Easter Stories For Children

Easter is the perfect time to gather with family, enjoy sweet treats, and embrace the joy of storytelling. In this post, I’ve collected some gentle Easter stories to entertain and inspire young children. Are you sitting comfortably? Then I’ll begin…

The Tiny Easter Egg

Once upon a time, in a nest in the middle of a clump of daffodils, lived a tiny Easter egg with its bigger brothers and sisters. It was much smaller than all the other eggs, and its colours were not as bright as theirs. “No one will want me,” it worried.

On Easter morning, the Easter Bunny hopped by, basket overflowing. He picked up all the big, bright eggs, leaving the tiny egg behind.

The tiny egg felt very sad. Just when it felt like it might burst into tears, a little girl called Lily came by. She spotted the tiny egg, in the nest, all alone. “Oh, you’re so sweet!” she exclaimed, gently picking it up. “You’re just the right size for my little brother’s hand!” 

She hurried back to the path and showed her parents the tiny egg she had found for her little brother.  Her mummy and daddy were so proud of her.  “What a lovely big sister you are!” they told her.  Lily beamed at the praise and gently placed the tiny egg into her brother’s hand. Everyone was happy — the tiny egg, Lily and her brother, and Lily’s parents, who were proud to see their daughter becoming such a kind and thoughtful girl.

The Easter of Shared Treasures

It was a crisp Easter morning, and Lily, Ben, and Mia stood clutching their little baskets, eager for their favourite tradition – the egg hunt in their grandmother’s garden. The grass shimmered with dew, and the bushes were dotted with pastel-coloured eggs that gleamed like tiny jewels in the sunlight.

“Ready, set, go!” Grandma called.

In an instant, the children scattered in different directions.

Lily, the eldest, was quick and sharp-eyed. She darted from bush to flowerbed, spotting eggs in the most unlikely places. Before long, her basket was brimming – blue ones, yellow ones, and even a speckled golden egg.

Ben, the middle sibling, took a more careful approach. He searched slowly and thoroughly, peeking behind flowerpots and under leaves. His basket filled steadily, though not quite as much as Lily’s.

Mia, the youngest, wandered more gently through the garden. She paused to watch a butterfly dance through the air and knelt to admire the bright daffodils swaying in the breeze. By the time the hunt was over, she had found only three eggs.

The children gathered beneath the great oak tree to count their treasures. Lily had eighteen eggs, Ben had twelve, and Mia looked down sadly at her small collection.

“I don’t think I’m very good at egg hunting,” she murmured, her lower lip trembling.

Lily and Ben exchanged a quiet glance. Without a word, Lily tipped some of her eggs into Mia’s basket. Ben followed, adding a few of his own.

“Let’s put them all together,” Ben said.

They poured their eggs into one colourful pile, and Lily carefully divided them into three equal groups. When she finished, each of them had eleven eggs.

“Now we all have the same,” Mia said, her face lighting up with a radiant smile.

The rest of the morning was filled with laughter as they played in the garden and discovered the little surprises hidden inside their eggs. As they sat beneath the oak tree once more, they all agreed it had been the best Easter ever.

A warm, gentle happiness settled over them. Lily and Ben smiled quietly, glad they had made their little sister’s day brighter. And Mia, holding her basket close, felt her heart swell with gratitude.

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Moments like these are what make Easter feel so special – small acts of kindness, shared laughter, and memories that stay with us. And if you are in the mood for something a bit more playful, our Easter jokes for children might make you smile.