Easter Bedtime Stories for Kids
Easter is the most important day of the Christian year, celebrating Jesus’ resurrection, and for many families it is also a spring day of family traditions: dyeing eggs, Easter baskets, and an egg hunt in the garden. The night before Easter can be a hard bedtime, with the excitement about the morning.
The story below stays with the egg hunt and family side of the day, and ends calm. If your family’s Easter is about faith first, you can make a personalized story that reflects that by typing it into the story maker. Free to read aloud, and about thirty seconds to make one starring your child.
Rosie and the Last Blue Egg
A free story to read aloud tonight
On Easter morning, the garden was full of hidden eggs. Rosie had her basket, the one with the yellow ribbon, and her cousin Leo had his, and Grandma said, “Ready, set, go!”
Rosie found a pink egg under the bench, and a green one in the flowerpot, and a striped one in the crook of the apple tree. Leo found eggs too, lots of them, because Leo was fast.
But there was one egg Grandma said was still missing: a blue one, the last one. Rosie looked everywhere. Under the steps. Behind the watering can. Then she spotted it, peeking out from the tall grass by the fence.
Leo saw it at the same time. They both stopped. Leo’s basket was very full. Rosie’s basket was only a little bit full. “You take it,” said Leo, quietly. “You’ve got fewer.”
So Rosie took the blue egg, and when they opened their eggs on the porch, she gave Leo half of what was inside. Grandma watched them sharing in the sun and didn’t say anything. She just smiled.
That night, Rosie’s basket sat on her dresser with the yellow ribbon and the empty blue egg on top. Spring air came in through the window. Rosie closed her eyes and fell asleep, full of chocolate and sunshine.
Is this a religious Easter story?
This one focuses on spring and family traditions like the egg hunt and baskets. For many families, Easter is first about Jesus’ resurrection. To make a story that reflects your family’s faith, type it into the “My own…” box when you make a personalized story.
How do I calm my child down the night before Easter?
A calm, familiar routine and a story that gets the excitement out early, then winds down, tends to help. Many families keep the basket out of sight until morning, so there is less to think about at bedtime.