- April 25, 2024
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Hannah Storbeak of Summerfield managed to gather quite a few eggs.
Greenbrook resident Joey Promen takes a guess at how many jelly beans are in the jar at the Observer Media Group tent.
West Bradenton resident Lucian Gutschow pushes her son, Noah, in a swing.
Arbor Grande resident Michelle Ruck pushes her daughter, Eliana, in a swing as the young gal giggles.
Central Park's Ella Hoy and her son, 5-year-old Enzo, enjoyed the petting zoo.
Colin Enos, of Braden Woods, crouches for a picture with the Easter Bunny alongside his wife, Gillian, and son, Jackson.
Aelish Carter, of Rye Wilderness, considers the texture of the plastic egg in her mouth.
Observer Media Group's Toni Perren and Lori Ruth engaged with hundreds of guests who guessed at jellybeans and picked up coloring pages.
Edgewater's Meg Fant brought her daughter, Natalie, along for the Easter festivities.
Children lined the soccer fields at Greenbrook Adventure Park in anticipation of the Easter Egg Hunt.
West Bradenton's Rex Templeton, Joseph Reeb and Milo Templeton grin in excitement.
Greenbrook's Sofia Pomales had her bucket ready to go for the Easter Egg Hunt.
Riverwalk Ridge's Alexis and Bryce Gindoff couldn't have been more eager to get to collecting the eggs.
Thousands of eggs in the field were ready to be picked up by excited kids.
When the time came, kids swarmed the field.
The children could not contain their energy.
Parents trailed behind the children flying across the field.
It didn't take long for the children to collect 27,000 eggs.
Some parents helped pick up eggs with the younger children.
Allison and Ryan Rothhaar gathered quite a haul.
Greenbrook's Ian Carroway, Luisa Elizalde and Olivia Carroway assess their treasure after the hunt.
Greenbrook's Landon McAfee and Brielle Short counted their eggs together.
Benjamin and Davis Caldwell, of Sarasota Springs, repurposed some of the empty eggs as tools to dig in the sand.
Donna Moore, of Cypress Creek Estates, helped her son, Mason Moore, open and count his eggs.
After the Easter Egg Hunt, some visitors enjoyed dancing the "Cupid Shuffle."
North Port resident Rustaam Hurd helps young Milena open an egg before the K9-Unit's show.
Deputy Keith Sutton demonstrates the power of K9 Phantom.
The Manatee County Sheriff's office demonstration includes giving the audience an up-close look at the brace the officers wear for protection during demonstrations.
Volunteer Ann Trick (right) helps Lakewood Ranch resident Gunner Muth, 4,with arts and crafts.
Thousands of plastic eggs. Hundreds of kids. Minutes of chaos.
The 2019 Eggstravaganza at Greenbrook Adventure Park was another huge success.
The event, hosted by Lakewood Ranch Community Activities April 13, featured a petting zoo, plenty of vendor booths, photos with the Easter Bunny and thousands of plastic eggs scattered across the park.
Kids swarmed the field with unadulterated enthusiasm and had the grass cleared in a matter of minutes, which worked out perfectly for the Manatee County Sheriff's Office K9-Unit demonstration. The audience got an up-close look at the skills of those powerful canines and their officers.
