March Madness – Easter Egg Style
Posted: Sunday, April 6, 2008
On Sunday, March 30, Monarch View Easter Bunny apprentices hid about 3,000 eggs, in plain sight, filled with candy or prize numbers. The park and pool area were filled with spring color – then the kids arrived. A lunch of sandwiches, chips, and best of all, cookies was served first. This was just to help build the anticipation. The playground was swarming with kids as they eyed the eggs on the ground. One anxious toddler asked, “Now?” “Not yet, sweetie”, was the unfortunate reply.

After lunch, Jeremy Flowers, our Activities Director, called everyone together. The kids were divided into three groups, 0-5 years of age, 6-10, and 11 and older, and sent to their area to gather up as many eggs as they could find. The 6-10 group, our largest group, was divided into two smaller groups and started at either end of their section. Jeremy never really got a chance to say, “Ready, set, go!”, it just sort of happened.

The hunt was over pretty quickly. The grounds, trees, and bushes were picked clean. Once the kids had figured out there were no more to be found, they sat down and emptied the eggs and took a count. Eggs included candy and special prize numbers to be redeemed later. Each age group was gathered and checked to see who had collected the most, or the least, number of eggs. Those kids, also, were awarded prizes. Overall, everyone went home with lots of candy or prizes.

As always, these events wouldn't be possible without the help of neighborhood volunteers. Thanks to all that put on their virtual bunny ears and pitched in!

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