Easter Stories for Kids: Free Bunny & Spring Tales, Songs, Poems & Jokes
Easter and spring are all about new life, bunnies and bright mornings. Here are free Easter stories for kids — bunny tales and spring stories — plus a little Easter folklore, a classic song, some poems and a few jokes.
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Free Easter stories to read online
All free to read online, no sign-up:
- Ten Little Eggs — our free original early reader
- The Bunny Who Lost His Hop — our original
- The Tale of Peter Rabbit — Beatrix Potter
- The Adventures of Peter Cottontail
- The Velveteen Rabbit
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Easter folklore & fun facts
Easter blends the arrival of spring with age-old symbols of new life. Eggs have stood for rebirth and new beginnings for thousands of years, and decorating them is a very old custom. The Easter Bunny hopped into the story from German folk tradition — an egg-laying hare called the “Osterhase” — carried to America by German settlers in the 1700s. Hot cross buns, marked with a cross, are a springtime baking tradition centuries old. However families mark it, the season is a cheerful celebration of green shoots, fresh mornings and new life.
A Easter song to share
A traditional spring song children love:
Hot cross buns! Hot cross buns! One a penny, two a penny, hot cross buns!
Find more in our free printable Easter & spring songs.
Easter jokes for kids
- How does the Easter Bunny stay in shape? — Lots of egg-ercise!
- What kind of music do bunnies like? — Hip-hop!
- How do you make an egg laugh? — Tell it a yolk!
Grab the full set: printable Easter jokes.
🐰 Turn Easter into a reading season
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- Easter & spring songs
- Easter & spring poems
- Easter jokes for kids
- Easter & spring writing prompts
- Easter reading list (by age)
FAQ
Where can I find free Easter stories for kids? On Pagine — free bunny and spring stories to read online (Peter Rabbit, Peter Cottontail and more), plus printable Easter songs, poems, jokes and a reading list.
What are good Easter books for young children? Bunny tales are perfect — Peter Rabbit, Benjamin Bunny and Peter Cottontail, or our original Ten Little Eggs and The Bunny Who Lost His Hop.