Everett, Wash.
Published: Friday, March 21, 2008

Scatter the yards with eggs & bunnies

By Andrea McInnis
Herald Writer

 Just as Easter eggs are full of candy and other treats, Snohomish County and surrounding areas will be full of activities in which to find those Easter treats this weekend. The following is a summary of the fun for all ages.

Dinosaur-egg hunts start at noon Saturday for ages 3 to 5 and at 1 p.m. for ages 5 to 10, at Dig It! The Fossil Workshop in the Everett Mall, at 1402 SE Everett Mall Way. The hunts are free, and prizes include candy and T-shirts. Get further details from 425-423-8506 or www.digitfossils.com.

Families are welcome to partake of free Easter breakfasts Saturday in Everett, as well: 9 a.m. at Word of Grace South Everett Foursquare Church, 206 E. Casino Road, 425-513-6178, and 10 a.m. at Walter E. Hall Park, 1226 SW Casino Road, 425-513-6178.

Marysville Parks and Recreation's Easter egg hunt, for ages 8 and under, takes place from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Jennings Memorial Park, 6915 Armar Road. There is a limit of six eggs per child and canned food donations are requested; 360-363-8400.

A free carnival will be set up from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Faith Lutheran Church of North Lakewood, 1424 172nd St. NE, Marysville, with games, prizes and a bouncy house. Details are available at 360-652-9545.

Free festivities in Snohomish on Saturday include the city's 28th annual downtown celebration, with a 9 a.m. egg hunt for those up to age 12 at Harvey Field; 9:30 a.m. registration for an Easter bonnet contest (bring your own homemade bonnet to participate); and a 10:30 a.m. parade on First Street between Union Avenue and Avenue D. For details, call 425-754-4518 or see www.cityofsnohomish.com.

Echo Lake Community Church, at 13306 Lost Lake Road, Snohomish, offers its "Big Easter Egg Hunt" at 1 p.m., and canned food donations will be accepted; 360-668-5528.

Mukilteo's Future of Flight Aviation Center offers a ping-pong ball-dropping event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, at 8415 Paine Field Blvd., Mukilteo; in which the balls, rather than eggs, will be dropped from a helicopter, and may be redeemed for prizes. The Pacific Science Center's "Strange Matter" exhibit will be part of the event. Admission is $9 for adults, and each paid adult may be accompanied by three children up to age 12 for free. More details are available at 425-438-8100 and www.futureofflight.org.

Lynnwood Fire Station No. 15 offers its "Bunny Blast" for ages 7 and under from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, at 18800 44th Ave. W. Admission is free with a canned food donation. The event features professional pictures with the Bunny, Easter-themed crafts, face painting, balloon clowns and fire truck tours. Get details at 425-771-4030 and www.ci.lynnwood.wa.us.

Lynnwood Free Methodist Church will provide free Easter breakfast at 9 a.m. Sunday at 6519 188th St. SW; 425-775-3696.

Traveling north is also an option; specifically for the 1 p.m. Saturday "adult Easter egg hunt" at Skagit Valley Gardens Nursery, at 18923 Johnson Road, Mount Vernon. While the hunt is limited to ages 21 and older, families are welcome, because separate planting, coloring and educational activities will be provided for kids, free. For more information, call 360-424-6760 or visit www.skagitvalleygardens.com.

Finally, for those who want to share the holiday with more than just the Easter Bunny, Woodland Park Zoo's Bunny Bounce egg hunt and "Easter baskets for the Animals" events in Seattle might be good choices.

The hunts, for various age groups, begin at 9:30 and 10 a.m. Saturday in the zoo's North Meadow area, at N. 59th Street and Phinney Avenue N. The animals will receive treats from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday. These events are free with admission of $11; $8 ages 3 to 12, and free for ages 2 and under, and also free for zoo members. For more information, call 206-548-2500 or see www.zoo.org.

The zoo will provide breakfast from 9 to 11 a.m. Sunday in the Rainforest Pavilion near the west entrance; $28.75 for ages 11 and up, $16.95 for ages 3 to 10, for members; $35.50 and $21.75 for nonmembers; free for ages 2 and under. Reservations and advance payment are required.

More events are listed in the calendar below.
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