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LEHMAN TWP. — The Lehman-Idetown United Methodist Church held its annual Easter Egg hunt Saturday, leaving children and families hunting for brightly colored eggs and the hopes of finding a sweet treat inside.
Due to the area’s recent snowfall, the church decided to hold the event indoors for the first time in recent history, using the church basement as the egg hunting ground, according to event director Lyndsay Cupp and volunteer Kim Shaver. Shaver said the church prepared more than 300 plastic eggs, as well as 14 dozen real eggs that families could take home for meals.
“You can either go home and have egg salad sandwiches or have some chocolate,” Shaver said with a chuckle.
Before the hunt began, families were able to participate in a number of arts and crafts projects, including making palm fans and handmade cards. Children also took advantage of an egg toss game, throwing the plastic eggs into rows of stacked cups to win a prize. Pastor Lori Robinson led the group in prayer before officially kicking off the hunt.
Cupp called children by age groups to the back of the church as they made their way down the steps and into the basement. Some children were so excited to begin, they started grabbing eggs before start time, drawing some laughs from the crowd.
Two-year-old Rori Matthews happily found her plastic eggs with some help from her mom, Tristyn Dunsmuir. The family recently moved to the area, and Rori seemed to enjoy her first Easter egg hunt.
“We just moved here from Ohio,” Dunsmuir said. “She’s never been big enough to do one and have fun before.”
Sitting on the church floor, Matthews went through her bag of eggs, opening each one to see what was inside. Looking up and smiling, she said she was “breaking open her eggs” as her mother watched.
Sarah Geisinger and Stacy Edwards, of Larksville, said they brought their children to the event after reading about it on Facebook. “It’s something to do with the kids,” Geisinger said after the hunt was over. “Something free and fun.”
After the hunt, many families returned upstairs, waiting for the prize table to open.
There were several “prize eggs” for each age group, and those who discovered one were able to pick up an extra prize from the table. Everything from toys to school supplies and homegoods were available to choose from, totaling 75 prizes in all.
As sisters Jessica and Samantha Lupinski looked over photographs, they said they enjoyed having a local event to attend as a family.
It’s a fun family event. We always love coming out and doing this kind of stuff together,” Jessica said.
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