Easter: Day Two

Easter Bunny

Books:

Easter Basket Mini Book
The Tale of Peter Rabbit--Beatrix Potter
The Story of the Easter Bunny--Katherine Tegen
The Bunny Who Found Easter--Charlotte Zolotow
Quiet Bunny--Lisa McCue
The Velveteen Rabbit--Margery Williams

Songs/Fingerplays:

Easter Bunny, Easter Bunny
Easter Bunny, Easter Bunny,
Turn around.
Easter Bunny, Easter Bunny,
Touch the ground.
Easter Bunny, Easter Bunny,
Shine your shoes.
Easter Bunny, Easter Bunny, Skidoo.

Easter Bunny, Easter Bunny,
Go upstairs.
Easter Bunny, Easter Bunny,
Say your prayers.
Easter Bunny, Easter Bunny,
Turn out the light.
Easter Bunny, Easter Bunny,
Say good night.


BUNNIES, BUNNIES
Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”

Bunnies, bunnies, hop, hop, hop.
Bunnies, bunnies, hop, hop, stop.
Twitch your ears and twitch your nose.
Twitch your tail and twitch your toes.
Bunnies, bunnies, hop, hop, hop.
Bunnies, bunnies, hop, hop, stop.

Liz Ryerson

Bunnies in the Grass Fingerplay

____ little bunnies in the grass.
Oh, oh there one goes,
He hopped away fast.
(Hold up 10 fingers for bunnies, putting one finger down each time a bunny hops away.)
OR
use this feltboard idea.

Art/Activities:
Peter Rabbit Play Site

Do the Bunny Hop
BUNNY HOPPING GAMES
Let your children take turns playing one or more of these bunny games.

	Roll a die and name the number that comes up. Take that many bunny hops forward, backward, or around in a circle.
	Stand in an open area. Follow such directions as these: “Bunnies hop on one foot; Bunnies, hop on the other foot; Bunnies hop three times forward; Bunnies hop three times backward.”
	Play Follow the Leader, hopping around the room to music behind a Leader Bunny.

Hiding Bunnies

Bunnies hiding in the grass is an easy project. On drawing paper, have children make a few strokes with a green crayon for grass and several dots of glue atop which the children then place cotton balls on. Count together how many bunnies are hiding in each child's picture.

B is for Bunny

Paper Plate Bunny

Happy Easter Bunny

Bunny Crafts

Easter Bunny Milk Jug Craft

Rabbit Carnation



Snacks:
Set out carrot and celery sticks plus any other fresh veggies your children think bunnies would like. Spoon a favorite salad dressing into small cups. Then let your children use the salad dressing as a dip while nibbling on the veggies like bunnies.