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Austin Easter Egg Hunt 2022: 10 Events, Activities for Kids, Toddlers & Adults

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Easter in the City of Hutto

Best Easter Egg Hunts in the Austin Area – Image Credit – City of Hutto Facebook Page

Are you looking for Easter Egg Hunts in the Austin area? We are blessed with many Easter egg hunts and festivals this Spring, thanks to local businesses, communities, and churches. Our list outlines the 10 best easter egg hunts that can be enjoyed by toddlers, kids and adults!

Editor’s Note: We at austinot.com bring you up to date with the latest information. However, as always, please confirm before you head out. 

Austin Easter Egg Hunt 2022: Events & Activities for Kids and Toddlers

2022 Sweet Eats Easter Egg Hunts

2022 Sweet Eats Fruit Farm Easter Egg Hunts

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This year Sweet Eats will host its Egg Hunts in a giant 2 acre field packed full of farm-themed hiding places. The first hunt of the day is limited to 20 kids, all other hunts is limited to 50 kids so act fast before it gets sold out!

Where: 14400 E. State Highway 29 Georgetown, TX 78626-2515

When: April 2, 3, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17 – Every half hour 9:30 am – 5:30 pm

How Much: $9/hunt (Online) | $10/hunt (Gate)


Easter Eggstravaganza at Calvary Baptist Church

Easter Eggstravaganza at Calvary Baptist Church

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Egg Hunt, Bounce Houses, Food, Crafts & More. Little Ones to Prek: 11:30am, Kinder to 2nd Grade: 12pm, 3rd to 6th Grade 12:30pm

Where: 3005 TX-150 Loop, Bastrop, TX 78602

When: Saturday, April 9 11 am – 1pm

How Much: Free


Hutto Hop-up Pop-up

Easter in the City of Hutto

Best Easter Egg Hunts in the Austin Area – Image Credit – City of Hutto Facebook Page

Hop up to historic Downtown Hutto for this pop-up Easter egg hunt! Stuffed eggs will be scattered all around the East Street area. This is a SELF-SERVE, flexible activity. Bring your own basket/bag to gather eggs anytime from sunrise to sunset Good Friday 4/15 and Saturday 4/16 if there are any left. But please limit yourself to ONE basket/bag per child.

Where: 500 West Live Oak St., Hutto TX 78634

When: April 15 – 16, 8 am – 6 pm

How Much: Free


Mt. Olive’s Easter Eggstravaganza

Eggstravaganza- Mt. Olive Lutheran Church

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Easter Egg Hunt, Petting Zoo, and Bounce House! FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!

Where: Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, 10408 Hwy 290 West, Austin TX 78736

When: Saturday, April 9, 10 am – 12 pm

How Much: Free


Cedar Park Eggstravaganza

Some BUNNY is hopping into Cedar Park for its annual Egg Hunt! This year, they have extended the Egg Hunt so all can participate anytime from 2–4 p.m. The egg hunt runs throughout the event so every child is guaranteed a chance to find eggs and get a toy or candy prize. Egg hunts are divided into small age groups and have no start time. Enjoy train rides, inflatables, a petting zoo, and photos with the bunny until 3:45 pm.

Where: Elizabeth Milburn Park, 1901 Sun Chase Blvd.

When: Sunday, April 10, 2 pm -4 pm

How Much: Free


Killeen Easter Egg Hunt

Killeen Easter Egg Hunt

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Hop Hop to the Killeen Athletic Complex, 2201 E. Veterans Memorial Blvd! The egg hunt will start at 6:30pm. There will be FREE photos with the Easter Bunny, free face painting, food truck, music and more.

Where: 436-284 W S Young Dr, Killeen, TX 76541, United States

When: Saturday, April 9 11 am – 1pm

How Much: Free


Austin Easter Egg Hunt 2022: Events & Activities for Kids and Toddlers – Continued

Suds Monkey Easter Egg Hunt

Suds Monkey Easter Egg Hunt

Image Credit – Suds Monkey Brewery FB Page

It’s Finally here,  the FIRST Easter Egg Hunt at Suds Monkey’s new location. This year will be the best that the management will have ever put on! Suds Monkey will be breaking it out the hunt by ages and times to make sure that your kiddo’s have the best experience possible. Please be sure to bring your own basket.

Where: 12024 US-290, Austin, TX 78737, United States

When:Friday, April 15, 2 pm – 5 pm

How Much: FREE


McKenna Children’s Museum Easter Scavenger Hunt

McKenna Children's Museum Easter Scavenger Hunt

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Join for a fun Easter Scavenger Hunt! Can you find all of the paper eggs hidden throughout the museum? This fun activity will be available all day, while supplies last!

Where: 801 W San Antonio St., New Braunfels, TX, 78130

When: Friday, April 15, 9 am – 4 pm

How Much: FREE


HTU Community Easter Egg Hunt

Easter at Huston Tilotson University

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Children of all ages are invited to hunt for the thousands of eggs hidden around the Huston-Tillotson University campus during the 2022 16th Annual Community Easter Egg Hunt. The Easter egg hunt features a $500 scholarship prize egg, prize eggs for school supplies and gift certificates, eggs with candy and coins, and filled baskets.

Where: Huston-Tillotson University, 900 Chicon Street, Austin, TX 78702-2795

When: Saturday, April 16, 10 am

How Much: FREE


Wolf Ranch Farmers Market Easter Egg hunt

Easter at Wolf Ranch Farmers Market

Image Credit: Wolf Ranch Farmers Market Facebook Page

Bring your kids out and enjoy the fun of hunting eggs!

Where: 1015 W University Ave, Georgetown, TX 78628-5338, United States

When: Saturday, April 16, 9 am

How Much: FREE


 

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Don’t get caught with an empty basket: Events, activities and ideas to make Easter for family, friends a memorable one

Don’t get caught with an empty basket: Events, activities and ideas to make Easter for family, friends a memorable one

Easter is the Christian holiday that celebrates the day Jesus returned from the dead after being hung on a cross. The holiday is often the marker that kicks off spring gardening and that warmer weather is on the way.

While Easter Sunday is the big day, the holiday is a weeklong affair, known as Holy Week, comprised of certain events and traditions in the Christian religion.

The week begins on Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter, and culminates on Resurrection Sunday, or Easter Sunday.

Throughout the week, Christians will often take part in a variety of ceremonies that include feet washing, gathering palm fronds and abstaining from eating meat.

Good Friday and Easter Sunday services will be taking place across Weld and Larimer counties as well as around the Denver Metro area.(Photo credit Tina Marie Photography)

Christians typically describe Easter as a foundation of their faith and reason behind the belief that Jesus has risen, fulfilling the prophecies recorded in the Old Testament.

Religious or not, the holiday is often filled with family, friends and food.

If you aren’t singing “Here comes Peter Cottontail,” that may be because you don’t know about all the fun and festive events, activities and services taking place in celebration of the holiday.

So take a moment to check out this list of events and Easter services that are taking place before and during the Easter Weekend, or some activities that you can do at home to celebrate the Easter holiday.

Egg hunts for kids and adults, visits with the Easter Bunny and snuggling baby animals are just a few of the Easter events taking place around Weld and Larimer counties. (Greeley Tribune file photo)

Easter Events

Easter egg hunts aren’t just for kids. Adults are invited to take part in The Great Grown UP Golden Egg Hunt beginning Monday online. Hosted by Northern Colorado Credit Union, adults age 21 and older will solve daily clues to win one of two prizes. The event is free to play and more information including rules and a game card can be found by going to https://bit.ly/3NM5J9K.

Dust off your Easter baskets and head over to the Fort Collins Marketplace Easter Event at noon Saturday at College Avenue and Horsetooth Road. Participating merchants will be handing out eggs filled with goodies as supplies last. Festivities will include face painting, balloon twisting, a visit from the Easter Bunny and more. The event is free and open to all ages. For more information, go to https://bit.ly/3DN7mzy.

The Ranch Event Complex is hosting a Spring Craft and Gift Show at 2 p.m. Friday, April 15 through 4 p.m. Saturday, April 16 at 5280 Arena Circle, Loveland. In addition to craft and art vendors, attendees can take part in an Easter egg hunt and toss and a chance to win $1,000 in cash. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children. For more information, go to https://bit.ly/3u7aUcq.

Westview Church of Christ is hosting a free Easter egg hunt from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 16 at 4151 W. 20th St., Greeley. All ages are invited to come enjoy games, prizes, food, candy and a visit from the Easter Bunny. For more information, go to https://bit.ly/3qZ1m1u.

Head over to Sweet Heart Winery at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday for Easter Wine and Chocolate Pairing at 5500 W. Highway 34, Loveland. The event will feature four wines paired with decadent chocolate from The Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory. The event is open to adults age 21 and older and tickets are $41.94 per person. For more information, go to https://bit.ly/3JawPnA.

A community egg hunt is scheduled to take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 16 at Bromley Farm, 1594 E. Bromley Lane, Brighton. The event will feature three different egg hunts by age group, crafts, egg coloring, baby animals, gunny sack races and more. The free event is open to all ages. For more information, go to https://bit.ly/3KcrhKn.

Enjoy an Easter brunch and snuggle time with a variety of farm animals at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, April 17 at Broken Shovels Farm Sanctuary, 8640 Dahlia St., Henderson. Attendees of all ages are invited to enjoy food from Way Veg and mix and mingle with piglets, lambs, calves and more. Tickets are $27.24 per person. For more information, go to https://bit.ly/3x0cKOp.

The annual Easter Egg Hunt at Wiley Roots Brewing Co. is set for noon Saturday, April 16 at 625 3rd. St., Greeley. Adults age 21 and older are invited to take part in collecting five eggs with the purchase of a full pour. Around 500 eggs will be hidden around the brewery for participants to find and win prizes. For more information, go to https://bit.ly/3u4eQuB.

The Great Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt at Village at the Peaks is taking place daily from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. at 1250 S. Hover Road, Longmont. Participants will hunt for 60 hidden painted eggs for a chance to win prizes such as gift cards, free meals and $1,000 in cash. For more information, or to print out a game board, go to https://bit.ly/3Kcw6mX.

Celebrate Easter with the White Horse Inn at 10 a.m. Sunday, April 17 at 2750 8th Ave., Garden City. Festivities will include $10 hoppy shots bingo boards, free pool, a golden egg hunt, and eggs filled with prizes. The event is open to adults age 21 and older. For more information, contact the White Horse Inn at (970) 356-5386.

Good Friday and Easter Sunday services will be taking place across Weld and Larimer counties as well as around the Denver Metro area. (Photo credit Anton Petrus)

Easter Services

If you are looking for a Good Friday, Easter Sunday or even a Saturday service to attend, there is no shortage of churches in Greeley, Windsor, around Weld and Larimer counties and beyond.Whether you are looking for a sunrise service, a kid-friendly event or a Spanish service, check out these offerings that are set to take place.

The 75th annual Easter Sunrise Service at Red Rock Amphitheater is scheduled to take place in-person at 18300 W. Alameda Parkway, Morrison. Doors open at 4:30 a.m. with the service beginning at 6 a.m. Participants are advised to arrive early and dress warm. Seats can be reserved by going to https://bit.ly/3j4Qfzz. All ages are welcome to attend. For more information, go to https://bit.ly/3fpz37m.

Celebrate Good Friday with Windsor Community Church at 6:30 p.m. at 700 Automation Drive. Easter Sunday service will take place at 10:15 a.m. at Windsor High School, 1100 Main St. All ages are welcome to attend. For more information, go to www.windsorchurch.org.

Connections Christian Church is hosting a Good Friday service at 6:30 p.m. an Easter Sunday services at 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. at Roosevelt High School, 616 N. 2nd St., Johnstown. All ages are invited to attend. For more information, go to www.connections.cc.

Journey Christian Church will be offering four different Easter services — 6 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.— Sunday at 4754 W. 31st St., Greeley. The 6 a.m. service will take place outside, so attendees are urged to dress for chilly weather and bring a lawn chair. All ages are welcome to attend any of the four services. For more information, go to www.journeychristian.org.

Easter at Christ Community Church is set for 6:30 p.m. Friday, 4 p.m. Saturday, 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sunday at 1301 15th St., Greeley. All ages are invited to attend. For more information, go to www.cccgreeley.org.

Grace Community Church is offering Easter Sunday services at 8:30 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. Sunday at 2033 W. S. 1st St., Johnstown. The 10:15 a.m. service will feature Children’s and Youth ministries. All ages are welcome to attend. For more information, go to www.graceconnect.com.

Greeley Vineyard Church will be hosting three Easter Sunday services — 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. — at 1015 9th Ave. All ages of new and returning members are welcome to attend. For more information, go to www.greeleyvineyard.org.

Easter at Restoration Church is set for 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Embassy Suites by Hilton Loveland Hotel, Conference Center and Spa, 4705 Clydesdale Parkway, Loveland. All ages are invited to enjoy singing, prayer and more. For more information, go to www.restorationchurch.online.

Traverse Christian Church will be holding Easter service at 9 a.m. Sunday at 810 Automation Drive in Windsor. All ages are welcome to attend. For more information, go to www.traversechristian.com.

Celebrate Easter with City Lights Church at 9 a.m. or 11 a.m. Sunday at 4100 20th St., Greeley. Services are open to all ages and will include Crumbl Cookies, a children’s service and a photo area. For more information, go to www.citylights.church.

Chocolate bunnies and eggs as well as other Easter candy and goodies can be found at local supermarkets and stores including King Soopers, WalMart and Target. (Photo credit Tomas Anderson)

Easter activities

Of course, you can always opt to celebrate the holiday at home with family and friends. Here are some fun and creative activities that will make your Easter celebration one for the memory books.

Guess the number of jelly beans is a fun and easy indoor game for all ages. Simply fill up a jar with vibrant colored jelly beans (be sure to count them while filling) and ask each family member and guest to give their best guess. The winner closest to the number without going over receives the entire jar as a prize.

Go with an old school game of egg and spoon races. You can use hard boiled or raw eggs, depending on how much mess you want to clean up and a metal or wooden spoon. Races can be individual or a relay style to kick the competition up a notch.

Make Easter easy by hosting a potluck lunch with friends and family. Ask each guest to bring a side dish, salad, dessert or other item. Pick up some to-go containers at the Dollar Store to pack up and share the leftovers with the crowd.

Like gingerbread houses during Christmas, get the kids and teens involved in building Peeps houses. You can use graham crackers for the walls and roof and frosting to glue it all together. Lay out a variety of decorations such as jelly beans, sprinkles, colored frosting and other candies.

Instead of spending the afternoon in the kitchen cooking the traditional ham or lamb, do a late afternoon picnic with finger foods, sandwiches, chips and dip, fruit and other easy to transport food items. Bring a blanket, some fun books to read to the kids, a couple of outdoor games and enjoy the holiday in the sunshine.

It isn’t really Easter without coloring eggs. Make the project easy by setting up egg coloring outside on the lawn or driveway. Bring out the sidewalk chalk for a full day of coloring and creativity for family members of all ages.

Not really a fan of boiled eggs? Then opt to decorate cupcakes. You can make or buy vanilla cupcakes and decorate them with vibrant colored sprinkles and sugar, marshmallows, food coloring, candies and other fun edible items. For a great vanilla cupcake recipe, check out The Pioneer Woman at https://bit.ly/37iMQdC.

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Use of a deprescribing support system failed to reduce adverse drug events in older adults

Use of a deprescribing support system failed to reduce adverse drug events in older adults

A deprescribing support system failed to lower the incidence of adverse drug events in older adults but did reduce inappropriate prescribing

A deprescribing clinical support system has been found to have no impact on the level of adverse drug events in older adults, despite reducing the proportion of inappropriate medicines prescribed. This was the key finding from a cluster randomised clinical trial by a team from the Clinical Practice Assessment Unit, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Quebec, Canada.

Deprescribing is defined as the process of tapering or stopping drugs, aimed at minimising polypharmacy and improving patient outcomes. Medication-related harm is relatively common occurrence after hospital discharge in older adults and one systematic review found that within 30 days after discharge, the incidence of harm ranged from 167 to 500 events per 1,000 individuals discharged. Moreover, another study found that 11% of patients discharged from hospital developed an adverse drug event, of which 27% were preventable and 33% were ameliorable. In an attempt to reduce the level of inappropriate medications, one study explored the value of an electronic decision support tool for deprescribing, termed MedSafer. The study demonstrated the the use of MedSafer, increased the proportion of patients with one or more potentially inappropriate medicines (PIMs) deprescribed at hospital discharge as compared with usual care.

Based on the findings of the MedSafer pilot study, the current researcher team, who developed the system, sought to provide more robust evidence for the impact of their clinical decision-support tool on the level of adverse drug events (ADEs). The secondary aim was to assess the value of MedSafer on describing. The system was evaluated in 11 acute care hospitals in Canada. Eligible patients included those aged 65 years and older and who were regularly taking 5 or more medicines, prior to hospital admission. During the study, participants received usual care and any deprescribing was undertaken by physicians and pharmacists. The main intervention was the provision of individualised deprescribing reports which were compared with usual care. The primary outcome of interest was the reduction of ADEs within the first 30 days after discharge which was captured through a structured telephone survey that enquired about any adverse events. These outcomes were documented and an ADE was defined as an event with a rating of 5 or 6, indicating that the event was either probably (5) or definitely (6) caused by medication. The main secondary outcome was the proportion of patients with one or more potentially inappropriate medicines deprescribed at discharge.

Describing and adverse drug events

A total of 5698 participants with a median age of 78 years (50.2% female) were enrolled in the trial and randomised to intervention (2494) or control. Overall, an opportunity for deprescribing was identified in 86.4% of patients.

Among those in the usual care group, 5% of patients had an ADE compared to 4.9% of those assigned to the intervention arm (adjusted risk difference = -0.80%, 95% CI – 2.9 to 1.3%) and this difference was not significant.

For the secondary outcome, the proportion of participants with one or more PIMs deprescribed was 29.8% for those assigned to usual care and 55.4% of those in the intervention group.

The authors concluded that while their study did not significantly affect 30-day ADEs, the intervention did reduce the number of PIMs prescribed without evidence of increased harm.

Citation
McDonald EG et al. The MedSafer Study—Electronic Decision Support for Deprescribing in Hospitalized Older Adults: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial JAMA Intern Med 2022

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Akron Zoo to host wild egg hunt events for kids, adults in April

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AKRON, Ohio – The Akron Zoo is hosting wild egg hunts for kids on select weekends in April and an adults-only egg hunt on April 15.

The zoo’s wild egg hunt events are suitable for young children and feature costumed characters, eggs hidden throughout the zoo and treat bags. Event dates and times are: April 2, April 3, April 9, April 10 and April 16 from 8:30-10:30 a.m. Tickets are $7 for adult members, $13 for child members, $12 for non-member adults and $18 for non-member children. Infants under age 2 are free but will not receive a treat bag. All tickets include zoo admission after the event. Purchase tickets online.

Adult egg hunt

The 21-and-over event is scheduled for Friday, April 15 from 6-9 p.m. Eggs will be hidden throughout the zoo for the after-hours event, which includes goodie bags and prizes. Food and adult beverages will be available for purchase. Tickets will go on sale in mid-March and are $23 for members and $28 for non-members. No children will be admitted to the event.

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