- April 26, 2024
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Lakewood Ranch 5-year-old Landon Finch leads the charge on to the egg hunt field.
Greenbrook sisters Aaniya and Aaliya Mitta, make sure to get a picture with the Easter Bunny.
Actors Eliza Engle and Logan Junkins, of The Players Centre for Performing Arts, talk to folks about their "Storytelling Theatre at the Ranch" program starring the "Magic Treehouse" book series.
Two-year-old Sophia Schindler, of Rivers Reach, gets some action on the playground before lining up for the hunt.
Four-year-old Vanessa Galliano, of River Club, plays on the playground before the hunt begins.
Eight-year-old Matthew Vajanyi, of Central Park, colors a wooden egg while it spins. The craft was presented by the Lakewood Ranch club, SUGAR.
Greenbrook's Jodi Batsch is impressed her son Eason, 1, handles his first meeting with the Easter Bunny so well.
Parrish resident Bo Brault brings her daughter, Emery, to see the Easter Bunny.
Barrington Ridge 5-year-old Leah Lear attends the hunt with 4-year-old Ava Gilbank, of University Place.
"I haven't hunted Easter eggs in a long time. I'm so excited," said 4-year-old Lelia Rodriguez, of Mallory Park.
Four-year-old Madison Straw, with her dad, Joe, wears one of her princess dresses for the occasion.
Five-year-old Landon Finch may have been the most excited hunter at the event.
Five-year-old Finley Stark, of Lakewood Ranch, bicycled to the event from her home in Greenbrook. This was her first time at the event.
Scarlett and Gavin Ramsey come with friends Owen and Daniel McSwain. All live in Lakewood Ranch.
Four-year-old Ava Vogler, of the Country Club at Lakewood Ranch, is most excited about the jewelry she found inside her eggs.
Mote Ranch's Brody Brown, 1, watches his 3-year-old sister Gracie open eggs for prizes.
Children who found certain eggs won a chance to participate in a potato sack race.
Ryan and Kate Steinfurth had fun visiting their grandparents, Lakewood Ranch's Jim and Elaine Steinfurth, from Pennsylvania.
Five-year-old Lakewood Ranch resident Landon Finch sprinted onto the soccer field at Greenbrook Adventure Park, his blond hair jostling as swooped down to scoop up as many plastic Easter eggs as possible and then continue running.
“This is so cool!” he shouted, as he rushed passed hundreds of other children participating in Lakewood Ranch Community Activities Corp.’s annual EGGstravaganza event.
Landon used a black cloth Halloween grocery bag to collect his eggs, since he learned of the event just an hour beforehand from a friend.
About 1,400 people attended Lakewood Ranch’s longest running egg hunt, which featured more than 22,000 eggs, face painting, pictures with the Easter bunny, snacks, crafts and vendor booths.
