Sand Cay Beach Resort Easter egg hunt challenges all ages

The party was hopping at Sand Cay Beach Resort on Easter weekend.

Sand Cay hosted its annual Easter party at 9 a.m. on March 29. Families from all over the country return every year to spend Easter weekend for the Easter party thrown by the Sand Cay team.

This was Resort Assistant Manager Melissa Ciolino’s ninth year putting on this event. The Sand Cay Easter team includes general manager Lyn Sorensen, Heather Diggins and Sara Whitney. 

Ciolino said this is the biggest annual event at Sand Cay because of the families that come back every year. Sand Cay started planning for the Easter party in December. 

She shared that the families are the ones that make the event fun and successful. Some of the children are second or third-generation since their parents and grandparents came to the Sand Cay Easter event as children too. 

“One of the boys here, I have known him since he was little and his family just keeps coming back,” said Ciolino. “I cannot believe he is so big now but that is one of my favorite parts of this event. We get to see great kids come back every year and watch them grow up.” 

The party started early Good Friday morning with an Easter egg hunt. Children of all ages spread out across the Sand Cay pool and courtyard looking for the brightly colored eggs. 

The incentive to find the golden eggs was high since the golden eggs were the ticket to getting first pick of the Easter baskets.

Some eggs were easy to discover for the younger ones. For the pre-teens and teenagers, there were eggs to find that provided more of a challenge. Everyone wins in the end though because the Sand Cay team made sure to order enough baskets for everyone to receive one.  

After the hunt was finished, children headed to play on the water slide and the inflatable bouncy houses. Families headed to the beach for a stroll before the lunch catered by Publix. The Easter Bunny also made an appearance. 

“We have only been here for two years but I love that this has become our Easter tradition,” said Robert Reese, a renter at Sand Cay. “It is the perfect way to spend Easter. Our boys love discovering the eggs and being with the Easter Bunny. And Sand Cay is right on the Gulf. We love that we can walk right out to the beach. It was also great weather this weekend. We always have the best time.”