Here Comes Peter Cottontail

There are just some shows and movies that should be watched around the holidays. They help create a family tradition and memories to store away. The rest of the week I will be sharing some of the things we watch around Easter as part of our family traditions. Over on Pinterest, you will find a board I just started called "Viewing For The Holidays".  On the board, you will find on the shows and movies we watch around the holidays with a short description. Please, go and check it out! 

The first Easter watching tradition I want to share with you is "Here Come Peter Cottontail." It is just one of those sweet, quintessential holiday show. It also has a lesson to be learned about lying and responsibility in its plot. It came out when I was two years old. It is one of the earliest shows I can remember and I looked forward to watching it every year. Sadly, when DD was growing up it, it no longer was being shown on tv. However, we managed to find it on VHS and DD fell in love with it. Now, we have it on DVD and still watch it at Easter. 

                                    

Peter is a young Easter bunny that lives in April Valley. He has a habit of lying which makes one of his ears to droop. When the Chief Easter Bunny decides to retire, Peter is about to be named his successor. However, an evil rabbit named January Q. Irontail has other plans. He wants to ruin Easter for children as revenge for the lose of his tail and it having to be replaced with an iron one. He arrives in April Valley and proposes a contest to see who could deliver the most eggs. The winner would then become the Chief Easter Bunny. 

Promising the retiring Chief he wouldn't fail, Peter stayed out late partying with his friends. He got to bed late and failed to wake up on time, due to the fact Irontail tampered with his alarm rooster. Irontail wins having delivered one egg, while Peter delivered none and Irontail becomes the new chief. Peter leaves April Valley in disgrace. Meanwhile Irontail makes new rules about Easter hoping to ruin Easter forever. 

On his travels, Peter meets a friendly peddler and tells him his woes. The peddler being a compassionate person, allows Peter to use his time machine to go back and change the outcome of the race. Meeting many obstacles and roadblocks along the way, will Peter be able to win the contest and get Easter back to the way it use to be or will Irontail's mud color eggs and chocolate tarantulas become the new norm for Easter? Find a copy of this show and watch, to find out for yourselves. It is worth watching and a wonderful show to build family traditions on. 

Simply enjoying the tale of Peter Cottontail and continuing the family tradition!