Easter Egg Hunts (with a twist) Return to the Lincoln Park District
March 16th event will focus on older youth ages 8 to 17

 

[March 10, 2024] 

For the first time since the pandemic, the Lincoln Park District is hosting Easter egg hunts for local kids, but this time with a twist. Middle grade schoolers and older will get their chance to hunt for candy-filled eggs… in the dark.

Kids ages 8 to 17 are invited to bring a flashlight and an Easter basket to the driving range (next to the T-ball fields) on the grounds of the Lincoln Park District Complex to hunt for candy treasure. Two egg hunts will take place on March 16, with March 17 set as a rain date in the case of inclement weather.

Ages 8 through 12 are invited to their Easter egg hunt beginning at 7 p.m., and the egg hunt for ages 13 through 17 begins at 8 p.m. No registration is required– just show up (and don’t forget your flashlight)!

Program coordinator Allison Baker said that middle grade aged kids are sometimes neglected in activities and programming, so she has been looking to boost opportunities for this age group.

There are several Easter egg hunts in the area for young children, so her goal is to provide an enjoyable activity for the bigger kids. Other communities have had flashlight Easter egg hunts for several years, so she thought it would be a fun idea to try in Lincoln.

Another new Easter activity this year is fun for the whole family: Egg Hunt in Our Parks. During the last week of March, the Park District will hide five giant Easter eggs in the parks it oversees: Memorial Park (near the playground), Exchange Club, Lehn and Fink, and the Playground at the Park District Complex. Each egg will contain a slip of paper and a T-shirt. The lucky hunters who find a giant Easter egg should return the egg and the slip of paper to the front office at the Park District Complex to claim a prize! For more information about Lincoln Park District activities visit www.lincolnparkdistrict.com. 

[Stephanie Hall]