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Find an Easter Egg Hunt, Parades... continued

By Teresa Plowright, About.com

photo courtesy of Winter Park ski resort.

More Easter Egg Hunts and other events:

  • Salt Lake City, Utah: Hogle Zoo, Breakfast with the Bunny
    Check update for 2008; typical Saturday and Easter Sunday
    Two seatings per day for this event at Utah's Hogle Zoo, with hot breakfast, Easter craft, visits with some some Zoo animals, and with the Easter Bunny himself. Advance reservations required; call 801-584-1769.
  • Copper Mountain, CO
    This ski resort has "Colorado's largest Easter Egg Hunt", including a Big Kids' Hunt for ages 13 and up. We're talking 50,000 Easter Eggs on the mountain and in the Village; the Easter Bunny performs tricks, too.
  • Felton, California: Roaring Camp Railroad - Eggstraordinary Easter Egg Hunt
    Easter Sunday (check for 2008)
    How about a train ride, along with your Easter Egg Hunt? This adventure starts at a train depot six miles from Santa Cruz: take the Roaring Camp Eggspress to the top of Bear Mountain. Kids hunt for thousands of chocolate candy eggs hidden in a redwood forest, with prizes for specially marked eggs. Special crafts and games, too. The steam train takes 1:15 hours round-trip; buy tickets in advance.
  • San Francisco: Union Street Spring Celebration and Easter Parade
    Easter Sunday, March 23 2008
    "Wonderful, wacky, elegant and fabulous": this free annual event takes place on Union Street and has grown to over 30,000 people attending. Family activities are the focus, and include: inflatable bounces, kids' rides and games, climing wall, kids' activities area, Easter Bunny and other characters, petting zoo. Live music, outdoor dining at local restaurants. 415-456-6455.
  • Portland, Oregon: Rabbit Romp at the Oregon Zoo
    Saturday March 22 2008 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
    Kids 2 to 10 years old can join Easter Egg Hunts that start every twenty minutes at this event. Also: games, petting zoo, fun, plus some learning opportunities. Free with regular zoo admission. 503-226-1561.
  • Easter Egg Hunts and Egg Rolls in the UK
    Traveling in England or Scotland? Large parks around castles are great settings for Easter Egg Hunts, and "the rolling lawn of a stately home is an irresistable temptation for Easter Egg rollers."
  • Multiple Cities: GoCityKids
    For dozens of cities in the US, the GoCity Kids web site has info about local happenings (and also parks/playgrounds, outdoors adventures, restaurants, hotels.) Events calendars are wonderfully detailed.

Finally: for seasonal bunny and egg fun online at home, try About's Family Crafts site.

photo courtesy of Winter Park Colorado ski resort.

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