Easter Egg Hunt 2013

The snow complicated things for us a bit, but we pressed forward with the hunt anyway. By 3:00 p.m. most of the park was clear, and the sun was out. The consensus was that our decision to cancel our indoor activities--Resurrection eggs, games, snacks, and photos with the Easter Bunny--was a good one in light of the mess that could have been created inside the building. Shirley McDonald and the Outreach Committee saved the items that they purchased for these indoor activities, and we'll plan to do them next year.

Other things that we plan to do again next year include the following:

• Ordering eggs from Net Eggs. The 2,000 we ordered seemed to be a good number. The Chamber covered the cost of these eggs, which was $240. 
•  Having the Easter Bunny make an appearance is always a hit, but we might be able to make less complicated by having the Chamber purchase a bunny costume. 
• The multiple smaller prizes (we did four per age division) worked better than one grand prize. Ryan plans to do shopping for prizes for next year the day after Easter this year. 
• Getting quarters from Centera works well.

Here are some ideas for next year:

• Purchase an air horn to signal the start of the hunt.
• Purchase golden eggs for all prizes.
• Limit prizes to one per child.