Cute Bunny Crafts for Easter That Kids and Adults Will Love (2024)

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What is the Easter Bunny for kids? ›

As part of the legend, the creature carries colored eggs in its basket, as well as candy, and sometimes toys, to the homes of children. As such, the Easter Bunny again shows similarities to Santa (or the Christkind) and Christmas by bringing gifts to children on the night before a holiday.

Have a Snack. It looks like the Easter Bunny took a bite out of the carrots the kids left for them. Arrange the nibbled-on nubs on a plate and, for an added kick, leave a trail of chocolate-covered raisins or peanuts. The kids will laugh because they look like bunny poop!

Engaging in the Easter bunny fantasy is totally appropriate during your child's early years. And besides that, it's just plain fun. There's really no age limit on believing, but if you do think it's time for your little one to know the truth — or are wondering if he already knows — we have some tips.

“You can explain to them that the Easter bunny isn't real, but it's something fun to believe in," Patel says. "You can share that it was part of them growing up.” You can also tell them your own memories of the Easter bunny so they can see how they fit into a larger tradition.

So why does the Easter bunny bring eggs? According to Discovery News, since ancient times, eggs and rabbits have been a symbol of fertility, while spring has been a symbol of rebirth. So even though rabbits don't lay eggs, the association of these symbols was almost natural.

The Easter Bunny's primary task is to deliver eggs and treats to children on Easter Sunday. This tradition dates back centuries and has evolved over time. In some cultures, children leave out baskets or nests for the Easter Bunny to fill with eggs, candies, and small toys.

Why do we hide eggs at Easter? In many pre-Christian societies eggs held associations with spring and new life. Early Christians adapted these beliefs, making the egg a symbol of the resurrection and the empty shell a metaphor for Jesus' tomb.

Coming-of-age tradition

You might tell your child: “Even though there's no actual Easter bunny, the magic of Easter is really about doing all the fun things together with our family and friends, and showing each other we love them by giving chocolate gifts.”

Short answer - it's a girl. Long answer - Easter originated from the Pagan celebration of spring before eventually being absorbed by Christianity. The word Easter comes from Eostre, the badass, fertile, Pagan Goddess of spring and fertility. She was symbolised by the Hare.

Children typically stop believing in the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, and other mythical figures between the ages of 8 and 10 [1]. During this time, children start questioning the logic and feasibility of these myths.

What is Easter Bunny have to do with Jesus? ›

And what do they have to do with the resurrection of Jesus? Well, nothing. Bunnies, eggs, Easter gifts and fluffy, yellow chicks in gardening hats all stem from pagan roots. They were incorporated into the celebration of Easter separately from the Christian tradition of honoring the day Jesus Christ rose from the dead.

According to Christian tradition, Jesus rose from the dead (and had a new life). Rabbits are known for having lots of babies in a litter which is why they represent new life, and eggs will hatch into baby chicks which is another form of new life.

Bunnies don't lay eggs, but bunnies and eggs both make lots of babies so people started using rabbits and eggs as symbols of birth and new life a long time ago. People sometimes use bunnies and eggs to celebrate Easter because Easter is about new life. Easter happens in the spring when many new lives are starting.

Easter is the holiest day of the year for Christians. It celebrates their belief in the resurrection, or the rising from the dead, of Jesus Christ. Jesus was the founder of the religion of Christianity. Easter is always observed on a Sunday in the spring, but its date varies.