Above / Opportunities to celebrate springtime, take keepsake photos with the Easter Bunny and/or hunt Easter eggs by day or by night will run through Sat., April 20. Get your baskets ready to fill and create those memories!
Above / Four baseball fields at Frontier Park provide age-appropriate Easter Egg Hunts for thousands of youngsters on Sat., April 20, hosted by the Naperville Jaycees. Arrive by 8:55AM to line up for the 9AM blast of the horn. Don’t be a second late! Naperville’s youngsters are fast! Eggs go in a minute! But the Easter Bunny will wait to meet you for a photo finish. (PN File Photo)
Discover how to fill Easter baskets with one stop at Oswald’s all month
Hop to it to find coloring activities, stuffed bunnies and chicks at Oswald’s Pharmacy in Naperville Plaza.
What’s more, Oswald’s has seasonal greeting cards for all the spring holidays as well as candy (Jelly Bellies), chocolates (Russell Stover and Fanny Mae), baskets, egg-coloring kits, stuffed bunnies, puzzles and a wide array of other novelties sure to be the one-stop help to celebrate Easter Sunday, April 21.
A large selection of gifts and novelties for all spring holidays also is available every day at Oswald’s.
Eggstra! Eggstra! Bargain hunt for savings throughout downtown Naperville
Do the bunny hop around the shops in Downtown Naperville! Search for eggstravagant spring sales and eggciting specials in abundance from now and throughout Easter weekend in Downtown Naperville.
Discover eggceptional savings from shop to shop on items to spruce up spring wardrobes or the home.
You’ll also find everything you need to help your favorite Easter Bunny fill baskets at Naper Nuts & Sweets.
Dye Easter Eggs naturally with onion skins / Do try this at home!
Bryan Ogg recently gathered with his artist friend Carolyn Finzer to naturally dye and design Easter Eggs. They created brown color from onion skins. Black came from the oak leaves. Yellow was from dandelions. And the blues were from scilla and lungwort.
“We walked her beautiful yard and found all sorts of unique shapes and an abundance of blue flowers, mostly scilla,” emailed Ogg. “We tightly wrapped the botanicals around the eggs with nylon swatches (from panty hose) and immersed them in cold water and onion skins. The water was brought to a boil and the eggs allowed to cook.
Unwrapping the eggs under cold water revealed beautiful patterns. (This natural process for coloring eggs is available with a search online.)
Naperville Jaycees Annual Easter Egg Hunt / April 20
Don’t be a second late for this very important date!
Arrive by 8:55AM on Sat., April 20, in time to be in place when the the horn sounds at 9AM and hundreds, if not thousands, of kids with parents scramble across the outfields to find 14,000 eggs, hidden among the four ball-fields at Frontier Park Sports Complex, 3380 Cedar Glade Rd., just south of 95th Street. Age groups are: 0-2yrs, 3-4yrs, 5-6yrs, 7-8yrs.
Bring a basket. Special prizes are available and be prepared to hop to it to visit with the Easter Bunny.
Good advice is to arrive 30 minutes early as close-by parking is limited. The Jaycees also will be accepting food donations for Loaves and Fishes.
PHOTO GALLERY of the 2017 event.
Remember! Just in time for Mother’s Day, Jaycees Lobster Day is May 11. Click here for details about 2019 Lobster Day.
Also, check yard signs in your subdivision for Easter Egg Hunts hosted by neighbors!
Easter Sunday Easter Egg Hunt and Brunch at Meson Sabika on April 21
A complimentary Easter Egg Hunt, weather permitting, comes with Easter Brunch at Meson Sabika between 10AM and 6PM Sun., April 21. Adults are $49.95. Children, ages 7-12 are $19.95. For more information and required reservations, call (630) 983-3000 or visit www.mesonsabika.com.
Bargain hunt for savings in downtown Naperville
Do the bunny hop around the shops in Downtown Naperville! Search for eggstravagant spring sales and eggciting specials in abundance from now and throughout Easter weekend in Downtown Naperville.
Discover eggceptional savings from shop to shop on items to spruce up spring wardrobes or the home.
You’ll also find everything you need to help your favorite Easter Bunny fill baskets at Naper Nuts & Sweets.
(Click here) for list where Easter Brunch will be served on April 21.
2019 events will return in 2010…
Take Two! Easter Bunny Photos in downtown Naperville / April 13
For the third year, the Easter Bunny will be hopping over to Water Street to pose for photos with springtime holiday accents.
Find the Easter Bunny on the Sky Bridge, in the (second floor) lobby of the new Hotel Indigo located at 120 Water Street in Downtown Naperville.
Take FREE photos with children on Sat., April 13 from 9:30AM – 11:30AM.
(Note: Parents can snap their own great photos, no photographer present).
All are welcome!
Hotel Indigo Brunch, too!
Also, immediately following bunny photos, Plank Bar & Kitchen will host Easter-theme Brunch Buffet from 11:30AM to 1:30PM on Sat., April 13. The cost for brunch is $24 for children ages 3-10 and $39 for adults, not including tax or gratuity.
For brunch reservations, contact Melissa Mannon-Segura at (331) 401-5509 or via email at Melissa.ManionSegura@ihg.com.
Note that photos will be taken indoors, rain or shine!
Questions? Email downtown@naperville.net.
Downtown parking is free with available street parking on Water Street or in one of two nearby parking facilities, Water Street Parking Deck or the City of Naperville Municipal Parking Deck.
NJWC’s 6th Annual Hoppy Easter Festival at Safety Town / April 13
Yep. Rain or shine. The Naperville Junior Woman’s Club will host its 6th Annual Hoppy Easter Festival beginning at 10AM and ending at noon on Sat., April 13, at Safety Town, 1320 Aurora Ave.
Volunteers of all ages will be hopping to get everything ready where youngsters and their families can join the seasonal fun.
Festivities will include an “allergy-friendly” egg hunt, treat stations, petting zoo and photo-ops with Mr. & Mrs. Easter Bunny.
Admission is $10 per family to benefit Safety Town and non-perishable food items will be delivered to Loaves & Fishes food pantry to help end hunger.
Safety Town is located in the Naperville Public Safety Center, 1320 Aurora Ave. at River Road.
Naperville Park District’s Spring Egg-stravaganza / April 13
The Naperville Park District’s Egg-stravaganza will run on Sat., April 13 for kids ages 2 to 5 at Seager Park, 1163 Plank Road. Preregistration is required and may be completed online at www.napervilleparks.org. The cost is $16 for Naperville residents and $23 for nonresidents and includes prizes, refreshments and outdoor fun. Dress for the weather.
The Egg-stravaganza includes an egg hunt, pictures with the bunny, crafts, and snacks. This popular event only has openings for the 9AM session.
Flashlight Egg Hunt / April 18 at 7:30PM sharp
Ages 9-14 invited to participate in a 45-minute event at Knoch Knolls Park when the Naperville Park District hosts kids ages 9-13 in its Flashlight Egg Hunt beginning at 7:30PM Thurs., April 18. Parents must be present, but may not assist their children with the hunt.
The Flashlight Egg Hunt is an outdoor, evening event, where kids can hunt for prize-filled eggs and then enjoy refreshments. Participants are asked to bring a flashlight and a bag or basket for the eggs and prizes. Register online for the event at www.napervilleparks.org. The cost is $11 for Naperville residents and $16 for nonresidents.
Kids will hunt for eggs in the lower picnic grove at Knoch Knolls Park, just to the south of Knoch Knolls Nature Center, located at 320 Knoch Knolls Road. Parking is available at the park.
