Kiwanis Park Easter Egg Hunt

Kristin Eberts

Sunday, March 28, 2010

Children aged 1-8 turned out to collect around 3000 easter eggs during a hunt put on by the City of Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department at Kiwanis Park on Saturday, March 27, 2010.

Matthew Conklin, 4, right, tosses an egg into his basket carried by babysitter Kyndra Williams during the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation easter egg hunt at Kiwanis Park in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Saturday, March 27, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
Children in the 3-4 year old group take off at the start of the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation easter egg hunt at Kiwanis Park in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Saturday, March 27, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
Brett Burger holds daughter Kendall Burger, 2, during the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation easter egg hunt at Kiwanis Park in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Saturday, March 27, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
Easter Bunny Tara Propst waves to children before the start of the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation easter egg hunt at Kiwanis Park in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Saturday, March 27, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)

Children and parents charge across the field in search of eggs during the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation easter egg hunt at Kiwanis Park in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Saturday, March 27, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
Richard Paylor scatters eggs across the field before the start of the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation easter egg hunt at Kiwanis Park in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Saturday, March 27, 2010. Three thousand eggs are used for the hunt. (Kristin Eberts)
Eggs are scattered across the field during the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation easter egg hunt at Kiwanis Park in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Saturday, March 27, 2010. Three thousand eggs are used for the hunt. (Kristin Eberts)
Children make a mad dash for eggs at the start of the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation easter egg hunt at Kiwanis Park in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Saturday, March 27, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
Darrien Thomas, 7, brother Keyton Thomas, 2, KeShaunna Jones, 1, and grandmother Patricia Moore display the eggs they collected after the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation easter egg hunt at Kiwanis Park in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Saturday, March 27, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)

Eggs are scattered across the field during the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation easter egg hunt at Kiwanis Park in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Saturday, March 27, 2010. Three thousand eggs are used for the hunt. (Kristin Eberts)
Beth Lincoln, 8, high-fives Easter Bunny Tara Propst after beating her in a race to the edge of the field before the start of the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation easter egg hunt at Kiwanis Park in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Saturday, March 27, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
Children and parents swarm the field looking for eggs during the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation easter egg hunt at Kiwanis Park in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Saturday, March 27, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
Ryan Criddle, 8, collects eggs during the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation easter egg hunt at Kiwanis Park in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Saturday, March 27, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
Robert and Terri Cork help their children Harken Cork, 4, left, Savannah Cork, 6, right, and neighbor Braden Peck, 4, center, sort out the contents of their eggs after the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation easter egg hunt at Kiwanis Park in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Saturday, March 27, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)
Alexie McDonald, 6, left, sorts through the contents of her eggs with babysitter Krissie Daniel after the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation easter egg hunt at Kiwanis Park in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Saturday, March 27, 2010. (Kristin Eberts)