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Mar Vista hosts egg-cellent Easter celebration

Kids searched for 3,500 candy-filled Easter eggs during Mar Vista's 30th annual Easter Egg Hunt on March 31.


  • By Katie Johns
  • | 11:48 a.m. March 31, 2018
  • Longboat Key
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Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant hatched a sweet Easter celebration on March 31.

As the clock neared 10 a.m., kids and their families lined Mar Vista’s back yard waiting for the go-ahead on the restaurant’s 30th annual Easter Egg Hunt.

As soon as 10 a.m. hit, kids dashed across Mar Vista’s property, capturing all 3,500 eggs that were strewn across the lawn, trees, chairs and tables.

When all the candy-filled eggs had been found, kids posed for photos with the Easter Bunny and tried to persuade him to give them clues on where the golden egg might be hidden. He didn’t say a peep.




 

Anna Smith smiles with the Easter Bunny.
Anna Smith smiles with the Easter Bunny.
Candy-filled eggs were scattered around the Mar Vista property.
Candy-filled eggs were scattered around the Mar Vista property.
Lauren Taylor Nock shows off the eggs she found.
Lauren Taylor Nock shows off the eggs she found.
Shane Bradley, Lily Goodier and Luna Carter
Shane Bradley, Lily Goodier and Luna Carter
3,500 Easter eggs were filled with candy and scattered around Mar Vista.
3,500 Easter eggs were filled with candy and scattered around Mar Vista.
Gavin Zinck fills his basket with Easter eggs.
Gavin Zinck fills his basket with Easter eggs.
Mila and Mora Muise
Mila and Mora Muise
While some eggs were on the ground, others were hidden in tree branches.
While some eggs were on the ground, others were hidden in tree branches.
Ella Bourgoing and Guilana Bankert
Ella Bourgoing and Guilana Bankert
Shane Bradley high-fives the Easter bunny.
Shane Bradley high-fives the Easter bunny.
3,500 Easter eggs were filled with candy and scattered around Mar Vista.
3,500 Easter eggs were filled with candy and scattered around Mar Vista.
Lily and June Rasmussen
Lily and June Rasmussen
Gavin Zinck fills his basket with Easter eggs.
Gavin Zinck fills his basket with Easter eggs.
Guilana Bankert and Lauren Taylor and Easton Nock
Guilana Bankert and Lauren Taylor and Easton Nock
Ivy and Felicity Ladbrooke
Ivy and Felicity Ladbrooke
Kids ask the Easter Bunny for help finding the golden eggs.
Kids ask the Easter Bunny for help finding the golden eggs.

 

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