Hundreds turn out for annual Easter egg hunt on Capitol lawn

Lansing State Journal
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LANSING — Hundreds of children and families turned out on a sunny Saturday morning for the annual Jaycees Easter egg hunt on the Michigan Capitol lawn.

The annual event kicked off at 10 a.m. with pre-hunt events and children were turned loose on the lawn to collect eggs about 10:45 a.m.

The guest of honor for the event was the Easter Bunny, who entertained children.

Duncan Greer, 6. from Lansing, checks out the cannon on the Capitol lawn as his mom keeps his place in line to get a balloon from a clown as one of the activities at the annual JCI Easter Egg Hunt on the Capitol Lawn Saturday, April, 8, 2023.
Duncan Greer, 6. from Lansing, checks out the cannon on the Capitol lawn as his mom keeps his place in line to get a balloon from a clown as one of the activities at the annual JCI Easter Egg Hunt on the Capitol Lawn Saturday, April, 8, 2023.

Three age groups — 0-3, 4-6 and 7-12 — swarmed the lawn to snatch up some of the 10,000 eggs as quickly as they could at the hunt.

In addition to the egg hunt, there were crafts, raffles and a fire truck for kids to play on and tour.

The Lansing Jaycees, JCI Lansing, have been doing Easter eggs hunts in Lansing for more than 50 years.

Charlotte Dugener, 3, keeps herself occupied by wearing her basket on her head as she waits for the annual JCI Easter Egg Hunt on the Capitol Lawn to get underway Saturday, April, 8, 2023.
Charlotte Dugener, 3, keeps herself occupied by wearing her basket on her head as she waits for the annual JCI Easter Egg Hunt on the Capitol Lawn to get underway Saturday, April, 8, 2023.
One of the three age groups wait anxiously to scramble to collect as many plastic eggs filled with candy at the annual JCI Easter Egg Hunt on the Capitol Lawn Saturday, April, 8, 2023. Over 10,000 eggs are spread out on the lawn with not one left behind.
One of the three age groups wait anxiously to scramble to collect as many plastic eggs filled with candy at the annual JCI Easter Egg Hunt on the Capitol Lawn Saturday, April, 8, 2023. Over 10,000 eggs are spread out on the lawn with not one left behind.

This article originally appeared on Lansing State Journal: JCI Lansing hosts 10,000-egg hunt for children day before Easter