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Sand Cay hops into Easter weekend

Sand Cay Beach Resort guests participated in an egg hunt and met the Easter Bunny on April 14.


  • By Katie Johns
  • | 4:20 p.m. April 14, 2017
  • Longboat Key
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By 9:15 a.m. on April 14, the lawn of Sand Cay Beach Resort was bustling.

Kids ran between the bouncy house and the inflatable slide before they darted across the property searching for colorful eggs.

To kick off the Easter weekend, Sand Cay hosted its annual Easter Egg Hunt. The egg hunt began at 9:30 a.m. sharp, and about seven minutes later, the lawn was cleared of eggs. To celebrate their success in the egg hunt, kid participants got an Easter basket and a chance to meet the Easter Bunny.

Stone Flood, 5, takes a turn slipping down the inflatable water slide at Sand Cay’s Easter Egg Hunt.
Stone Flood, 5, takes a turn slipping down the inflatable water slide at Sand Cay’s Easter Egg Hunt.
Samanta, 14 months, and Karen and Amy Simmons
Samanta, 14 months, and Karen and Amy Simmons
Claire,4, and Gavin Amici, 7
Claire,4, and Gavin Amici, 7
Avah Albert, 9, Claire Amici, 4 and Adeline Albert, 9
Avah Albert, 9, Claire Amici, 4 and Adeline Albert, 9
Jack Magboo, 3, collects Easter eggs during Sand Cays’ Easter Egg Hunt.
Jack Magboo, 3, collects Easter eggs during Sand Cays’ Easter Egg Hunt.
Jay Pequignot, 16 months, searches for eggs at Sand Cay Beach Resort on April 14.
Jay Pequignot, 16 months, searches for eggs at Sand Cay Beach Resort on April 14.
Jay Pequignot, 16 months, puts his eggs in a baf during Sand Cay’s Easter Egg Hunt on April 14.
Jay Pequignot, 16 months, puts his eggs in a baf during Sand Cay’s Easter Egg Hunt on April 14.
Blake and Alexander Steiner, 4
Blake and Alexander Steiner, 4
Samantha Simmons, 14 months, carries the eggs she found to her basket during Sand Cay’s Easter Egg Hunt.
Samantha Simmons, 14 months, carries the eggs she found to her basket during Sand Cay’s Easter Egg Hunt.
Brody and Graham Haden
Brody and Graham Haden
Louie, 7 months, and Maureen Albring
Louie, 7 months, and Maureen Albring
Aiden and Allie Hardy
Aiden and Allie Hardy
Mac Albring, 3, takes a turn on the inflatable waterslide during Sand Cay’s Easter Egg Hunt on April 14.
Mac Albring, 3, takes a turn on the inflatable waterslide during Sand Cay’s Easter Egg Hunt on April 14.
Mac Albring, 3, splashes his dad with water at Sand Cay on April 14.
Mac Albring, 3, splashes his dad with water at Sand Cay on April 14.
Tanner Haden picks up beanbags around the lawn of Sand Cay.
Tanner Haden picks up beanbags around the lawn of Sand Cay.
Nora Allen and Ayva Thoenes with the Easter Bunny
Nora Allen and Ayva Thoenes with the Easter Bunny
Gavin and Claire Amici pose with the Easter Bunny.
Gavin and Claire Amici pose with the Easter Bunny.
Samantha Simmons, 14 months, is all smiles as she meets the Easter Bunny.
Samantha Simmons, 14 months, is all smiles as she meets the Easter Bunny.

 

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