Health & Fitness
Hundreds of Kids and Families had a blast at the annual Timbers Easter Egg Hunt
Hundreds of kids and their families had a blast at the Easter Egg Hunt at the Timbers of Shorewood. Entertainment included face painting, egg hunts, a petting zoo and a visit from the Easter Bunny.
Children of all ages and their families attended the 9th annual Hippity-Hop Easter Egg Hunt which took place on March 30, at The Timbers of Shorewood, 1100 N. River Rd., Shorewood.
More than 10,000 eggs were ordered for this year’s indoor and outdoor egg hunts which began at 10:45 a.m. Hunts continued throughout the day with the final hunt taking place at 1 p.m.
The egg hunts featured prizes for everyone along with plenty of kid-friendly entertainment including:
• Photos with the Easter Bunny
• Petting zoo
• Caricature artists – Dan Laib and Angel Contreras
• Chuckles the Clown
• Juggler and magician - Mike Vondruska
• Bead poodles - Darlene Bull
• Face painting - Kim Giugler
• Games, prizes, popcorn, hot chocolate and cookies
Although it is unclear where exactly the egg hunt tradition stems from, eggs and bunnies are symbolic of spring and rebirth. Birds tend to lay their eggs in the spring, and rabbits are very fertile animals whose babies are known to scurry about this time of year.
Just as these symbols have turned into tradition, the Timbers’ egg hunt has become a highly-attended and anticipated event within the community and everyone had a fantastic time this year.
The Timbers of Shorewood is a rental retirement community which provides independent and assisted living apartments and a full schedule of activities and services. Furnished apartments are also available for a short-term stay - a weekend, a week, a month or longer.
For more information call Shelly Goggins at 815-609-0669.
