50 eggs-tra silly Easter jokes

Valentine's Day may still be visible in the rear-view mirror, and St. Patrick's Day is just around the bend. But Easter will be here sooner than we think, meaning now is prime time for memorizing some Easter jokes to share with the kids. Here are 50 to get the ball, er, Easter egg rolling.

Why did the Easter egg hide?

He was a little chicken.

How does the Easter Bunny travel?

By hare plane.

How do you catch the Easter Bunny?

Hide in a bush and make a noise like a carrot.

Why are people tired in April?

Because they just finished a march.

What does the Easter Bunny get for making a basket?

Two points, just like the other basketball players.

How many Easter eggs can you put in an empty basket?

Only one. After that, it’s no longer empty.

How does the Easter Bunny stay in shape?

EGG-xercise and HARE-robics.

How does Easter end?

With the letter R.

What kind of plants do Easter eggs grow?

Eggplants.

How do you make a rabbit stew?

Make it wait for three hours.

Knock knock

Who's there?

Esther

Esther who?

Esther Bunny.

Why did the old man put the Easter Bunny on his head?

Because he had no hare.

How did the Easter Bunny rate the Easter parade?

He said it was eggs-cellent.

What do you call a chocolate Easter bunny that sat in the sun too long?

A runny bunny.

How does the Easter Bunny keep his fur looking good?

With a hare brush.

What do you get if you cross a bee and a bunny?

A honey bunny.

What do you call a bunny with a dictionary in his pants?

A smarty pants.

What’s yellow, has long ears, and grows on trees?

The Easter Bunana.

What do you call a rabbit that tells good jokes?

A funny bunny.

How do you know carrots are good for your eyes?

Because you never see a rabbit wearing glasses.

What's red, pink and blue with yellow all over?

An Easter egg rolling down the hill.

How did the soggy Easter Bunny dry himself?

With a hare dryer.

Why should you never tell an Easter egg a joke?

It might crack up.

How does a rabbit keep his fur in place?

With hare spray.

What do you call a rabbit with fleas?

Bugs Bunny.

Why did the bunny go to the dance?

To do the bunny hop.

What do you get if you cross an elephant with a rabbit?

An elephant who never forgets to eat his carrots.

How are rabbits like calculators?

They both multiply really fast.

What kinds of bedtime stories do bunnies like?

Ones with hoppy endings.

What kind of music does the Easter Bunny like?

Hip hop.

What do you call a sleeping Easter egg?

Egg-zosted.

What did the rabbits do after their wedding?

Went on their bunnymoon.

How does the Easter Bunny say Happy Easter?

Hoppy Easter.

If a rooster layed an egg on top of a hill, which side would it roll down?

Neither, roosters don’t lay eggs.

What kinds of beans never grow in a garden?

Jelly beans.

Why was the Easter Bunny so upset?

He was having a bad hare day.

What’s the Easter Bunny’s favorite restaurant?

IHOP.

What did the bunny want to do when he grew up?

Join the Hare Force.

What days do eggs hate the most?

Fry-days.

How do rabbits say good-bye to carrots?

It's been nice gnawing you!

What do you call the Easter Bunny after Easter?

Tired.

Why can't a rabbit's nose be twelve inches long?

Because then it would be a foot.

What happened when the Easter Bunny met the rabbit of his dreams?

They lived hoppily ever after.

Why is a bunny the luckiest animal in the world?

Because it has four rabbit’s feet.

What do you get when you cross a bunny with an onion?

A bunion.

Why does the Easter bunny have a shiny nose?

His powder puff is on the wrong end.

What do you call an Easter egg from outer space?

An Egg-stra terrestial.

What do you call a dumb bunny?

A hare brain.

How can you tell which rabbits are the oldest in a group?

Just look for the gray hares.

Plus, one especially for the grandpas:

What do you call ten rabbits marching backwards?

A receding hareline.

This post linked to Grandparents Say It Saturday.

Today's question:

How do you like your eggs (sunny-side up, etc)?

The challenges of grandmothers

Any woman who’s been a grandmother for even a short time knows that the grandma gig comes with a few unexpected pitfalls. For me—a long-distance grandma—it’s the 815 miles between my grandsons and me.

Here, some of the responses from the Grilled Grandmas when asked, “What is the most challenging part of being a grandma?”

Remembering my place—I’m not their mom and need to respect my daughter in her role. —Robin

I can’t fit them all on my lap at one time. —Alice

For me it’s the feeling of competition to “keep up” with the other grandparents. It would be very easy for it to turn uncomfortably competitive. —Vicki

Knowing that when I visit them I will have to say goodbye. —Mary

I am concerned about the future—what kind of world we seem to be living in right now, with the economy and the politics of mean-spiritedness. Heck, I worry about those things TODAY, not just for the future. —Olga

The most challenging part for me is not giving in to their every command. For the “serious” things I stand strong. But for those little that that it really doesn’t matter, GG let’s them do/have it. —Jules

I was not a perfect parent. So when I see my children doing things I know are not perfect but will do no harm, I am quiet. I save my comments for safety issues and answers to their questions. I am older and I have seen too much, so I could be a huge black cloud. I really do not want to do that. It is a challenge, to say the least. —Barbara

Wanting to keep them from all the bad things yet knowing that it is an impossible task. —Janie

Energy! How I wish I had more energy. There are so many things I want to do with my grandchildren, but I must remind myself to be realistic about what I can do. —Kay

The most challenging part of being a grandma is remembering that your wonderful, caring child IS the parent. —Nita

Keeping it “fair” when there’s more than one around! —Joan

Working full time and not being able to go to all of their activities. —Connie

The most challenging part for me is trying to divide my time and attention between my three young children and my grandson. I feel like I’m missing out on some of the “full grandmother” experience because I’m young and have little one of my own to care for. I don’t want my grandbaby to feel cheated out of “grandma time,” too. —Kelli

Dealing with their parents! I don’t mean that in a bad way—it’s just that they all have their own parenting methods, and I have to remember about what that is for each family! —Angel

Balancing just the right amount of love and fun with discipline. —Rita

Balancing everything. I am also caring for elderly parents and there can be a lot of appointments, health needs, etc. at both ends of the age spectrum. —Kaye

For me it is learning how to just let go and have fun and play. I am still learning how to do that. —Marlene

Taking the back seat in how the children are being raised. Opinion is not always welcomed, especially since the mother is my daughter-in-law and not my daughter. —Merci

I haven't met a challenging part yet in being a grandma. —Terri

For more wisdom and wit from these and other grandmothers, check out the Grilled Grandma Archives. (Click on the months in the right sidebar there to peruse the entire archives.)

Today's question:

What do you find most challenging about being a grandmother? What has been most challenging about being a mother?

One word: Introductions

Jim and I meet Maci Ann, our newest great niece — February 17, 2013

Today's question:

Who is the newest member of your family?

'Grandmother Power' — 8 things I learned from Paola Gianturco

A little over a week ago, I had the privilege and honor of spending a day in Denver with Paola Gianturco, a powerhouse of a grandmother and photo journalist who has documented women's lives in five phenomenal books.

The occasion was a presentation on Paola's most recent book, Grandmother Power, in which she shares photos and stories of activist grandmothers around the world, the stories told in the words of the women themselves.

After the presentation and luncheon in Paola's honor, I had the pleasure of interviewing Paola Gianturco — pronounced Pow-LA John-TUR-co — privately for an upcoming article on Grandparents.com (and possibly other websites, too). Once those articles are published, I will pass along the links to them.

For now, though, I'd like to share with the Grandma's Briefs readers a few of the lessons I learned from Paola that day, some profound, some personal.

1. Grandmothers can — and do — change the world. We grandmas know we're a powerful force in our families, but the grandmothers who share their amazing stories in Grandmother Power make a difference far beyond the borders of their families and inspire us all to do the same. In Guatemala, grandmothers fight for human rights. In South Africa, grandmothers run afterschool programs for orphaned youngsters. In India, grandmothers learned solar engineering and brought light to their villages. Those are just a small fraction of examples, a small taste of what a difference grandmothers make across the globe.

2. Grandmother activists have different issues yet the same goal. Though grandmothers across the globe face challenges unique to their cultures, those wanting to make a change agree on one thing. "The one universal was their observation of our troubled world and the conclusion that this world just plain was not good enough for their grandchildren," Paola said.

3. My camera can do great things. Paola uses the same model DSLR camera as I do for the glorious photos that fill her books. Photos such as these from her slideshow presentation that I took with my camera that's just like her camera:

4. Grandmothers who have long upheld "bad traditions" hold the power to end such traditions. A prime example is the female genital mutilations performed in Senegal, often at the hands of the grandmothers. Once grandmothers learned how the long-time practice impacted their granddaughters to devastating degrees and often contributed to their deaths, the grandmothers joined together to become the most instrumental and successful of all who tried before to facilitate abandonment of the horrific practice.

5. I'm not heroic — and that's okay. Like the grandmothers above, what many of the grandmother activists do and accomplish floors me, makes me realize I could never manage the grand and noble things they've pulled off. I don't need to, though, Paola points out. "Don't do something that has no bearing on your life or skill set," she says. She suggests taking inventory of your skills and interests then matching that with issues you could impact locally. After perusing the organizations profiled in Paola's book, I'd say my interests and skills are in line with the Storytelling Grandmothers of Argentina who inspire children to read, which has helped literacy rates rise.

A member of the Storytelling Grandmothers shares a story — photo taken of Paola's presentation.

6. Grandmas are award-winning superheroes. Inspired by his own grandmothers, Mohammed Saeed Harib of Dubai created the Freej animated series featuring four grandmother characters. The show immediately caused a sensation in his country and became a runaway hit enjoyed by audiences of all ages. Harib told Paola, "Grandmothers are portrayed in media as somebody about to die or who's ultra sick; that's the storyline of our dramas and soap operas. I get many calls from grandmothers who appreciate that we are showcasing women reciting poetry, solving problems, talking...not showing them as people in wheelchairs about to die."

7. Step aside Lady Gaga: Grandmas can dress flashy, too. There's nothing like an electric dress to grab the attention of an audience and bring joy to all. Paola had hers made here, and it's the perfect complement to her ebullient instruction on the gratitude dance she learned from GrandMothers and GrandOthers in Barrie, Ontario:

8. All grandmothers can be activists. Grandmother activists are simply grandmas working valiantly to make the world a better place for their grandchildren. Making the world better, Paola stresses, includes teaching our grandchildren the important lessons of collaboration, generosity, patience, perseverance and resilience. If you teach such things, I think it's safe to consider yourself a grandma activist — then consider the organizations where you might enjoy taking your grandmother activism a step further.

Today's question:

Of the lessons Paola points out as important to teach our grandchildren — on collaboration, generosity, patience, perseverance, resilience — which do you find easier to teach? Which is more of a challenge?

Goats and the GRAND Social

Okay, this is silly. I won't try to pretend it's not. Yet I simply cannot stop chuckling each and every time I watch the following video, and I wanted to share it with you here. I hope it starts off your day — your week — with a chuckle. Or at least a smile.

I hereby present to you ... Goats Yelling Like Humans:

See? Silly. But so amusing, for some crazy reason. (Please tell me it's not just me.)

Not quite as silly or amusing but still a great time is the GRAND Social link party for grandparents. Thank you for joining me this week!

How it works:

• All grandparent bloggers are invited to add a link. You don't have to blog specifically about grandparenting, but you must be a grandparent who blogs.

• Posts shared can be an old one or a recent one, your choice.

• To link up, copy the direct link to the specific post you want to share, not the link to your blog's home page. Then click the blue "Click here to enter" text below and follow the directions to add your post to the list.

• You can add up to three posts, but no duplicates, please, and none you have promoted on a previous GRAND Social linky.

• No contests, giveaways, or Etsy sites, please.

• Adding a mention at the bottom of your linked posts, such as This post has been linked to the GRAND Social linky, is appreciated. Or, you can post the GRAND Social button using the following code:

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• The GRAND Social linky is open for new posts through Wednesday evening, so please come back to see those added after your first visit.

• Looking for another grandparent linky? Be sure to visit Connie's Grandparent's Say It Saturday Link Party each Saturday (open to links through Monday nights).

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