Easter Sunday falls on April 8 in 2012.
Easter egg hunts are hugely popular in Minneapolis, St. Paul and around the Twin Cities. Here's a list of Easter egg hunts in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Most are free unless otherwise noted, and many take place the weekend before Easter.
Minneapolis Parks Easter Egg Hunts, March 30 - April 7
Several Minneapolis Parks are holding Easter Egg hunts and bunny brunches with egg hunts, games, entertainment, crafts, and some have real bunnies making an appearance. The dates of the Easter egg hunts are between March 30 - April 7, so you can have fun hunting at a couple of different parks. Some of the Easter Egg hunts are free, some have a charge of around $2-3 per child.
Woodbury Easter Egg Hunt, March 30
Carver Lake Park in Woodbury hosts two events on Friday March 30.
A traditional Easter Egg Hunt is at 6 p.m. with separate egg hunting locations for babies and toddlers, for preschoolers and for kindergartners. Free.
And 6-8 p.m, there will be a Flashlight Egg Hunt. Special eggs with hidden messages will win their finder a prize. For ages 6-13 with an accompanying adult. $3 for pre-registered children, $5 at the event.
Rosemont Lion's Club Easter Egg Hunt, March 31
The city of Rosemont holds an Easter Egg hunt in the Ames Soccer Complex at Dakota County Technical College on Saturday March 31. The Easter Egg hunt begins at 10 a.m. and start times are divided up by children's age. The Easter Egg hunt is free.
Vadnais Heights Easter Egg Hunt, March 31
This Easter Egg hunt has staggered starting times, sending the smallest children out first, to give everyone the best chance of finding eggs. The Easter Bunny will be there too, visiting with the children as they search for eggs.
Saturday March 31, 10.30 a.m. - 11.45 am at Community Park in Vadnais Heights. The event is free. The Lions Club will be collecting non-perishable food items that will be donated to a local food shelf.
Three Rivers Park District Easter Egg Hunts and Events, March 31 - April 7
Parks and nature reserves in the Three Rivers Park District have events on the weekend before Easter, and on Easter weekend. You can go on an Easter egg hunt, an egg hike, learn how to dye Easter eggs with natural dyes, take park in a Victorian egg rolling competition, or meet real bunnies at parks in the District the same and the next weekend. Here's the full list of family Easter events.
Easter Eggs and Farm Babies at Minnesota Zoo, April 6 and 7
As part of the annual Farm Babies celebration, the Minnesota Zoo will have free kids activities on April 6 and 7 including a visit from Peter Rabbit, and hands-on activities. And there will be plenty of other things to entertain the kids like baby chicks and other farm animals, tractor rides, and all the other fun of the zoo. Free, with Zoo admission.
The baby critters are at the Minnesota Zoo all April - the Farm Babies event runs from March 31 - 30.
Valley Creek Church Helicopter Easter Egg Drop, April 7
The Valley Creek Church has a novel way of distributing eggs - they have organized a helicopter to drop thousands of treat-filled eggs into a field, and then searching will commence. Held at Oak-Land school in Lake Elmo. Fields open at 10 am, and the helicopter will arrive to drop eggs at 11.15 a.m. Free.
