By Anna Skinner
For the 25th year, the first major event to kick off the season at Lions Park will be the Eggnormous Easter Egg Hunt. It is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. March 26.
The first event of the day will be a breakfast for a donation, sponsored by McDonald’s. It will include breakfast burritos and other on-the-go items. At 9:30 a.m., the Easter bunny will arrive for photos, and the egg hunts will kick off at 10 a.m. A variety of different activities will be available, such as face painting and relay games, such as an egg toss.
“It’s fun to see the kids in Lions Park have a good time,” said Leigh Ann Akard, one of the organizers of the event. “It’s really the start of us opening up the park season and getting excited about the park.”
For those who forget, Easter baskets will be available for a donation, while supplies last.
The egg hunts are divided up by age groups, and for the older kids a rubber duck scavenger hunt will take place on a few of the fields.
“Little ducks are put out with the eggs, and on the duck is a card to tell the kid which merchant in Zionsville to go to and redeem a prize,” Akard said.
Other than donations for breakfast and Easter baskets, the event is free.
Volunteers arrive at the park at 7 a.m. to place the 13,000 Easter eggs around various fields, which will be filled with candy, stickers and small prizes.
“The Alpha Leo Club will be down at the park,” Akard said. “They help the Lions Club spread the eggs and will have a bake sale in the park as well.”
For more, visit zionsvillelions.com/events/easter-egg-hunt.
