CELEBRATING EOSTRE, THE BIRTH OF THE EASTER BUNNY (OR IS IT THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE INVENTION OF CHOCOLATE?)

 I remember reading somewhere that research showed that something like 53% of children aged ten and under believed that the whole purpose of Easter was to celebrate the birth of the Easter bunny. That more than a quarter thought it was the anniversary of the invention of chocolate so with that in mind I thought I'd share these gems with you.....

Named in honour of the Goddess Eostre (aka Ostara) after whom the springtime Paschal festival is named though a time of spirituality, of the turning of the earth, there is no reason why it can't also be fun which is where this fun ritual perfect for children comes in.

For The Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Chocolate Rabbit you will need ..... 

• A bag of jelly beans
• Marshmallow chicks, bunnies etc
• A chocolate rabbit for each participant
• A glass of milk for each participant
• To click HERE for full details.

..... This morning in the Terry household

An elderly man is driving along a country lane when he hits something.

Getting out of the car, to his dismay he realises he's knocked over and killed the Easter bunny*.

Not knowing quite what to do he waits by the road side until another driver pulls over.

Full of remorse he explains what has happened to the motorist who goes back to his car to retrieve what looks like a spray can of deodorant which he liberally sprays over the deceased bunny who gets up and runs off.

"Oh my goodness," exclaims the elderly man. "Its a miracle, what was in that can?"

"Hmm," says the motorist looking at the spray can "It says here its hair restorer." 

* You'll be pleased to know no bunnies were actually harmed in the telling of this joke. TT

Sung at the end of each school day I loved sharing this with a class full of children and now enjoy it with our great-nephew aged three.

(Standing in the middle of a circle surrounded by children pretending to sleep) See the little bunnies sleeping till its nearly noon,

Come and let us wake them with a merry tune.

They're so still,

Are they ill?

(Putting finger to lips and whispering) Ssh, ssh, ssh.

(Loudly) Wake up soon.

(Children jump up and hop around) Hop little bunnies in the clover,

Hop little bunnies day is over.

Stop little bunnies,

Stop, stop, stop (Children stand still).

And last but by no means least .....

Some of you may have seen already seen these 'Vintage Easter bunny photos that will make your skin crawl' but for those of you who haven't ......

Click HERE.

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