Baskets, buckets, bags, baseball caps and even a small cooler — if it could hold the loot gathered from the lawn of the Historic County Building during the annual Big Save Easter Egg Hunt, the keiki had it covered. “Mine
Baskets, buckets, bags, baseball caps and even a small cooler — if it could hold the loot gathered from the lawn of the Historic County Building during the annual Big Save Easter Egg Hunt, the keiki had it covered.
“Mine can hold more than yours,” one egg hunter bragged to his friend as they eagerly waited behind the yellow tape.
“Yeah, but I’m only going for the candy,” his friend said, scanning the lawn for colorful foreign objects.
Though many of the eggs found in the hunt were of the breakfast variety, some were plastic and contained candy and slips of paper to be redeemed for prizes.
As the “Easter Bunny” strolled through the crowd, posing for pictures and greeting the little ones, Big Save employees handed out balloons.
With just six minutes to go before the official start, a balloon popped, prompting the 5 to 7 year olds to make an early beeline for the eggs. In less than 30 seconds, their designated section of the lawn was picked clean.
As the kids proudly showed off their spoils to their parents, the tears began to flow as some realized they had less than others.
“I have too many,” one boy said to his younger brother, transferring eggs from his bulging bag. “You take some of mine.”
Once the dust settled, the famished egg hunters and their parents were treated to chips, cookies and milk.
“Now I have to figure out what to do with all these hard-boiled eggs,” one mother said to her kids as they walked to their car. “Looks like you will have plenty of egg salad sandwiches in your future.”
