Looking for a place to take the kiddos to hunt eggs? Check out all the places you can go! Check the dates because some are not on Easter. There is plenty to do from toddlers on up!

ANCHORAGE

Eggstravaganza-  Sat March 27 1-4p Russian Jack Springs Park: Lidia Selkregg Chalet -1321 Lidia Selkregg Lane Ages 3-12. $2  Egg hunt, outdoor games and some spring-themed arts and crafts. Pre-registration strongly recommended.  343-4138 Egg hunt schedule: 3-5 yrs 1-1:30p; 6-8 yrs 2-2:30p; 9-12 yrs 3-3:30p.

Easter Egg Hunt  Sat Apr 3 1p Hillside Baptist Church-5200 O’Malley Rd. Ages 11 and younger  FREE Join the church for their annual Easter Egg Hunt!

Easter Egg Hunt   Sat Apr 3 10a-1p Anchorage City Church- 1301 West 100^th Ave Ages 10 and under FREE The hunting begins at 10a and eggs go quick!!

Community Easter Egg Hunt  Sat Apr 3 10a-12p Sand Lake Baptist Church 7434 Jewel Lake Rd Toddlers through 6^th grade come hunt for candy filled eggs and loads of prizes. Easter story told and free hot dogs and refreshments! FREE

EAGLE RIVER

Community Easter Egg Hunt  Sun Apr 4 12-2p Eagle River Lions Park Mile 1.5 Eagle River Rd )Across from Walmart) Ages 11 and younger Doors open at 12p for refreshments, photos with the bunny, and FREE egg hunt begins at 1p  and will be done in 4 age groups

SEWARD

Easter Egg Hunt  Sat Apr 3 3p Forest Acres Park Ages 12 and under FREE

FAIRBANKS

Easter Egg Hunt Mar 27 12:30p Barnes & Noble Come help contribute to the U Park Library all day during store hours. Hunt will take place in Childrens section and will be a story at 1p, then another hunt at 1:30p.

Community Easter Egg Hunt Apr 3 11a Santaland RV Park-125 St Nicholas Dr Hosted by New Hope Church School, $1 donation per child, benefits the school.

~Jamie Robinson

“Outdoors and On the Go: Sharing Nature with Children” Event

“Outdoors and On the Go: Sharing Nature with Children” will be a great event to check out if you have kids! It will be held at the Eagle River Nature Center at 2pm, Saturday March 20th and it is free, but parking is $5 for non members.

The speakers are Erin Kirkland who writes AKonthego.com, a web site dedicated to family-friendly activities here in AK and Jen is the author of Babes in Woods: Hiking, Camping and Boating with Babies & Young Children. These women are very knowledgeable about the surrounding areas and kids! Bring lots of questions!

Don’t miss it! They will share the many resources available and their handout list of “Top 50 Outdoor Activities” in Alaska to use for the upcoming spring and summer. REI and the Alaska Office of Boating Safety have provided a few goodies and activities! This will be great for anyone who has or works with kids ages 0-13. Be sure to go!

~Jamie Robinson

For church going folk…it can be a day of receiving their spiritual food for the week and fellowshipping with their like-minded peers.

For families with children, this is often a morning of mayhem and chaos.

I would know. As a mom of four kids who attends church without a spouse, getting ready for church with kids is not always a spiritual endeavor.  Well, I guess it is if you count slamming doors and yelling for items such as a misplaced shoe or my sanity.

After years of practice, I have found these tips to help ease the Sunday morning chaos and develop a morning of somewhat peaceful enjoyment. Follow these simple rules to ensure a chaotic- free Sunday morning which will leave you and your family in a great frame of mind to attend your place of worship.

1. Give your kids a bath the night before church.
2. Pick out your clothes and their clothes the night before and lay them out so they know what they are wearing (and can even dress themselves, if they are old enough). This includes socks, shoes and hair bows. I’m not kidding about the socks. Make sure they match. Boys under the age of fourteen tend to be colorblind.

3. If you allow your kids to color, draw or read at church, have an activity bag ready with all the supplies. Hang it on the doorknob of the door you will be leaving from in the morning.

4. If you have a baby restock the diaper bag the night before church. It’s no fun to have a Baby Blowout Diaper situation and realize you have zero diapers and zero wipes in the bag.
5. Wake up early enough to get everyone ready. It’s tempting to sleep in on Sundays, but make sure you are up early enough to have some “Mommy Time” before waking everyone up.

6. Make an easy breakfast that is fast and clean-up is easy such as cereal, toast, fruit, oatmeal, etc.
7. Make sure everyone has their teeth and hair brushed and that they are all dressed.

8. Make sure everything from the activity bag, diaper bag, purse, Church materials are by the front door and ready to go when you are.

~Jaime Kay Chase

“These first 10 years of the new millennium were a time in which an entire genre of music — one which was formerly mocked, looked down upon, or dismissed by anyone over age 3 — was suddenly taken seriously. This was the decade in which children’s artists realized that parents actually cared about what their kids’ music sounded like and that they didn’t have to dumb their work down for their young audiences…”

For a list of the best 20 albums and to finish reading this article click here.

My friends Elizabeth and Jamie played hooky with Ebeth’s daughters and spent the day at Bouncin’ Bears! They had such a great time she wants to make sure everyone knows that every Monday at Bouncin’ Bears is $5 Mondays at both the Gambell and Dimond locations!

10am-12pm AND 1pm-3pm

Visit Bouncin’ Bears website for more details!