March 2013 archive

Easter Egg Hunts March 30 & 31

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Carlsbad @ Poinsettia Park – Saturday, March 30th, the annual EGGStravaganza Spring Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Poinsettia Park.  Please note this is not a free event, the cost is $5 for the Activity card which allows you to participate in what they call the “Egg Scramble,” but there are tons of fun things for the kids to do in the Fun Zone with bounce houses, a giant slide, obstacle courses and  a chance to “soak the bunny.”  The kids will collect eggs in the ongoing “Egg Scramble” activity between 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.  Children race to collect assorted eggs on the baseball fields.  This activity sends groups of approximately 20 children of similar age into the out field to collect as many eggs as they can.  For more information click here.

Encinitas @ Ecke Sports Park – Saturday, March 30, the City of Encinitas Easter Egg Hunt Festival will take place from 10 a.m.  to 1 p.m. at Ecke Sports Park, located at 278 Saxony Rd. This free event features arts and crafts, entertainment, prizes, jump houses, face painting, pictures with the bunny (for a fee) and over 24,000 eggs! Egg hunt times are as follows: 10:15 – 2 years and under, 10:45 – 3 year olds, 11:15 – 4 & 5 year olds, 11:45 – 6 & 7 year olds, 12:15 – 8 & 9 year olds. For more information, please call (760) 633-2740.

Mission Bay @ Mission Bay High School Football Field – Saturday, March 30th, the first annual Easter Egg hunt will be held at Mission Bay High School, the fun begins at 11 a.m. There will be over 10,000 eggs filled with toys and candy, there will also be giveaways and raffle prizes.  For more information on this Easter Egg hunt click here. 

Oceanside @ Joe Balderrama Park – Saturday, March 30th the annual Easter Egg Hunt will be held from 9:30 am to 10 am for children ages 3-12.  For more information click here.  This event is sponsored by The City of Oceanside Neighborhood Services department and Eastside United Community Action.  More information may be found here.

Oceanside @ Buddy Todd Park – Saturday, March 30th, the annual Easter Egg Hunt will be held beginning promptly at 10 a.m.  Children may visit with the Easter bunny and search for the golden eggs worth prizes!  For more information click here.

San Marcos @ Walnut Grove Park – Saturday, March 30th from 8 am – 10 am stop by to have breakfast with Peter Cottontail at the Williams Barn in Walnut Grove Park.  The whole family will enjoy this early morning chow-down of pancakes and sausage, tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for children.  ****The Holiday Egg Hunt will begin at 10:15 am toddlers through 5th graders are invited to the community “Holiday Egg Hunt” where eggs with prizes will be well hidden by the bunny!  There is a $5 donation per family.

Santee @ Santee Lakes – Saturday, March 30th from 9 am to 3 pm the Eggstravaganza will take, the egg hunt is for children 8 and younger, there is no fee for the egg hunt however there is a $5 parking fee.  This is more than just an egg hunt, there will be carnival rides, pony rides, petting zoo, face painting, inflatable bounce houses and more.  For more information click here.

Solana Beach @ La Colonia Park – Saturday March 30th at 10 am the 24th Annual Spring Egg Hunt will take place for children 9 years old and younger.  THere are ofther fun activities for the children as well and don’t forget a photo with the Easter Bunny!  Enjoy complimentary drinks, cookies and popcorn, for more information click here.

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Easter Egg Hunt Guide – March 23 & 24

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There are a few Easter Egg Hunts going on this weekend these are the ones I found… enjoy!

Cardiff @ San Elijo Lagoon – Saturday & Sunday March 23-24 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. the San Elijo Spring Eggucation will be held. There will be an egg hunt, themed crafts, face painting and much more for more information click here.

Escondido @ Bates Nut Farm – Saturday, March 23 celebrate Easter with an old-fashioned Easter Egg Hunt! There will be separate divisions for different age groups, so every child will have a chance to find an egg with candy or a toy inside, the fun begins at 10 a.m.. Pony rides and other family friendly activities are scheduled, so plan to spend the day at Bates Nut Farm, for more information click here.

Fallbrook @ La Palomoa School – Saturday March, 23 there the Fallbrook Community Center is hosting the Spring Egg Hunt, the hunt for children ages 5-11 begins at 10:30 a.m.  There are prizes and games for children 2-4 and lots of fun activities.  For more information click here.

Otay Mesa @ Montogmery-Waller Recreation Center–  Saturday, March 23, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. for children ages 3 and up there will be a Spring Egg Hunt.   There will be a coloring contest, fun, games and prizes. Volunteers are needed to help with the egg hiding. This special event will be held at Montgomery Waller Recreation Center, 3020 Coronado Ave., San Diego, CA 92154.  For more information click here.

Vista @ Vista Optimist Club – Sunday, March 24th from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. stop by for an Egg Hunt and pancake and sausage breakfast.  There are contests and prizes including a bonnet contest.  The Egg Hunt begins at 10 a.m. and there will be more than 10,000 eggs, the hunt is for children 11 and younger.  Tickets: $5 (includes breakfast, games and pictures with the Easter bunny) for more information e-mail marycdraves@cox.net.

 

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Free Photo Book from Shutterfly

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Family Science Day at Balboa Park

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If you are looking for something fun to do this weekend check out the Family Science Day at Balboa Park.  Children 12 and under are free with paid adult all day unless otherwise noted. General admission does not include special exhibits.

FREE drawings will go on through out the day at the Balboa Park Visitors Center.   Great prizes include a Family 4-Pack of Balboa Park Passports, tickets toHonk! at the San Diego Junior Theatre, and Old Town Trolley/Seal Tour tickets to name a few.

Over two dozen Balboa Park institutions and community partners will once again put their heads together to demonstrate how much fun learning science can be at the Science Family Day. The park-wide Family Day on March 17 will kick off the weeklong San Diego Festival of Science & Engineering 2012, as various museums and cultural institutions feature science-related hands-on activities and special programs for kids of all ages. In addition, a DNA Moving Performance, featuring one of the world’s longest DNA models (created by area science students), will be paraded down the Prado at 11:15 am.  For more information click here.

 

Easter Egg Hunt Guide 2013

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See below for the full Easter Egg Hunt Guide 2013Easter Egg Hunt

Believe it or not Easter is right around the corner and readers have already started asking where they can take their children for a fun Easter Egg Hunt.  Please see below the first guide for 2013, more to come!

Cardiff @ San Elijo Lagoon – The San Elijo Spring Eggucation is on Saturday & Sunday March 23-24 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.  There will be an egg hunt, themed crafts, face painting and much more for more information click here.

Carlsbad @ Poinsettia Park – The annual EGGStravaganza Spring Festival will be held on Saturday, March 30, 2013 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Poinsettia Park.  Please note this is not a free event, the cost is $5 for the Activity card which allows you to participate in what they call the “Egg Scramble,” but there are tons of fun things for the kids to do in the Fun Zone with bounce houses, a giant slide, obstacle courses and  a chance to “soak the bunny.”  The kids will collect eggs in the ongoing “Egg Scramble” activity between 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.  Children race to collect assorted eggs on the baseball fields.  This activity sends groups of approximately 20 children of similar age into the out field to collect as many eggs as they can.  For more information click here.

Encinitas @ Ecke Sports Park – The City of Encinitas Easter Egg Hunt Festival will take place from 10 a.m.  to 1 p.m.  at Ecke Sports Park, located at 278 Saxony Rd. This free event features arts and crafts, entertainment, prizes, jump houses, face painting, pictures with the bunny (for a fee) and over 24,000 eggs! Egg hunt times are as follows: 10:15 – 2 years and under, 10:45 – 3 year olds, 11:15 – 4 & 5 year olds, 11:45 – 6 & 7 year olds, 12:15 – 8 & 9 year olds. For more information, please call (760) 633-2740.

Escondido @ Bates Nut Farm – Celebrate Easter with an old-fashioned Easter Egg Hunt! There will be separate divisions for different age groups, so every child will have a chance to find an egg with candy or a toy inside, the fun begins at 10 a.m.. Pony rides and other family friendly activities are scheduled, so plan to spend the day at Bates Nut Farm, for more information click here.

Fallbrook @ La Palomoa School – Saturday March, 23 there the Fallbrook Community Center is hosting the Spring Egg Hunt, the hunt for children ages 5-11 begins at 10:30 a.m.  There are prizes and games for children 2-4 and lots of fun activities.  For more information click here.

Mission Bay @ Mission Bay High School Football Field – This is the first year for this Easter Egg hunt at Mission Bay H.S. the fun begins at 11 a.m. on March 30th.  There will be over 10,000 eggs filled with toys and candy, there will also be giveaways and raffle prizes.  For more information on this Easter Egg hunt click here. 

Oceanside @ Buddy Todd Park – The annual Easter Egg Hunt will be held Saturday, March 30th beginning promptly at 10 a.m.  Children may visit with the Easter bunny and search for the golden eggs worth prizes!  For more information click here.

San Diego @ Kroc Center Recreation Field – Easter EGGstravaganza is on March 30th at 1 p.m., there will be an easter egg hunt with over 10,000 eggs!  Visit with the Easter Bunny or bounce on over to the bounce houses, there is plenty to do including crafts, music, games and new this year a toddler zone!  For more information click here.

San Marcos @ Walnut Grove Park – Come and have breakfast with Peter Cottentail at “The Williams Barn” in Walnut Grove Park Saturday, March 30 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. $5 for adults $4 for children 10 & under.  Immediately following the breakfast at 10:15 AM, toddlers through 5th  graders are invited to the community “Holiday Egg Hunt” where eggs with prizes will be well hidden by the bunny himself!  Arrive early to have your picture taken with Peter Cottontail and enjoy carnival games and party jumps.  $5 donation per family is requested, for more information click here.

Vista @ Brengle Terrace Park – The annual Easter Egg Hut at Brengle Terrace is not one to be missed!  The Egg hunt is on Saturday, March 30th from 9 a.m. to noon.  There are tons of games, prizes and more to enjoy, for more information click here.

Vista @ Vista Optimist Club – Sunday, March 24th from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. stop by for an Egg Hunt and pancake and sausage breakfast.  There are contests and prizes including a bonnet contest.  The Egg Hunt begins at 10 a.m. and there will be more than 10,000 eggs, the hunt is for children 11 and younger.  Tickets: $5 (includes breakfast, games and pictures with the Easter bunny) for more information e-mail marycdraves@cox.net.

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Easter Egg Nests – Fun Treat Ideas

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Easter Egg Nests

It is a cloudy day here in SoCal today, so I figured what better to do than make treats!  I am hosting Easter brunch for my family and friends on Easter Sunday and I wanted to try out a few recipes and I thought I would share.  I love-making Easter Egg Nests, not only are they adorable but they are ridiculously delicious as well.  Items needed to make these are marshmallows, butter, vanilla, and dry chow mein noodles, and small candies for the eggs.

  • 4 Cups Dry Chow Mein Noodles
  • 3 Cups Mini Marshmallows
  • 3 Tbsp Butter
  • 1/2 Tsp Vanilla
  • Candy Eggs, Mini Robin’s Eggs, M & M’s, or Jelly Beans

Line a cookie sheet with wax paper.  Over low heat, melt the marshmallows and butter in a large saucepan, once melted stir in the vanilla.  Pour the noodles into a large bowl.  Pour the marshmallow and butter mixture over the noodles, stir until well coated.  Rub some butter on your hands, this is important as it will all stick to your hands and not together.  Then take the noodle mixture and form it into small round bowls in-between the size of a golf ball and tennis ball.  Place the balls on the cookie sheet, with the back of a spoon, press the center of each ball to make a hollow indentation.  Next let the nests set until they are hard and then fill each nest with candy eggs.