Easter weekend sees lots of outdoor activity

Easter weekend sees lots of outdoor activity

While it wasn’t the balmy temperatures we are experiencing midweek in the Sun Parlour, the Easter weekend provided lots of opportunity for families to get outdoors and participate in various Easter-related activities in the region.

Under sunny skies and cool temperatures on Good Friday, April 7, the Wheatley Legion Ladies Auxiliary welcomed about 250 youngsters and their parents and grandparents to Two Creeks Conservation Area for their annual Easter Egg Hunt.

In addition to the hunt for chocolate goodies, the Legion and J&J Excavating pitched in to help the Ladies Auxiliary with a bicycle giveaway. They were able to give five bikes away to five lucky attendees of different age groups.

The Wheatley hunt got underway after the bicycle draw and the hundreds of kids then scattered in different directions to find their chocolate rewards.

On Saturday, April 8, the Town of Kingsville held their annual Mayor’s Easter Egg Hunt at Lakeside Park. The cool Lake Erie breeze did not seem to be a deterrent as about 300 families showed up for crafts, train rides, inflatables and a meet and greet with the Easter Bunny himself. There were two different age groups scrambling for candy prizes when it came down to the hunts themselves and plenty of kids came away with plenty of candy and plenty of great memories.

Leamington’s Lakepoint Family Church held their annual Easter Eggapalooza on Saturday, April 8 as well, where hundreds attended to participate in inflatables and a giant Easter Egg Hunt.

All-in-all, lots of great memories for hundreds of families in the region were made, in addition to family gatherings throughout the Sun Parlour.

Briar Praill and Sophia Davis waited with great anticipation for the first session of the Eggapalooza Easter Egg Hunt at Lakepoint Family Church on Highway 3 east of Leamington on Saturday, April 8. More photos of the Eggapalooza as well as Kingsville and Wheatley Easter festivities are on Page 9. SUN photo by Paul Forman

Three-year-old Aurora Mann was excited to meet the Easter Bunny, along with her brother Wyatt, 1, and their eightyear-old cousin Hayley Thiessen at the Mayor’s Easter Egg Hunt in Kingsville Saturday, April 8.

The Makey family hunted eggs together at the Wheatley Easter Egg Hunt at Two Creeks on Good Friday. Kurt and Emily Makey with their children Mitchell, 4, and Ella, 2, and Matthew, 1, riding in style on top of the stroller.

Dana, Madelyn, Lucy and Chad Robinson enjoyed the Easter themed festivities at Lakepoint Family Church along with other happy families on Saturday, April 8.

Bike winners in Wheatley were, from left, Blakelee Hyatt, Tenley Dutot, Krishane Anderson, Clark Fehr and Sofia Weaver. The Wheatley Legion and J&J Excavating teamed up with the Legion Ladies Auxiliary to do a five bike giveaway at Two Creeks Conservation Area.

The race was on when Kingsville Mayor Dennis Rogers counted down the 0-4 age group at Lakeside Park on Saturday morning. About 300 kids attended the festivities.

Pink plastic eggs adorned the ground at Lakepoint Family Church’s Easter Eggapalooza on Saturday, April 8. Kids flocked to pick up the goodies when prompted.

Kingsville Mayor Dennis Rogers, left, was joined by the Easter Bunny as they counted down to the Easter Egg Hunt at Lakeside Park on Saturday morning.

The Kingsville Fantasy of Lights train made an appearance at the Mayor’s Easter Egg Hunt at Lakeside Park on Saturday, offering free rides to kids and parents alike.

Toy Story’s Woody brought a smile to Eggapalooza goers on Saturday morning at Lakepoint Family Church. On the left is Emma Vitale and on the right is Emily Dyck.

Clayton Biekx picks up an errant chocolate egg atop the hill at Two Creeks in Wheatley on Good Friday.