
Admittedly it is early to begin talking about Easter but the Church of England have plans for a special egg that will go on sale next year as Britain's first Easter egg to mention Jesus on the packaging.
The Real Easter Egg is made from Fairtrade chocolate and explains the Christian understanding of Easter on the box.
The recommended retail price of £3.99 will include a donation to Baby Lifeline, which supports mothers and newborn babies in the UK, and development charity Traidcraft, which aids small-scale farmers and producers.
The Church of England which has almost 8,000 church schools will encourage the schools to advertise and place orders for the product before December 1.
The hope is that teachers will use the eggs to teach children about the true meaning of Easter, the role of Fairtrade and the place of charitable giving.
The Rt Rev Nigel McCulloch, Bishop of Manchester, said; ''The Real Easter Egg gives church schools their first ever chance to buy an Easter egg that not only tastes good but does good.
''I believe there will be widespread support for the product from the faith community with many others likely to be interested.
''We hope that all our supermarkets will stock the first and only Easter egg in the UK that explains the significance of Easter and, through the charitable donation, brings to light the Easter themes of hope and new life.''