This is the way the flowers sleep,
Through the winter long.
This is the way the flowers grow,
When they hear the robin's song.

Lines 1 & 2: make fists of both hands.
Line 3: open hands.
Line 4: raise arms until they represent full grown flower.

The Easter Rabbit's Helpers, five in a row,
The first one said, "Is it time to go?"
The second one said, The colored eggs are packed."
The third one said, "The jelly-beans are stacked."
The fourth one said, "The baskets are near."
The fifth one said, "Why, Easter-time is here!"

Five-finger play. Count off on each finger as each line is spoken. 

We went to the meadow and what did we see?
      A green leafy tree.
We went to the meadow and what did we see?
      A nest in the tree, the green leafy tree.
We went to the meadow and what did we see?
     Oh! Speckled blue eggs in the nest
      in the tree, the green leafy tree.
We went to the meadow and what did we see?
      Oh! Two baby birds from the speckled blue eggs,
      the eggs in the nest in the tree, the green leafy tree.

Show each of the italicized words with the hands as they are spoken. 
Meadow: extend arms and touch fingertips.
Tree: raise arms from sides so that bent elbows are in line with shoulders and hands are up.
Nest: cup hands.
Eggs: make an egg with each hand by touching the thumb to the index finger.
Birds: fly both hands overhead.

The Easter Rabbit came one day,
And bent his ears way down this way.
He perked them up,
Then one went down,
And then he changed them both around.
Then both went up,
And off he hopped.
Hop, hop, hop, hop, hop.

Line 1: put up right index and middle fingers for rabbit's ears.
Line 2: bend ears down.
Line 3: put ears up straight.
Line 4: put down index finger.
Line 5: put index finger up and middle finger down.
Line 6: put ears straight up.
Lines 7 & 8: hop hand.
(This can easily be used at other then Easter time, simply by changing the words "Easter Bunny" to "little bunny.")