Mark your calenders! Grand Prairie`s “Eggstravaganza”, is just around the corner. Eggstravaganza is a word now heard throughout the world describing events set up at Easter mainly for pre-teens. It’s a catchy name, and refers to activities that vary from location to location. Happening at Easter, however, there are common threads amongst the offerings. Many activities are free or at minimal cost. Just about all of them feature egg hunts, egg dyeing, and candy. As Eggstravaganza has spread from city to city, so have its attractions, which range from face painting to athletic challenges, to workshops and even courses for the academically inclined. It all depends on what the talent of your community wishes to offer.
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Fun is always planned at Canada’s Museum of Civilization in Ottawa. Because of the setting, eggs featured there are a little more “eggs-otic” than in other parts of the world. Chocolate egg decorating classes are offered, as well as opportunities to bring your own designs or follow the patterns in this amazing museum as you create a traditional pysanka. Searchers are challenged to find twelve golden eggs hidden throughout the museum before they enter a draw for prizes.
In Orange County near Disneyland, families flock to the Irvine Park Railroad. There they can meet an oversized Easter Bunny and obtain a photo with E.B. Before they leave they can also experience train rides, moon bounces, hay rides, and paddleboat rides.
Grande Prairie’s annual event is also extremely popular. We won’t let the cat out of the bag (....er, is that rabbit out of the bag?) about all the child-friendly Easter events being planned for your family. A strong hint, however, is that you will not be disappointed if you are a 10 or under bunny and wish to take part in the Easter egg hunt, cookie decorating, petting zoo, games and prizes or face painting.
The 2013 Grande Prairie Easter Eggstravaganza takes place on Saturday, March 30, 2013. It all happens between 12: 00 noon and 3:00 pm. A bonus hour is being offered this year to eager beavers who obtain an early bird passport for $5.00. The first 250 of these lucky, passport-bearing bunnies will be allowed to enter at 11 am! The action all takes place at beautiful Muskoseepi Park, which runs through the heart of the city. Use the entrance located at the intersection of 102 Street and 102 Avenue. This entrance is conveniently located less than two kilometres from the Grande Prairie Stanford Hotel. Inquire from any staff at the hotel, or call 780-538-0451 for further details.
Be sure to mark the date on your calendar. This is one Easter activity they won’t want to miss!
Check out a short video of Grande Prairie’s 2012 Eggstravaganza (Scroll to 0.59 sec)