What colour is the Easter bunny? Well, that depends on who you talk to. While white seems to be the leading commercial colour, pre-schoolers have their own ideas not only about the colour, but also the sex and modus operandi of the happy hopper.

"The Easter bunny is a girl and she is pink," says five-year-old Arianna Cronin.

Not so says four-year-old Selyna Bagnall.

"He is blue."

On the other hand, four-year-old Anya Brown is certain "he is brown and big," and five-year-old Matthew Swain is equally sure he is "white and fat".

Then there's Madeleine Rose, another four-year-old.

"He is skinny because he does too much hopping, and he's very tired by the end," she says.

And what does the Easter bunny wear?

"Fur," says five-year-old Kelcie Kneisler.

Well, of course. Silly me. On the other hand:

"He wears a green bow tie," Selyna Bagnall assures. Moreover, the lettuce lover has a sick wife, she says.

"Her name is Mrs. Bunny and she is at the doctor's. She was in the water and her eyes were closed but they came open again. She has to stay at the doctor's for a long time."

No Happy Easter there, then.

However, there were no doubts about the Easter bunny's annual mission: to deliver a sweet harvest of Easter eggs and candy.

Asked how she thinks he gets to her house, Chloe Canning says: "He hops."

Kid 1, reporter nil. We move on.

"He catches the bus," Kelcie Kneisler says. Score one for Dr. Brown.

Like Santa Claus, the Easter bunny delivers his cargo in various ways, apparently while most children are asleep, but not always.

"He slips around before breakfast," says five-year-old Thomas Joseph James Martins, who also believes in giving his full title.

For Anya Smith it's a case of waking to find eggs in her bed, while Selyna Bagnall has to hunt "all over the place" for her sugar shipment.

"Last time, I looked under my bed and they were there," she says.

"He leaves the eggs in my room," "He leaves them by the door where you go out to the garage" are other methods.

And what do the children leave for the Easter bunny?

"Cookies and carrots," says Chloe Canning.

Madeleine Rose, on the other hand, limits her largesse to carrots.

While it may be reasonable to assume that Bermuda's future leaders are unanimous in voting the mucky, sticky, gooey Easter eggs, jelly beans, and marshmallow chicks that come straight from Cavity City as their favourite part of Easter, it ain't necessarily so.

"The best part of Easter is roast beef," Matthew Swain says. "Daddy cooks it."

Whether that has any particular bearing on his choice, or it is simply a case of male bonding, is not defined. All the five year old knows is that "bovine is beautiful" on the end of his fork.

Four-year-old Max Chiaramonte, on the other hand, likes a twiggy Easter. For him, collecting bare branches for the Easter tree is his favourite thing.

"You hang eggs on them, but you can't eat the eggs," he says.

Arianna Cronin is firmly among the traditionalists, as is Master Martins.

"My favourite part is chocolate Easter eggs. She (the Easter bunny) leaves them while I'm sleeping. I like to sleep with my hair in braids," she says.

"I like opening the eggs and finding stickers and candy inside," he says.

Turkey is king of Max Chiaramonte's Easter feast, but doubtless because of his tender years and not an innate male chauvinist gene, he won't be lending a hand in its preparation.

"My mummy does that. I play while it's cooking," he says, before summing up his life. "My mummy is going to have a baby. I am very excited. I can't wait until the Easter bunny comes."

Easter is not all about receiving, however. Some of the children plan to give their parents cards and candy, but at least one mother is in for a big surprise (or shock) which Lifestyle is not about to spoil by revealing the donor's identity.

"I am going to give her a white rabbit," the little girl says.