Easter Left Right Game – Free Printable Stories

Short: The Rabbit Who Went the Other Way

There was once a rabbit in Clover Hill who had one job a year and one small problem. The rabbit could not tell one paw from the other.

It had never mattered much. A rabbit hops forward, mostly. But this spring the rabbit was handed a basket of eggs and a note from Grandma Rose. The note said: Hide these in the yard. Start at the gate and turn LEFT.

The rabbit looked at one paw. The rabbit looked at the other paw. They looked the same.

"RIGHT," said the rabbit, which was a guess, and went that way.

That is how six eggs came to be hidden in the neighbor's mailbox.

The rabbit read the note again. Go past the tree, it said, and LEFT at the swing. The rabbit went past the tree, thought hard, and hopped RIGHT into the birdbath.

Two eggs went under the hose. One went in a boot. One went in Cousin Ned's coat pocket, because Cousin Ned was standing very still at the time.

By sunrise there was not one egg LEFT in the basket, and not one was where the note said. The rabbit went home to bed.

The hunt that morning took three hours. People found eggs in places no egg had ever been. Cousin Ned found one at lunch, RIGHT in the pocket, and said it was the best hunt in years.

So Grandma Rose sent the rabbit a new note. It said: Same again next spring. Go any way you like.

Happy Easter. Whatever you are LEFT holding is yours to keep.

All 5 stories

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Short: The Rabbit Who Went the Other Way Short, about 2 minutes. LEFT 4, RIGHT 3. A rabbit who cannot tell one paw from the other, and a note. Gifts end one seat left of where they started. Asks for 3 words: 2 × name, 1 × town.
The Egg Nobody Found Standard, about 3 minutes. LEFT 4, RIGHT 3. Twelve eggs hidden, eleven found and one somewhere clever. Gifts end one seat left of where they started. Asks for 3 words: 2 × name, 1 × town.
Dyeing the Eggs Standard, about 3 minutes. LEFT 4, RIGHT 2. Six cups of dye, one rule and an elbow. Gifts end two seats left of where they started. Asks for 3 words: 2 × name, 1 × town.
One Basket: The Chocolate Rabbit For one basket the whole table passes, about 2 minutes. LEFT 4, RIGHT 2. A week of small bites. It ends two seats left of where it started. Asks for 3 words: 2 × name, 1 × town.
Rhymed: The Hunt at Sunrise Rhymed, 14 couplets, about 3 minutes. LEFT 4, RIGHT 3. An egg hunt from the first egg to the breakfast table. Gifts end one seat left of where they started. Asks for 4 words: 2 × name, 1 × town, 1 × Easter treat.

The kinds of words the game asks for

Name a first name; a made-up one is fine. More examples: Sir Reginald, Professor Plum, Doctor Noodle.

How these stories were written: All five stories were written for this site in October 2026, and none is adapted from a left right story in circulation. The host, the guest and the town are the names you type, or samples; no real person appears. Pass counts are counted from the final text. Licence: own work

How it works

In an Easter left right game everyone holds a filled egg or a small gift and passes it one seat at each LEFT or RIGHT. Press Start: give me 3 words to put your names in The Rabbit Who Went the Other Way.

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How to play

Give each player one filled plastic egg or a small wrapped gift, and seat three or more round the table. One person reads, slowly. At every LEFT or RIGHT in capitals, everything moves one seat that way. After the last line, each player opens what they hold.

Pick a story

The Rabbit Who Went the Other Way is the short one: a rabbit who cannot tell one paw from the other hides the eggs. The Egg Nobody Found and Dyeing the Eggs are the standard length. The Chocolate Rabbit is for one basket the whole table passes. The Hunt at Sunrise is 14 rhymed couplets.

Passing one basket? Start it two seats to the right of whoever should win it: The Chocolate Rabbit ends two seats left.
Type cinnamon rolls, not the cinnamon rolls: the rhyme adds the.

Questions and answers

Is there a free printable left right Easter game?

Yes, all five stories here are free. Pick one, put in your own names and press Print. It prints whole, with every LEFT and RIGHT in capitals, ready to read at the table.

How long does the Easter left right game take?

About 2 to 3 minutes a story. The Rabbit Who Went the Other Way and The Chocolate Rabbit take about 2 minutes, with 7 and 6 passes. The Egg Nobody Found, Dyeing the Eggs and the rhyme take about 3, with 7, 6 and 7.

What do you pass in an Easter left right game?

Plastic eggs with a treat inside, one a player, or small wrapped gifts of about equal value. With three or more players nobody ends with the egg they started with: every story finishes one or two seats to the left.