With Easter just around the corner, The Reporter has put together a selection of fun holiday activites — such as Egg Hunts and visiting with the Easter Bunny. Take a look and see what’s happening in your neighborhood!
Friday
Olde Town Issaquah: Underwater Egghunt and Carnival.
Julius Boehm Pool, 50 Southeast Clark Street, Issaquah. All ages. Bring your swimsuit, towel and plastic basket to join in on the fun. Prizes are awarded for eggs gathered. Carnival games upstairs. Registration required. 6:30 to 9 p.m. $6/child, $4/adults accompanying child under 6 years old. Hunt times – Ages 1 to 5: 6:45 – 6:55 p.m. Ages 6 to 9: 7:30 – 7:40 p.m. Ages 10 to 16: 8 – 8:10 p.m. For more information, visit the City of Issaquah’s Web site.
Saturday
Klahanie: Easter Egg Hunt
Mountainview Pool Park, 10 a.m. – ages 3 and under. 10:15 a.m. – ages 3 to 7. 10:30 a.m. – ages 8 and up. Other prizes, temporary tattoos, and the Easter Bunny.
Gilman Village: 19th Annual Easter Festival.
Gilman Village Shopping Center, 317 NW Gilman Blvd, Issaquah. 10 a.m. to noon for children up to 12 years of age. Follow the Easter Bunny’s trail through the village shops and restaurants to find more than 10,000 toy and candy filled Easter Eggs. Easter Bunny available for photos 10 a.m. to noon. Music, face painting, balloons and more. In-store discounts and free gifts in participating stores.
For more info, call 425-392-6802 or visit www.gilmanvillage.com.
Sammamish: Free Pancake Breakfast and Easter Egg Hunt.
Pine Lake Covenant Church, 1715 228th Avenue SE, Sammamish. Event begins with a pancake breakfast at 9 a.m., plus music, face painting, and a bounce house. Egg hunt at 10 a.m. The Easter Egg-Stravaganza is sponsored by the members of Pine Lake Covenant Church and is free for area families. For more information, visit www.plcc.org.
Issaquah Highlands: Easter Egg Hunt, presented by Mosaic Church.
Grand Ridge Elementary School. 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Admission to Egg Hunt with orange “Highlands 4 Haiti” wrist band, available for $5 at Blakely Hall, from Highlands neighborhood representatives, and at the event. All proceeds to World Vision. For more information, visit www.ihwebsite.com.
Issaquah/Sammamish: YMCA Eggstravaganza.
Sammamish Family YMCA, 4221 228th Ave. S.E., Issaquah.Egg hunts by age group, inflatable obstacle course, putt-putt golf, open swim, art projects, health and wellness resources, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. For more information, call 425-391-4840 or visit www.sammamishymca.org.
Greenwood Point and West Issaquah: Vasa Park Easter Egg Hunt.
Vasa Park, 3549 W. Lake Sammamish Parkway S.E., Bellevue. Starting at 10 a.m. Egg Hunt open to all children ages 1 to 12 – divided into age groups. Thousands of candy filled eggs and hundreds of great prizes. Appearance by the Easter Bunny. Admission is free – suggested donation of canned goods or nonperishable items for Northwest Harvest. More info: 425-746-3260 or www.vasaparkresort.com.
