10 ‘dad’ jokes, one-liners to bring ‘egg-citement’ to Easter Sunday

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Happy Easter! — well, almost. There’s only a few more days to hop through before the celebration begins.
For those who celebrate, Easter falls on Sunday, April 5 this year. So like Valentine’s Day and St. Paddy’s Day, here’s a few more one-liners to try while the Easter bunny hides the eggs.
Even if you’re not hosting your own egg hunt or Easter meal and instead finding one out-and-about in Reno, some of these puns can be good ice breakers for meeting new people … or should we say, egg-breakers.
Here are 10 bad — I mean “dad” — jokes to try before the Easter egg hunt begins:
(Warning: The RGJ is not responsible if there is no ‘cracking’ up from these jokes)
What day does an Easter egg hate the most?
Fry-day.
Why was the Easter Bunny so grumpy?
He was having a bad hare day.
What kind of jewelry do rabbits wear?
14-carrot gold.
What kind of stories do Easter eggs tell?
Egg-citing ones.
What kind of bunny can’t hop?
A chocolate one.
What’s the Easter bunny’s favorite music?
Hip-hop.
Why did the Easter egg cross the road?
To prove it wasn’t chicken.
What do you call a bunch of rabbits walking backwards?
A receding hare-line.
What do you call a rabbit who’s good at telling jokes?
A funny bunny.
Why shouldn’t you tell an Easter egg a joke?
It might crack up.
Jaedyn Young covers local government for the Reno Gazette-Journal. Her wages are 100% funded by donations and grants; if you’d like to see more stories like this one, please consider donating at RGJ.com/donate. Send your story ideas and feedback to Jaedyn at [email protected].




