Music As you close your eyes and start to feel very cosy,
Just snuggle in and prepare to dream the night away of the most delightful Easter surprises you can possibly imagine.
And as that dreamier,
More fanciful part of you takes over,
The lovely part of your imagination which loves storytelling and colourful characters and the most playful fun,
May be curious to know that it is now springtime in the magical woods.
This most marvellous woodland just loves the season of spring,
With flowers popping up and blossoming,
Bees buzzing happily about,
Birds chirping chirpily and all the forest friends feeling a little extra excited.
Because springtime is such a happy and healthy time of year,
As winter's last frosts are now melting away,
With the warming sunshine and springtime breezes breathing fresh life into the land.
And suddenly you hear the chugga-chugga-chugga-chugga- chugga-chugga-chugga-chugga-chugga-chugga-chugga- chugga-chugga-chugga-choo-choo of a train,
Drawing nearer,
The sound growing louder and closer towards you.
Choo-choo.
And now you see,
Coming into view,
The cutest old-fashioned steam train you have ever seen.
And to your amazement,
You see one very fluffy bunny rabbit,
Driving this enchanted train through the woods.
And now you notice,
This train is packed with Easter eggs,
Of all sizes and colours,
Beautifully wrapped in rainbow foils and silken bows.
And the bunny tips his conductor's hat and waves his fluffy paw to you,
Welcoming you to jump aboard the Easter egg express.
And so you hop up into the train,
Just like a bunny,
Feeling very excited.
And this fluffiest and friendliest of bunnies introduces himself,
Confirming what you were wondering in your mind.
This is the Easter bunny himself.
And he tells you his transported the most delectable eggs for an Easter egg hunt,
Deep in the magical woodlands.
And you feel so happy and lucky to be along for the ride in this marvelous adventure.
And this enchanted train moves through the woodland,
Winding easily around trees and hovering above the daisies,
Traveling deeper and deeper into the forest.
Until it stops with a hiss and a hum,
Hiss and a choo-choo,
At an open grassy clearing.
And much to your surprise,
Waiting here on this softest green grass,
Are all of the woodland creatures and forest friends.
There are the most fluffy bunnies bouncing about,
Slinky foxes,
Furry squirrels,
Peaceful doves,
And doe-eyed deer,
All assembled here,
And all with big excited smiles on their kind.
Because they are ready and waiting for the annual Easter egg hunt to begin.
So with a dazzle of Easter enchantment,
The Easter bunny hops about faster than the eye can see,
Appearing to move in a fast,
Fast pace.
As he is right now taking all of the eggs from the train,
And hiding them one by one in the most secretive spots of the forest.
And signalling it's time to start,
The Easter bunny throws his conductor's hat up into the air.
And now you are off,
Racing about through the woodland,
You and your animal friends searching in different directions for these marvelous Easter eggs hidden from view.
And this is so much fun,
As you are right now exploring the forest,
And discovering Easter eggs hiding in the most unexpected of places.
And now you are off,
Racing about through the woodland,
In a world of surprises.
There are some behind rocks,
And under wild flower petals,
Hidden in tufts of grass,
And in the middle of roses,
And you climb a tree,
And find one hiding in an owl's nest,
And you even step across stones in the stream,
To collect colourful eggs from the lily pads,
And there are caramel eggs beneath a gooseberry bush,
Candied eggs nestled in the clovers,
And even a super big rainbow egg,
In the round hollow of an oak tree.
And with your arms now full with your hunting treasure,
Together you meet with all of your new forest friends,
Back in the middle of the clearing,
Ready to eat and enjoy your findings,
With happiness and laughter.
And together you share and compare your delicious eggs,
There is dark chocolate,
Milk chocolate and white chocolate,
And even some new and interesting flavours,
Freshly invented by the clever Easter Bunny,
And these include dairy free candy eggs,
For everyone to enjoy,
In the most delicious flavours of the world,
In the most delicious flavours of honey berry,
Water blossom,
Peach waffle and maple flower.
So many tantalising delights,
For your happiest taste buds,
And as you eat and play and have fun together,
With all of these friendliest animals,
The Easter Bunny hops about,
With his cotton tail,
Encouraging you to celebrate the season of spring,
Because this is such a special time of new beginnings,
Fresh starts,
And believing in yourself that you can do anything.
A time for loving and appreciating the people around you,
With gratitude in your heart,
And the very wise and generous bunny,
Reminds you that this is a season of peace and forgiveness,
A time to be extra forgiving and extra kind,
Both to others and to ourselves.
Because Easter is a time for family and friends,
And a time for personal growth,
To expand your spirit,
To be the very best person you can be,
And to have lots of lovely fun along the way.
Because you are bursting with excitement,
And you could just hop about like a bunny,
And so you do,
Hopping and jumping and bouncing about with joy,
Alongside the fluffy baby bunny rabbits of spring.
And the Easter Bunny laughs and welcomes you back aboard the Easter Egg Express,
Because it is time to drop you home,
Before he makes his other deliveries all around the world.
And with a chk chk chk chk chk chk chk chk.
.
.
The train takes off.
This most amazing train chugs off across the meadow,
Over the hill and all the way into the far distance.
And your lovely woodland animal friends wave,
And you wave back.
And they keep waving until the train disappears from view.
And all they can see is a small cloud of sparkling steam on the horizon.
And you are getting the grand tour of the beautiful countryside on the Easter Egg Express.
As it chugs over many round hills in different shades of green.
Like a patchwork quilt across the land.
And you start to feel quite tired after this big,
Extraordinary adventure.
As the sun is now starting to set,
And you are growing sleepier and sleepier.
Resting back in the train and relaxing to its dreamy rhythm of chicka chicka chicka chicka chicka chicka chicka chicka chicka chicka chicka choo choo.
And now as night starts to fall,
And the moon comes into view,
The Easter Bunny lifts his conductor's hat and gives you a little twinkling wink.
And suddenly the Easter train takes off into the night sky.
Lying as it chugs higher and higher through the air.
Because to your amazement,
This train is now gliding through the night sky.
Getting up in a beautiful dazzle of Easter enchantment.
And feeling so uplifted,
You believe in your heart that anything is possible.
Because you feel so incredibly special and loved by so many people and animals which care about you so very much.
And this amazing train keeps chugging through the night against the velvety blue backdrop of sparkling stars.
And the Easter Bunny drives you home,
Steering the train to hover right outside your bedroom window.
Where you hop out and wave goodbye.
As the Easter Bunny tips his cap to you once more.
Before steering the Easter Express away into the moonlight.
Off to deliver more eggs to the sleeping people of the wonderful world.
And so,
Feeling lighter and happier,
So full of joy and wonderment,
You now settle back into your cosiest bed for your blissful nights sleep.
And perhaps you may just dream about a magical Easter egg train,
A kind hearted fluffiest bunny and an Easter egg hunt in a magical woodland forest.
Dreaming of happy times of precious enchantment and festive fun.
But for now dear child,
Happy Easter to all and to all a good night.
