most is just how friendly and considerate the staff were. Unlimited squash was provided but when my youngest asked for juice instead this was provided without question or fuss. We were one of only two families having Breakfast with the Easter Bunny, in a private conservatory. We were greeted by Alice in Wonderland and the Easter Bunny and they stayed throughout the whole experience. We had plenty of opportunities for photos and to interact with them both. There was plenty to entertain the children as soon as they arrived, with sheets on the tables with birds to spot, word searches, colouring in (and crayons), jokes, as well as their goody bags to take home. The bags included a soft toy as well as some mini eggs.
We were asked how quickly we would like our breakfast too, without making us feel rushed. When the breakfast arrived we were impressed with the small cups utilised to put the beans in. Our youngest son has sensory processing disorder and this has an impact on how food presented can make a huge difference to whether he eats it or not. The beans (being a wet food) visually not touching any other food meant that he ate well. The adults Full English was yummy, and we were provided with plenty of tea. I have not a bad word to say about any of it. There was a full array of sauces and again the staff were truly hospitable.
After breakfast the children then made their Easter nest with Alice and the Easter Bunny to take home with them. I think that making the nests, the goody bag (containing a soft toy) and the breakfast alone made it good value for money – then you have to take into account the excitement of the Easter Bunny being there. Also available is Tea with the Easter Bunny.
I think it is a lovely idea to get the children involved in all elements of gardening, which can include the designing and shopping for what is needed. Our second oldest son learnt about where best to plant things based on how the sun moves around the garden. He drew maps of the garden in the morning and evening, showing where the light was. Our garden still has a long way to go but we have discovered that we do indeed have a patio, just by removing the unwanted dirty gravel. Hopefully we will get it all nice this year.
My family had a free Breakfast with the Easter Bunny Experience at Blooms Garden Centre in Cheltenham, in return for an honest review. All words and opinions are my own.
What a lovely breakfast with the Easter Bunny! x
Breakfast with the Easter bunny sounds great fun. I agree about getting children involved with the gardening. Mine love it.
This looks great, they did something similar at our local centre x
I have seen a few places doing this and it looks great. It sounds like you had a fab time!
I hope we have more lovely sunny weather so that you can get outside and enjoy the garden. Sounds like you really enjoyed breakfast with the Easter Bunny too x
looks like you had a lovely morning!
Sounds like a lovely outing. My kids love going to the garden centre, and I love having a cup of tea there.
Looks like you had a lovely time! We did something similar at Christmas – Jack loved it!
What a nice thing to do with your children, and a great breakfast too!
What a sweet idea, I must look out for this next year.
What a lovely event. I do love my local garden centre as they tend to do things like this too and I can of course come home with a load of plants too. 🙂
What a fun thing to do with kids. Those chocolate nests look very yummy.
what a lovely event! Would look out for it next year!
Oh what a lovely thing to go to 🙂 – I’ll have to see if my local garden centre does any events I hadn’t thought of that before 🙂 x
What a lovely idea, really nice to see business embracing younger children into their businesses.
what a fab idea, having brecky with bunny lol, far gone have the days from that creepy looking easter bunny i remember they all pink and furry now x
What a cracking thing to do , I love this
This sounds really lovely! Nice and relaxing for the whole family
oh fabulous this looks like a lovely treat i bet your littuns loved this
Sounds like a fun Easter treat! The hubby would love this as it would also mean a walk around a garden centre 🙂 x
That’s really lovely , your kids must have had a great time.
I would have loved to have taken mine for breakfast with the Easter Bunny, I bet they loved it
Aw how cute is that Easter Bunny 😉
My garden is top of my priority list this year – I just keep putting it off but I WILL get it done x x
What a great idea! Love the photos – I want breakfast now, the worrying thing is, I have just had dinner…. and dessert! 🙂