17 Easter Songs for Kids to Get Them Hippity Hopping
These tunes will have everyone shaking their cottontails! 🐰
No matter the holiday, it's always nice to have the right tunes to set the mood, especially when you're planning fun Easter activities for young ones. Enter this list of the best secular Easter songs for kids about bunnies, eggs, candy, and more.
Of course, you'll find the classics: "Here Comes Peter Cottontail" and tunes from that wonderful old Fred Astaire-Judy Garland movie Easter Parade. But, like Bugs Bunny seeking out carrots, we've done some serious digging to find even more Easter-themed tracks for little ones. Consider this roundup your soundtrack for an afternoon of Easter crafts and games.
Whether you want upbeat songs like "Gonna Hop 'til I Drop" that will help your kiddos use up that extra holiday energy, or you're looking for more mellow music like Caspar Babypants' "Mister Rabbit" that will have you nodding along while you make your favorite Easter dinner recipes, we have tracks the whole family will enjoy. Some songs, like the peppy cover of "I Want Candy" from the movie Hop, might even be familiar to parents from their own youth. After you've given them a listen, you might want to check out Easter Songs for a Holy Day Full of Worship too.
"Here Comes Peter Cottontail" by Danny Kaye
Ever since Gene Autry first recorded it in 1950, this song has been an Easter favorite with grown-ups and kids alike. But we especially love this version from dulcet-voiced singer Danny Kaye, which parents might recognize from the 1971 animated television special, "Here Comes Peter Cottontail."
"Easter Parade" by The Hit Co.
Here's another fun cover, this one of the classic Irving Berlin song performed by Judy Garland and Fred Astaire in the 1948 film Easter Parade. You can find plenty of other Easter and spring-themed music for kids on The Hit Co. albums like "Eggcellent Easter Songs," released in 2005.
"Easter Bunny Bop" by Bounce Patrol
This jaunty song for the kiddos, an ode to the magical hare, will have 'em bopping all Easter long.
"Hop Hop Little Bunny" by The Kiboomers
An action song by the Kiboomers, this track sung to the tune of the "Drunken Sailor" sea shanty will help the littles burn off all that sugar on Easter morning.
"I Want Candy" from the Movie 'Hop'
One of the most successful comedies released in 2011 was Hop, a children's movie about the Easter Bunny's son, who'd rather play drums than follow in his father's footsteps. Performed by the film's animated lead, this special version of Bow Wow Wow's 80s hit is a perfect Easter sing-a-long.
"A Jelly Bean Song" by The Wonder Kids
What little one doesn't want to see their Easter basket filled to the brim with brightly colored jelly beans?
"Sleeping Bunnies" by Little Baby Bum
You can sing along with this sweet nursery rhyme to gently awaken your own sleeping bunnies on spring mornings.
"The Bunny Hop" by Lawrence Welk
The whole family can work off that big ham supper on Easter Sunday with The Bunny Hop, an easy dance from the 1950s. First popularized by band leader Ray Anthony, this is a more up tempo version from Lawrence Walk and his orchestra.
"Going on an Easter Egg Hunt" by the Kiboomers
The Kiboomers made an entire children's Easter album in 2015, which included this adventure-themed take on everyone's favorite springtime game.
"Funny Little Bunny (With The Powder Puff Tail)" by Gene Autry
Best known for his cowboy songs, Gene Autry produced charming holiday tunes, too, like "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and "Frosty the Snowman." This endearing track was the B-side to "Here Comes Peter Cottontail."
"Gonna Hop 'til I Drop" by The Wonder Kids
Both an action and a counting song, "Gonna Hop 'til I Drop" from The Wonder Kids will have your preschoolers bouncing across the yard this Easter.
"Hot Cross Buns" by Little Baby Bum
The Easter baked good gets its own song thanks to the YouTube sensation Little Baby Bum, who just might inspire you to make some of your own this year.
"Happy Easter" from the Movie 'Easter Parade'
The Hit Co. also featured a cover of this track on their album "Eggcellent Easter Songs," but we can't get enough of the light-as-air, super-sweet Fred Astaire version from the Easter Parade soundtrack.
"Little Bunny Foo Foo" by Scratch Garden
This clever version of the children's nursery rhyme about a naughty bunny teaches the most important quality of all: kindness.
"B-U-N-N-Y" by The Kiboomers
Sung to the tune of "B-I-N-G-O," this track by the Kiboomers will help your littles learn everything from listening skills to memory/recall, all while celebrating the Easter icon.
"Bunny Boogie" by Jack Hartman
Who says music for children can't entertain parents? Thanks to some seriously funky sax and bass backing the tale of an Easter egg hunt, this is a song parents might enjoy right along with the kids.
"Mister Rabbit" by Caspar Babypants
Listen closely to the voice behind Caspar Babypants. Sound familiar? That's because it's Chris Ballew, former leader of the 1990s alternative band, The Presidents of the United States of America. Not surprisingly, this appealingly little ditty about a fluffy-eared "tough" little bunny is several cuts about standard kiddie music.
Jill Gleeson is a travel journalist and memoirist based in the Appalachian Mountains of western Pennsylvania who has written for websites and publications including Good Housekeeping, Woman’s Day, Country Living, Washingtonian, Gothamist, Canadian Traveller, and EDGE Media Network. Jill is the travel editor for Enchanted Living. Learn more about her journey at gleesonreboots.com.
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