Broadlands Easter Egg Hunt and Toddler

[pamD]

I am wondering if I should bring my 19 month old to the Annual Easter Egg Hunt next week (Sat at 1100 at Hillside Park). Is there a separate event for different ages? Will she get overwhelmed anyway? What do you think?

[tigger]

This is for all ages. I have asked for several years that a separate area be sectioned off fo the little ones in out community, and the events committee refuses! We haven't gone to any of them because of this. We have just done egg hunts with our neighbors. If it rains and the bunny is just hanging out handing out eggs, it is probably OK for your little one (other than the long wait in line).

[KTdid]

What would you suggest they provide for children under 2 years of age anyway?

[Villager]

Originally Posted by KTdid

What would you suggest they provide for children under 2 years of age anyway?

I don't think there is anything different about it, it's more just separating it so that the youngest ones are able to get eggs, too. That way the older kids don't get them all before the little ones have a chance.

[tigger]

Originally Posted by KTdid

What would you suggest they provide for children under 2 years of age anyway?

A separate area for the toddlers, so that they are able to get eggs and are not run over by the bigger kids.

[KTdid]

Good point. But do they limit participation by age? And, partitioning an area off for toddlers doesn't seem like a big deal. I thought you wanted activities very age specific and that was why the events committee would not oblige.

[pamD]

Thanks for the info. I think we'll probably stay home. FWIW, I think Heritage High School had a egg hunt today (for a fee), in which they separated the kids by age (under 3 was one of the three groups), so maybe we'll do that next year if they do it again.

[Sunny]

I went to an egg hunt this past weekend at en elementary school in Haymarket and they roped off sections per age. The parents were right next to the little ones, collecting their OWN bags of eggs, and by the time somekids were able to push through, the eggs were gone- and there were thousands of eggs out there.
The best egg hunt I have seen is the one they do at Claude Moore Park in Sterling. They do it by TIME. And the parents (for the most part) stay behind the rope. So the littlest ones go at 10:15, then the 3-5 at 10:45, the 6 year olds at 11:15, and the older kids at 11:45. It is really a great way to do it. They just keep adding eggs. I think that one is this coming weekend, check the paper, b/c they might require registration.
FWIW, I love the Broadlands hunt and if your little one is truly little, just come out and make sure they get 1 or 2. That's all a little kid cares about anyway. It's a really nice way for us to see all of our neighbors.

[hornerjo]

Originally Posted by Sunny

I went to an egg hunt this past weekend at en elementary school in Haymarket and they roped off sections per age. The parents were right next to the little ones, collecting their OWN bags of eggs, and by the time somekids were able to push through, the eggs were gone- and there were thousands of eggs out there.
The best egg hunt I have seen is the one they do at Claude Moore Park in Sterling. They do it by TIME. And the parents (for the most part) stay behind the rope. So the littlest ones go at 10:15, then the 3-5 at 10:45, the 6 year olds at 11:15, and the older kids at 11:45. It is really a great way to do it. They just keep adding eggs. I think that one is this coming weekend, check the paper, b/c they might require registration.
FWIW, I love the Broadlands hunt and if your little one is truly little, just come out and make sure they get 1 or 2. That's all a little kid cares about anyway. It's a really nice way for us to see all of our neighbors.

Not really, the little ones care more about getting the eggs (gathering) than having them. Ours have forgotten about having candy/stuff in the eggs even just hours after the hunt. They even rehide the eggs in the house to play the hunt again (and again and again).

Its the little ones (4 and under) thats the problem with the Broadlands egg hunt. If your kid falls in this range, be sure to have a separate egg hunt because there is a very big chance they won't get much of anything. I like how it sounds that Claude Moore Park does. Can't really fault the events committee however, they are really short on members from what I understand.

[T8erman]

We did our hunt (other than the numerous ones at home) at Sully Plantation. To make sure everyone got eggs, they limited the kids to 6 eggs each and had plenty for everyone since they took reservations.