Bunny Rabbit -Submitted by Patrisha

Bunny rabbit, bunny rabbit,
Hop, hop, hop.
(hop 3 times)
Bunny rabbit, bunny rabbit,
Stop, stop, stop.
(clap 3 times)

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Easter Bunny- Submitted by Sherry
Tune: "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"

Easter Bunny, hop, hop, hop.
Make your ears go flop, flop, flop.
Hide your colored eggs around
In the grass and on the ground.
Easter Bunny, hop, hop, hop.
Make your ears go flop, flop, flop.

Have your child pretend to be the Easter Bunny and act out the song.

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One Little, Two Little Chickies- Submitted by Sherry

The following toe-tapping song will add a little rhythm to this counting lesson. In advance, cut out ten felt chick shapes. Line up the chicks on a flannelboard; then sing the song shown, touching each little chick as you count. When students are familiar with this activity, set the chicks near your flannelboard for youngsters to use independently.

(sung to the tune of "Ten Little Indians")

One little, two little, three little chickies.
Four little, five little, six little chickies.
Seven little, eight little, nine little chickies.
Ten little chickies say, "Cheep! Cheep! Cheep!"

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Little Bunny Foo- Submitted by Patrisha

Foo Little Bunny Foo-Foo,
(hold up two fingers)
Hopping through the forest,
(bounce you hand up and down)
Picking up the field mice,
(make a grabbing motion)
And bopping them on the head,
(hold your fist, and hit your fist with your palm)
[spoken] Down came the fairy godmother,
(symbol rain coming down)
[spoken] And SHE SAID:
Little Bunny Foo-Foo,
(hold up one finger "no-no" motion) I don't want to see you,
(same as above)
Picking up the field mice,
(make a grabbing motion)
And bopping them on the head,
(hold your fist, and hit your fist with your palm)
[spoken] I'll give you three more chances, and then I will turn you into a goon!!!

Little Bunny Foo-Foo,
(hold up two fingers)
Hopping through the forest,
(bounce you hand up and down)
Picking up the field mice,
(make a grabbing motion)
And bopping them on the head,
(hold your fist, and hit your fist with your palm)
[spoken] Down came the fairy godmother,
(symbol rain coming down) [spoken] And SHE SAID:
Little Bunny Foo-Foo,
(hold up one finger "no-no" motion)
I didn't want to see you,
(same as above)
Picking up the field mice,
(make a grabbing motion)
And bopping them on the head,
(hold your fist, and hit your fist with your palm)
[spoken] I gave you three chances, now I will turn you into a goon!!!
[spoken] And poof, she turned him into a goon

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Peter Cottontail- Submitted by Patrisha

Here comes Peter Cottontail
Hopping down the bunny trail
Hippidy, Hoppity,
Easter's on its way!!!

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Five little Ducks- Submitted by Patrisha

Five little ducks, went out to play
(hold up five fingers)
over the hills, and far away,
(hold hand to eyebrows)
When the mother duck went "Quack Quack Quack"
(motion "quack" with your hand)
Four little Ducks came waddling back.
(make wings with arms and move elbows up and down)

Continue to count down until there are no little ducks then sing:

No little ducks went out to play,
Over the hills and far away,
When the mother duck went "QUACK, QUACK, QUACK",
Five little ducks came waddling back.

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Six Little Ducks -Submitted by Patrisha

Six little ducks
That I once knew
Fat ones, skinny ones,
Fair ones, too
But the one little duck
With the feather on his back
He led the others
With a quack, quack, quack

Quack, quack, quack,
Quack, quack, quack
He led the others
With a quack, quack, quack

Down to the river
They would go
Wibble, wobble, wibble, wobble,
To and for
But the one little duck
With the feather on his back
He led the others
With a quack, quack, quack

Quack, quack, quack,
Quack, quack, quack
He led the others
With a quack, quack, quack

Back from the river
They would come
Wibble, wobble, wibble, wobble,
Ho, hum, hum
But the one little duck
With the feather on his back
He led the others
With a quack, quack, quack

Quack, quack, quack,
Quack, quack, quack
He led the others
With a quack, quack, quack

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Bunny-Pokey- Submitted by Sherry
Sung to "Hokey-Pokey"

You put your bunny ears in,
(place hands on head to make ears.)
You put your bunny ears out.
You put your bunny ears in,
And you shake them all about.
You do the Bunny-Pokey,
And you hop yourself around-
That's what it's about!

Additional verses: You put your bunny nose in; You put your bunny tail in; You put your bunny paws in.

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This Is The Way We Dye Our Eggs- Submitted by Sherry

This is the way we dye our eggs
dye our eggs, dye our eggs
This is the way we dye our eggs
So early Easter morning.
Other verses:

This is the way we hide our eggs...
This is the way we eat our eggs...

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My Little Bunny- Submitted by Sherry

My little bunny likes to play,
He rolls himself in the grass all day
(roll hands in a circular motion)
With his ears flip, flop
(put hands on top of head)
And his tail wig, wag
(put hands in back)
And when he hops, he goes zig zag.
(put hands together and move side to side)
(Then repeat)
flip, flop, wig, wag, zig, zag
(doing motions)
(Repeat again)
flip, flop, wig, wag, zig, zag.

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He'll be Hopping Down the Trail- Submitted by Sherry
Sung to She'll be Coming Around the Mountain

He'll be hopping down the trail when he comes,
He'll be hopping down the trail when he comes,
He'll be hopping down the trail,
He'll be hopping down the trail,
He'll be hopping down the trail when he comes.

He'll be bringing lots of candy when he comes,
He'll be bringing lots of candy when he comes,
He'll be bringing lots of candy,
He'll be bringing lots of candy,
He'll be bringing lots of candy when he comes.

He'll be bringing me a basket when he comes,
He'll be bringing me a basket when he comes,
He'll be bringing me a basket,
He'll be bringing me a basket,
He'll be bringing me a basket when he comes.

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I’m An Easter Bunny- Submitted by Sherry

I’m an Easter Bunny, watch me hop,
(hop around)
Here are my two ears, see how they flop.
(hold hands at sides of head and flop them)
Here is my cotton tail, here is my nose,
(wiggle hips, then point to nose)
I’m all furry from my head to my toes.
(point to head, then to toes)

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Five Hopping Bunnies- Submitted by Sherry

Five hopping bunnies, white is what they wore,
One hopped away, then there were four.
Four hopping bunnies, sweet as they could be,
One hopped around the yard, then there were three.
Three hopping bunnies with so much to do,
One went for Easter eggs, then there were two.
Two hopping bunnies, playing in the sun,
One hopped down a hole, then there was one.
One hopping bunny, cute as a penny,
Hopped into my basket, then there weren’t any.

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Easter Rabbit- Submitted by Sherry

I saw a rabbit,
(wiggle two fingers up behind head)
I said hello.
(wave hand)
He didn’t stop,
(shake head)
He went down a hole.
(poke finger into opposite fist)

Now don’t you fret,
(shake pointer finger)
You might see one too ---
(nod head)
An Easter rabbit,
(wiggle two fingers up behind head)
With some eggs for you!
(hold out cupped hands)

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I’m The Easter Bunny- Submitted by Sherry

I’m the Easter Bunny, soft and white,
(point to self)
Here are my ears,
(wiggle two fingers up behind head)
And my tail so light.
(hold fist behind back)
I hide Easter eggs all over town,
(pretend to hide eggs)
Just watch me hop and hop around.
(hop)

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Two Easter Baskets- Submitted by Sherry

Two Easter baskets,
Under a tree.
One for you,
(form left fist with thumb inside)
And one for me.
(form right fist with thumb inside)

I peeked in one basket,
And what did I see?
(look down at left fist)
A new baby chick,
Smiling at me!

Then I looked in the other,
And what do you think?
(look down at right fist)
Out popped a bunny,
Quick as a wink!
(pop right thumb out of fist)

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Hunting for Eggs- Submitted by Sherry

Hunting for eggs
Under my bed,
I found one in a slipper,
And the egg was colored red.

Hunting for eggs,
Now I have two,
I found one in the closet,
And the egg was colored blue.

Hunting for eggs,
What a lucky fellow,
I found one in a bucket,
And the egg was colored yellow.

Hunting for eggs
Where none could be seen,
I found one in a shoe box,
And the egg was colored green.

Hunting for eggs,
Quick as a wink,
I found one in the garden,
And the egg was colored pink.

Red and yellow,
Green, pink, and blue.
I found five eggs
How about you?

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Easter Time- Submitted by Sherry

Easter time at last is here,
Bunnies, chickies - let us cheer!
(clap and cheer)
Easter Bunny hops with joy,
Eggs for every girl and boy.
(hop around )
Easter time at last is here,
Bunnies, chickies - let us cheer!
(clap and cheer)

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Eggs- Submitted by Sherry

Eggs come in many sizes
Eggs hold some big surprises
Speckled, brown, white or blue
Eggs hold babies that are new
Chicks from eggs are fluffy yellow
Chicks from eggs are funny fellows.

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This Little Bunny- Submitted by Sherry

This little bunny has two pink eyes.
This little bunny is very nice.
This little bunny is soft as silk.
This little bunny is white as milk.
This little bunny nibbles away,
At cabbages and carrots
All through the day!

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B-U-N-N-Y- Submitted by Sherry
(tune: Bingo)

I know a rabbit with long pink ears
And bunny is his name-O
B-U-N-N-Y
B-U-N-N-Y
B-U-N-N-Y
And bunny is his name-O!

He hops to your house on Easter morn…
repeat
He hides colored eggs around your yard …
repeat

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Easter Eggs- Submitted by Sherry
(tune: Jingle Bells)

Easter eggs, Easter eggs,
Eggs of orange and blue.
Here are lots of colored eggs
All for me and you.

Chocolate eggs colored brown
Jelly beans bright green.
Aren’t these the most beautiful eggs
That you have ever seen?

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Hippety Hop and Hippety Hay- Submitted by Sherry

Five little bunnies went out to play
Hippety Hop and Hippety Hay
One little bunny hopped away.

keep repeating .. counting backwards until you get to one

Hippety Hop and Hippety Hay
Zero bunnies went out to play
Hippety Hop and Hippety Hay
They’ll all come back another day

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Jelly Beans- Submitted by Sherry
by Valerie SchifferDanoff

Jelly, jelly, jelly bean.
Belly, belly, belly bean.
Orange, white, black, green,
Red, blue yelly bean.
Many, many can be seen!
All the colors in between.
From one to many beans.
Guess how many jelly beans!

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Easter Bunny- Submitted by Sherry
(To Tun of Twinkle, Twinkle tune)

Easter Bunny soft and white
Hopping softly in the night
Thank you for the candy you bring
At Easter time we welcome spring
Easter Bunny soft and white
Hopping softly in the night.

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Easter Bunny Hippity Hop- Submitted by Sherry
(tune: Pop Goes the Weasel)

Easter bunny, hippity hop
Hide ‘til Easter morning
Easter bunny, hippity hop
UP! Pops the bunny.

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Easter Fingerplay- Submitted by Sherry

Five little Easter eggs, lovely colors wore
Mother ate the blue one, then there were four.
Four little Easter eggs, two and two you see,
Daddy ate the red one, then there were three.
Three little Easter eggs, before I knew
Sister ate the yellow one, then there were two.
Two little Easter eggs, Oh what fun.
Brother ate the purple one, then there was one.
One little Easter egg, see me run.
I ate the last one, and then there were none.

You could provide each student with 5 eggs photocopied onto white paper and have each one labeled with red, blue, yellow, purple, and another color. Have them color and cut them out. Then they can use the manipulatives as you recite the fingerplay.

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Easter Bunny- Submitted by Sherry
(tune: Ten Little Indians)

Hop along little Easter bunny
Hop along little Easter bunny
Hop along little Easter bunny
Hop along your way.

Hide all the eggs and Easter candy
Hide all the eggs and Easter candy
Hide all the eggs and Easter candy
Hop along your way.

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Skip In the Spring- Submitted by Sherry
(Tune: Skip to My Lou)

Skip, skip, skip in the spring,
Skip, skip, skip in the spring,
Skip, skip, skip in the spring,
Skip in the spring, my darling

Variaition: Instead of skip, sing: hop, jump, swing, plant.

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Spring Flowers- Submitted by Sherry

Beautiful sping flowers in the breeze
(arms over head)
Sway back and forth and rustle their leaves.
(sway)
Their pretty colors brighten our day.
(smile)
Let’s pick some and make a bouquet!
(pretend to pick flowers and make a bouquet)

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Bunches of Bunnies- Submitted by Carol
(Sung to the tune of "There were 10 in the Bed")

Have children use their 10 fingers to represent the 10 little bunnies. Instruct each youngster to fold down one finger with each bunny that hops out of the basket.

Ten bunnies in the basket and the little one said,
Hop over, Hop over!
So they all hopped over,
and one hopped out.

(continue counting down 9 bunnies, 8 bunnies, until you get down to 1 bunny)

One bunny in the basket and he sang out,

(Sung to the tune of "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands")

"I've got the whole basket to myself,
I've got the whole basket to myself
I've got the whole basket to myself
I've got the whole basket to myself! YIPPPEEE!

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Hop Around- Submitted by Cindy

Hop around, twitch your nose, thump your feet, and shake your tail. Have some bunny fun!

(sung to the tune of "If You're Happy and You Know It")

If you like the Easter Bunny, (hop around).
If you like the Easter Bunny, (hop around).
If you like the Easter Bunny,
And you think he's very funny,
If you like the Easter Bunny, (hop around).

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Finger play: Jesus is Alive!- Submitted by Patrisha

Pretty flowers blooming, see how they grow.
(Children crouch low, stretching arms up. Rise slowly.)
Pretty flowers coming up. Jesus is alive we know.
(Children point toward heaven.)
Hear the church bells ringing Jesus is alive we know.
(Hands locked together, swing arms as a clapper.)
Let's shout the good news Everywhere we go.
(Cup hands around mouth and children join leader in calling out.)

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Easter Bunny Chant- Submitted by Patrisha

Funny little bunny
Sat on a stump
Flicked his floppy little ears
And then he gave a jump!

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Easter Bunny Hippity Hop- Submitted by Patrisha
Sung to Pop! Goes The Weasel

Easter bunny, hippity hop
Hide 'til Easter morning
Easter bunny, hippity hop
UP! Pops the bunny

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Easter Fingerplay- Submitted by Patrisha

Five little Easter eggs, lovely colors wore
Mother ate the blue one, then there were four
Four little Easter eggs, two and two you see
Daddy ate the red one, then there were three
Three little Easter eggs, before I knew
Sister ate the yellow one, then there were two
Two little Easter egg, Oh what fun
Brother ate the purple one, then there was one
One little Easter egg, see me run
I ate the last one, and then there were none

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The Bunny Fingerplay- Submitted by Patrisha

Here is a bunny
(make a bunny with hand)
With ears so funny
(wiggle ears)
And this is his/her hole in the ground
(make a hole with other hand)
When a noise she hears
(listen intently)
She pricks up her ears
(straighten ears)
And jumps in her hole in the ground
(make bunny jump into hole)

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Rabbit Doesn't Have A Tail At All- Submitted by Patrisha
Song - Sung to London Bridge

Rabbit doesn't have a tail at all
Tail at all, tail at all
Rabbit doesn't have a tail at all
Just a powder puff
His ears are longer than his tail
Than his tail, than his tail
His ears are longer than his tail
It's a powder puff

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Did You Ever See A Bunny?- Submitted by Patrisha
Song - Sung to Did You Ever See A Lassie?

Did you ever see a bunny, a bunny, a bunny
Did you ever see a bunny that hops so slow
He hops, and hops, and hops, and hops
Did you ever see a bunny that hops so slow

Additional Verses:

That hops so fast
That hops backwards
That hops on one foot

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Easter Bunny- Submitted by Patrisha
Sung to Ten Little Indians

Hop along little Easter bunny
Hop along little Easter bunny
Hop along little Easter bunny
Hop along your way
Hide all the eggs and Easter candy
Hide all the eggs and Easter candy
Hide all the eggs and Easter candy
Hop along your way

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Easter Eggs- Submitted by Patrisha
tune: Jingle Bells

Easter eggs,
Easter eggs
Eggs of orange and blue.
Here' are lots of colored eggs
All for me and you.
Chocolate eggs
colored brown,
Jelly beans bright green
Aren't these the most beautiful eggs
That you have ever seen?

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Bunny, Bunny- Submitted by Patrisha

Bunny, white bunny
(Place pointer fingers beside head)
With ears so tall.
And your two pink eyes
And a mouth so small.
(Make O with mouth)
Wiggle goes one ear.
(Wiggle one finger)
Wiggle goes the other.
(Wiggle other finger)
Hop, hop, hop, hop Home to your mother!
(Hop away in four hops)

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I Had an Easter Bunny- Submitted by Patrisha

I had an Easter bunny.
(Hold up one finger)
One day she ran away.
(make fingers "run")
I looked for her by moonlight.
(Hand shading eyes)
I looked for her by day.
I found her in the meadow
With her babies 1, 2, 3.
So now I have four rabbit pets
To run and jump with me!

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Jelly Bean Countdown- Submitted by Patrisha
(Use real jelly beans 5 colors)

5 little jelly beans I wish I had more! I'll eat the (color) one Now there are four!
4 little jelly beans Tasty as can be I'll eat the (color) one Now there are 3!
3 little jelly beans Only a few. I'll eat the (color) one Now there are 2.
2 little jelly beans Eating them is fun I'll eat the (color) one Now there is one.
1 little jelly bean The last one for me I'll eat the (color) one I'm as happy as can be!

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Jelly Bean Countdown #2- Submitted by Patrisha

5 little Easter eggs, Lovely colors wore;
Mother ate the blue one, Then there were four.
4 little Easter eggs, Two and two, you see;
Daddy ate the red one, Then there were three.
3 little Easter eggs, Before I knew,
Sister ate the yellow one, Then there were two
. Two little Easter eggs, Oh, what fun!
Brother ate the purple one, Then there was one.
1 little Easter egg, See me run!!!
I ate the last one, And then there was none

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Egg Poem- Submitted by Patrisha

Eggs come in many sizes.
Eggs hold some big surprises,
Speckled, brown, white, or blue.
Eggs hold babies that are new.
Chicks from eggs are fluffy yellow,
Chicks from eggs are funny fellows!

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Finding a Treat- Submitted by Patrisha

Hippy hop, hippity hop.
Will the Easter Bunny stop?
Will he leave a treat behind,
An Easter basket for me to find?
I'll look over here,
I'll look over there,
I'll look behind things,
I'll look everywhere
I'll look until I find my treat,
And then I'll sit right down and eat.

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Easter Hat- Submitted by Patrisha

I'll make a pretty Easter hat,
To wear at Easter time
I'll put some flowers on it,
And a bow will make it fine.
We'll fasten on some ribbons,
All pretty pink and blue,
Then we'll take a picture,
And I'll give it to you.

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See the Easter Bunny- Submitted by Patrisha
Tune - Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush

See how the bunny hops along,
hops along, hops along.
See how the bunny hops along,
(children crouch and hop)
On an Easter morning.

This is the way he wiggles his nose,
wiggles his nose, wiggles his nose
(children wiggle nose)
This is the way he wiggles his nose,
On an Easter morning.

This is the way he flops his ears..................etc..
This is the way he flops his tail (wave hand behind you) ...etc

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Sleeping Bunnies- Submitted by Sherry

See the bunnies sleeping
'til it's nearly noon
Won't you come and wake them
With a merry tune
Oh so still, are they ill?
Wake up little bunnies and hop, hop, hop
Wake up little bunnies and hop, hop, and stop.

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My Bunny Hops all Through the Garden- Submitted by Sherry
Sung to "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean"

My bunny hops all through the garden
My bunny hops all through the yard
I like to play tag with my bunny
But trying to catch him is hard!
Come back, come back
Oh come back my bunny to me, to me
Come back, come back
Oh come back my bunny to me!

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Bouncy Bunnies- Submitted by Sherry

Baby bunny dressed in blue.
Met another; then there were two.
Bouncy bunnies to the left.
Bouncy bunnies to the right.
Bouncy bunnies get in bed.
Off to bed, you sleepy heads.

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Five Baby Bunnies- Submitted by Sherry

Five baby bunnies hopping out to play,
Hopping in the forest on Easter Day.
The first baby bunny carried his new cane,
He twirled it as he came hopping down the lane.
The second baby bunny came to the river's brink,
Tasted the cool water and took a long, long drink.
The third baby bunny tied her bonnet so new,
Under her chin, a bow of pink, white, and blue.
The fourth baby bunny skipped down the shady lane,
He opened his umbrella just in case of rain
The fifth baby bunny said, "Look what I see!"
Lots and lots of colored eggs hiding near the tree!"

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Funny Bunny- Submitted by Sherry

This is the bunny with ears so funny,
And this is his hole in the ground.
When a noise he hears, he pricks up his ears,
And then jumps in his hole so round.

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Counting Jellybeans- Submitted by Lisa in VA
(song – tune “Ten Little Indians”)

One little, two little, three little jellybeans;
Four little, five little, six little jellybeans;
Seven little, eight little, nine little jellybeans;
Ten yummy jelly beans to eat!

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Lippity Lop- Submitted by Sherry

Lippity Lop, Lippity Lop
Here comes a bunny Hippity Hop
With ears so tall and tail so small
Hippity, Hippity Hop

He sits up straight and wriggles his nose
At every sound he hears
He scampers away as fast as he can
And suddenly disappears

OH, Lippity Lop, Lippity Lop
Here comes a bunny Hippity Hop
With ears so tall and tail so small
Hippity Hippity Hop!

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Oh See the Baskets- Submitted by Sherry

Oh see the baskets of Easter eggs
Pink and blue, purple too
With Chocolate bunnies and jelly beans
I'll share my basket with you!

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