About 10,000 Easter Eggs Ought To Do It!

Children of all ages and their families are invited to the seventh-annual Hippity-Hop Easter Egg Hunt from 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 23, at The Timbers of Shorewood, 1100 N. River Rd., Shorewood.

More than 10,000 eggs have been ordered for this year’s indoor and outdoor egg hunt.

At 10:45 a.m., toddler-aged children from 1 to 3-years-old will participate in an indoor egg hunt in a balloon-filled room. The outdoor egg hunt on the Timbers’ grounds is for all children age 4 and older, beginning at 11:30 a.m. The schedule is as follows:

• 10:45 to 11:30 a.m. — ages 0 to 3
• 11:30 a.m. to noon — ages 4 and 5
• Noon to 12:30 p.m. — ages 6 and 7
• 12:30 to 1 p.m. — ages 8 and 9
• 1 to 1:30 p.m. — ages 10 and older

The egg hunt will feature prizes for everyone, along with plenty of kid-friendly entertainment including:

• Photos with the Easter Bunny
• Petting zoo, consisting of about 30 farmyard animals including goats, sheep, ducks, geese, chickens, a pot-bellied pig and a bunny rabbit
• Two caricature artists — Dan Laib and Angel Contrares
• Juggler
• Magicians
• Coloring contest
• Pianist Frank Rossi
• Games, prizes, popcorn, hot chocolate and cookies

The Timbers of Shorewood is a rental retirement community which provides independent and assisted living apartments and a full schedule of activities and services.

The egg hunt event is free and open to the public. For more information please visit http://www.timbersofshorewood.com or call (815) 609-0669.