When Easter rolled around each year I remember my family organizing egg hunts for my cousins and I.  Oftentimes it would be outside in the warm, sunny April weather.  We’d scour the property for brightly colored plastic eggs hiding treats of candy and chocolate.  Other times when the weather did not permit we would literally fall over each other running around my grandmother’s house leaving no pillow unturned.   You’d have thought that we’d never had a single piece of candy before in our lives.  Savage I think is an appropriate term.

Easter Egg Hunts have evolved in the last few years since I was a kid (think 20 years).  Now they are highly organized events that the whole family can enjoy.  And most egg hunts have age appropriate kid divisions which means that your 2 year old isn’t up against the faster, more agile 8 year old.

So if you’re on the hunt for a good egg hunt check out our list for what’s happening near you.

Saturday, April 5^th

[typography font=”Satisfy” size=”24″ size_format=”px”]Egg-Stravaganza Egg Hunt at Oakledge Park [/typography] @ 11am:  This is a big one folks!  Thanks to the support of local sponsors this hunt has over 10,000 eggs to be found.  Along with the hunt there will be face painting, cookie decorating, and an appearance made by the Egg Hunt Bunny to celebrate the arrival of spring.

Saturday, April 12th

[typography font=”Satisfy” size=”24″ size_format=”px”]Essex Egg & Scavenger Hunt [/typography] @ 10am:  This hunt is held at the Maple Street Park and invites ages toddler through grade 4.  The event is free but they do ask that you please bring a non-perishable item for the local food pantry to help keep it stocked.

Sunday, April 13th

[typography font=”Satisfy” size=”24″ size_format=”px”]Easter Egg Hunt at Vermont Teddy Bear Company[/typography]  @ 10:30am & 2:30pm:  Bring your own basket to collect some eggs and some eggs with “egg”sta special treats.  Two hunting times…which is nice in case you have to schedule around naps.

[typography font=”Satisfy” size=”24″ size_format=”px”]UVM Farm Easter Egg Hunt[/typography]  @ 10am:  Come hunt eggs on the grounds of the UVM Farm located at the Miller Research Facility.  Along with the hunt they will have pony rides, face painting, and crafts available for your little ones to enjoy.

Saturday, April 19th

[typography font=”Satisfy” size=”24″ size_format=”px”]Egg Hunt at Williston Central School [/typography] @ 8am:  Put on by the Rotary Club of Williston-Richmond, this hunt is for kids 12 years and younger.  There will be prizes given out for children who wear costumes and for those who find specially marked eggs.  Parade to follow.

[typography font=”Satisfy” size=”24″ size_format=”px”]Easter Egg Hunt at Colchester’s Bayside Park [/typography] @ 10am:  The Easter Bunny will be making an appearance to help kids on their hunt.  The Colchester Lions Club will be hosting a food drive at this event to support the Colchester Community Food Shelf.  They ask that participants please remember to bring a non-perishable item to donate.

[typography font=”Satisfy” size=”24″ size_format=”px”]Easter Egg Hunt at St. Albans Taylor Park [/typography] @ 10am:  For all of our moms out there to the north of us, this one’s for you!  Instead of having kids of the same age look at different times, they’ve elected to have everyone search at the same time but age groups will be in different areas of the park.  So if you’ve got kids of different ages come with an adult partner and be ready to split up.

[typography font=”Satisfy” size=”24″ size_format=”px”]Easter Egg Hunt at Hubbard Park, Montpelier [/typography] @ 10am:  For all of our moms to the south of us, this is our pick for you.  Children 12 and under are welcome to participate.  Hunt for your regular old Easter eggs filled with goodies, however, if you find a silver or gold egg you’ll take home a special basket.

[typography font=”Satisfy” size=”24″ size_format=”px”]Stowe Easter Egg Hunt [/typography] @ 11:30am:  This hunt takes place at Memorial Park and has a lot to offer your littles.  Along with the hunt, your child will have the opportunity to meet the Easter Bunny, do some crafts, get their face painted, and play some games.  The pre-hunt activities begin at 11:30 and the hunt begins at noon sharp!

While this list includes many egg hunts in and around the greater Burlington area I realize that it is not exhaustive.  I tried to include hunts from several regions to cover all you mommas out there, however, let me know where you like to hunt for eggs in the comment section below.

Happy Spring, Happy Easter, and Happy Hunting everyone!