| | Published March 21st, 2018
| Springtime events set for local kids
| | |  | | Fun was had by all at Lafayette Plaza last year during the Lafayette Rotary's Candy Scramble. Photos provided |
The Big White Bunny is getting around this year, hopping to several Lamorinda locations March 24 and 31 as part of four community events designed to delight local children, as well as their shutter-happy parents who will have ample opportunity to capture happy egg- or candy-hunting moments.
The Moraga Junior Women's Club will host its 36th annual Spring Egg Hunt from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 24 at Moraga Commons Park. This popular fun-filled event will not only include the exciting egg hunt, but games, bounce houses, a rock climbing wall, face painting and arts and crafts - and, of course, a photo op with the big bunny himself. Tickets for the event are $15 per child, age 0-8, and are available online at www.moragajuniors.org/events/spring-egg-hunt. Food will be available at the event, which will be held rain or shine.
The following weekend will feature the Lafayette Rotary Club's annual Candy Scramble at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 31 at Lafayette Plaza on the corner of Mt. Diablo Boulevard and Moraga Road. The park lawn will be covered with candy for the kids to put in their baskets, and the youngest will be given extra time to get their share. Open to all children ages 2 through second grade, the Candy Scramble will also feature visits from the Big Bunny himself, as well as police and fire department representatives who will be there for picture time with the kids. The Scramble will start promptly at 10 a.m., and will include the Jonny's Donut Dive (for adults only).
The Easter Bunny will also be at the Rheem Shopping Center (Rheem Boulevard at Moraga Road) in the suite between Dover Saddlery and Nation's Giant Hamburgers between noon and 3 p.m. Saturday, March 31 in Moraga. Bring your camera!
On the other side of Lamorinda that day, the Orinda Rotary will host its annual Egg Hunt at 11 a.m. March 31 at the Orinda Community Center Play Field, featuring over 2,000 eggs and prizes for all as well as pictures with the White Bunny. The event is limited to toddlers or kids in kindergarten, first or second grades only. Be sure to bring baskets for the children, arrive at least 30 minutes beforehand, and park on the street or the Rite Aid lot. Rain does cancel this event.
Happy hunting!
- J. Wake
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 | | Children chat with Mr. Bunny at last year's Orinda Rotary Egg Hunt. | | | | | | | | | | | |
Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA