NMB Easter Egg Hunt is fun event for kids

By John Smithson

It was a perfect day for the 44th annual North Myrtle Beach Easter Egg Hunt last Saturday at McLean Park. The hunt is held on Easter Saturday of every year and families and kids gathered in different sections of the park waiting for the countdown to 10 a.m. and the rush to pick up eggs they could trade in for a treat.

A large crowd of kids entered the park from all directions and gathered behind yellow tape waiting for the signal to begin their annual hunt. The city’s Parks and Recreation staff monitored the different egg locations where thousands of colored eggs were lying in wait.

The Easter egg hunt divisions were 2 and under, 3-5 years old, 6-8 years old, 9-10 years old and 11 years old and older. When the countdown to the start of the event hit the number 1, everyone began to pick up eggs and put them in baskets or bags they could use until they could redeem the eggs at many stations around the park.

The parks department also had set up special places to take photos, and the Easter Bunny was seated on a bench at the lake’s gazebo to give kids a chance to visit him and take a photograph with him.