Easter egg Hunts

Sat., March 26, 2005

The Spokesman-Review

Saturday

Hastings stores - For toddlers to age 12. Bring your basket to all Hastings stores in Spokane, Spokane Valley, Coeur d’Alene and Moses Lake, 8:30 a.m. Free.

Liberty Lake - The Liberty Lake Kiwanis will host its fourth annual pancake feed. An Easter egg hunt will follow in Pavillion Park (pre-registration is required). Tickets are available at Liberty Lake City Hall and Stepping Stone Child Development Center, 8:30-10:30 a.m., Liberty Lake Elementary School, 23606 E. Boone Ave. $4/adults, $3/children ages 3-11, free/younger than 3 or $15/family (up to 3 children). (509) 926-3198.

Coeur d’Alene First Assembly of God - Events include an inflatable castle, giant slide, obstacle course, face painting, balloons and puppet shows. Candy hunt at 11 a.m., followed by a free drawing for bicycles and stuffed animals. A complimentary lunch of hot dogs and soda will be served, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Borah Elementary School, 632 Borah Ave., Coeur d’Alene. Free. (208) 667-5481.

Harvest House - Take a wagon ride around the orchard with the Easter Bunny, search for hidden eggs, see live bunnies, baby chicks and ducks, and bring your camera to have a picture taken. $2/adults, $5/children, 9 a.m.-4 p.m, Harvest House on Green Bluff, 9919 E. Green Bluff Road. (509) 238-6970.

Priest Lake - Ages 1 to 15 are invited to find more than 600 eggs hidden in the park. Age groups are 1 to 4, 5 to 9, 10 to 15; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. Priest Lake State Park, Indian Creek Campground, Coolin. $4/entry fee per car. (208) 443-2200.

Central Valley High School - Real Life Ministries will hold its second annual egg hunt with more than 8,000 candy- and prize-filled eggs for children up to the fifth grade. There are five age categories, 10 a.m., back baseball fields, 821 S. Sullivan Road. (509) 928-4675.

Real Life Ministries - Bring a basket for the free egg-hunting event, 10 a.m, Post Falls High School.

Sandpoint Lions - Look for real chocolate eggs with soft fillings. Free dental-care kits provided by Dr. Tom Helvey, 10 a.m. Memorial Field and Lakeview Park, Sandpoint. Free. (208) 264-5344.

Eastside Marketplace, Moscow - Includes 6,000 eggs, music and games for children ages 5 and younger, 11 a.m., Eastside Marketplace, 1420 S. Blaine St., Moscow, Idaho. Free. (208) 882-1533.

Riverfront Park - For ages 10 and younger, noon, Clock Tower Meadow. Free. (509) 456-4FUN.

Edgecliff Park - Presented by VFW Post 1435 for children up to age 10. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m., event is 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Edgecliff Park. Free. 535-9315.

B.A. Clark Park - Fourth annual egg hunt sponsored by Carpenters Union Local 98. More than 5,000 candy- and prize-filled eggs for ages 1 to 2, 3 to 5, 6 to 8 and 9 to 12, noon. B.A. Clark Park. Free. (509) 326-0880.

Spokane Christian Center - Egg hunts for ages 2-12, noon and 2 p.m., with 20,000 candy-filled eggs, 8909 E. Bigelow Gulch Road, corner of Argonne Road and Bigelow Gulch. Free. (509) 924-4888.

Green Bluff - Sponsored by Green Bluff United Methodist Church, noon. 9908 E. Green Bluff Road. Free. (509) 238-9100.

Brighton Court Assisted Living - For ages 6 months to age 12. With Easter basket raffles, cookies and the Easter Bunny, 1 p.m. 1308 N. Vercler. Free. (509) 926-4533.

Good Samaritan Village - Residents of Good Samaritan Village will host a free community Easter egg hunt. Children ages 12 and younger are welcome. Children who bring a can of food for the Valley Food Bank will receive a free picture with the Easter bunny ($2 without food donation), 1 p.m. Good Samaritan Village, 17121 E. Eighth Ave. (509) 924-6161.

Hays Park - Seventh annual flashlight Easter egg hunt sponsored by the Northeast Youth Center, a program of the Spokane Parks and Recreation Department. Ages 4 to 6 begin at 6:45 p.m., ages 7 to 9 begin at 7:45 p.m. and ages 10 to 13 begin at 8:30 p.m. Bring a flashlight and prize bag. Everyone “wins.” Pre-registration is required, Hays Park, 1700 E. Providence Ave. $8. (509) 625-6200.

Sunday

Post Falls - Sponsored by Kootenai County Fire and Rescue. Register on Sunday from noon-12:30 p.m. Hunt begins at 1 p.m. Bring your basket. Q’Emilin Park, Post Falls. Free. (208) 676-8739, ext. 151.