Weather Forces Syracuse Egg Hunt Indoors
Lydia Schlamb, 16 months, does her best to collect eggs during Saturday’s Lakeside Egg Hunt, which was held inside the Syracuse Community Center. InkFreeNews photos by Keith Knepp.
By Keith Knepp
InkFreeNews
SYRACUSE — Mother Nature wasn’t fooling around on April 1. Overnight storms and morning rain showers made the decision to move the Syracuse Parks and Recreation Department’s annual Lakeside Egg Hunt from Lakeside Park to inside the gymnasium of the Syracuse Community Center an easy one.
The hunt was divided into three age groups of egg hunters: 0-3, 4-6 and 7-10. In total, 2,500 plastic eggs were “hidden” on the gym floor, according to organizer Amanda Torres.
As would be expected, the eggs didn’t stand much of a chance once the signal was given to start the frenzy. Even the youngest group of hunters only required a few minutes to clear the gym floor of eggs.
Additionally, each age group had the opportunity to find three pastel-colored miniature cupcakes, which entitled the finders to one of the special prizes, a large stuffed bunny. Everyone, however, was able to exchange their found eggs for a metal bucket filled with candy and other surprises.
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- Aurora Landry, 3, can hardly wait for the start of the Lakeside Egg Hunt on Saturday, as Leslie Vanover does her best to keep her patient.
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- Eastyn Lewallen, 1, and Dreyden Harris, 10, pose with a prop to wish everyone a Happy Easter!
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- Audrey Granger, 2, does her best to fill her basket with plastic eggs.
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- Evie Woodcock, 2, shows off her basket of plastic eggs.
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- Volunteers who helped make the Lakeside Egg Hunt a success included, in the front row from left, Bob Merchant and Dr. Tom Edington. Back row: Oscar Hernandez, Charlie Nyers and Rick Moore.
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- Three miniature plastic cupcakes were hidden among the plastic eggs. The lucky hunters who found one were able to exchange it for a stuffed bunny. Pictured from left are Alaina Lopez, Aurora Landry and Jackson Gawne.
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- After completing the hunt, children were able to exchange their plastic eggs for a bucket filled with treats.
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- Volunteers restock the gym floor with plastic eggs between age group sessions of the Lakeside Egg Hunt in Syracuse.
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- Serenity Leatherman, 3, picks up eggs during the Lakeside Egg Hunt in Syracuse on Saturday, April 1.
