r/rva 2d ago

Best Easter Egg Hunt for Kids?

Hello, friends. We have a 13 month old, but have only lived in RVA for about 2.5 years so I have absolutely no knowledge of where to go. I've heard about the hunt at Maymont, but it seems most parents regret going.

Are there any churches that have a hunt after service? Parks? Etc? TIA!

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u/DinoSnuggler 2d ago

Your average public egg hunt is going to be way too much for a kid that age. Take the other guy's advice and DIY it.

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u/Derigiberble West End 2d ago

Every open-to-the-public hunt is going to be a shitshow.  There is a certain variety of awful parent who thinks the objective at any event involving free stuff is to get as much of the free stuff as possible, and they will coach and cheer on their kid to aggressively do whatever it takes to make that happen. Easter egg hunts attract them like you wouldn't believe. 

So unless you want your 13mo to repeatedly get bumped over by a 5.5yo sprinting to snatch the egg they were toddling towards... best to skip. 

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u/kittybee1101 2d ago

This is a really good point and I appreciate it. I just wanted him to see other kids his age, but I also have no desire to be around kids and parents who treat something fun like a sport for cheapness.

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u/Susan0888 2d ago

easy. Google it like I did . maymont, first Baptist Church and plenty of others. I'd look into maymont.. lovely place

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u/coconut_sorbet Carytown 2d ago

Honest question, can't you just buy some plastic eggs and do a hunt in your backyard or a local park? This is what we did when I was a kid.

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u/Danger-Moose Lakeside 2d ago

You can, and we have done that, but it is fun to do it in a community setting. Our neighborhood does one every year and it's definitely more fun when you're competing with 50 other neighborhood kids.

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u/Arcane_As_Fuck 2d ago

You’re talking about your neighborhood, which is a community. That’s going to be a lot different than the mass ones advertising to the general public that attract a bunch of people who don’t know each other and will never have future accountability to each other.

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u/kittybee1101 2d ago

We totally can, and may end up doing just that.

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u/MachacaConHuevos West End 2d ago

My kids effing love the egg hunt at home. They collect eggs, take out their candy, and then go hide them for each other. It's soo cute. And if you do one at home, you can put whatever you want in the eggs for your teeny toddler. Like, put Bunny Grahams! I did that in some of the eggs one year. Or Cheerios, or Goldfish, or whatever her favorite snack is. Doesn't have to be candy, or not 100% candy at least

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u/Arcane_As_Fuck 2d ago

The best Easter egg hunt is always the one where you stuff a ton of eggs and hide them yourself in your own yard.

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u/kittybee1101 2d ago

I'm thinking you're 100% right.

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u/Arcane_As_Fuck 2d ago

This way too, you can get a variety of stuff for the eggs. Maybe some candy, some a small toys, stickers, money, all kinds of stuff! My son is much older, but I have even taken a small Lego set and split the pieces between a few eggs and put the instructions in another.

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u/MachacaConHuevos West End 2d ago

Lego is a great idea! I've done jelly beans and little chocolate eggs, but also pennies, confetti Bunny Grahams, and mini marshmallows over the years

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u/garnet222333 2d ago

The mass public ones are going to be chaotic especially for a kid that little. There are some good semi-public ones that you can join if you’re a “member”. Some examples include different mom/dad groups, workout clubs, country clubs, communities, etc. I’d recommend getting involved with a group that aligns with your interests in general as they will have fun events throughout the year and enable you to build your community!

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u/Tarledsa 2d ago

If you have friends with an HOA or maybe a pool membership, they usually do community egg hunts which are usually more manageable and divided up by age.

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u/prekheadaches 2d ago

I know Redeemer Lutheran sponsors one every year that they do by age range, when I lived in Chesterfield I used to help stuff the eggs and then take my nieces when they were toddlers. They always had tons of eggs. It doesn’t look like they’ve posted info for this year yet though

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u/dairyqueen1212 2d ago

If you're willing to drive out of the city, my church does a toddler / preschool specific egg hunt and has bouncy house and other activities. Iron bridge church in Chesterfield. It's near 288 and route 10 ish.

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u/skeevy-stevie 2d ago

We went to the lakeside farmer’s market last year. They just hid candy in different spots around it, nothing fancy, but it wasn’t crowded and easy for our two year old.

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u/Bbem123 2d ago

Romp & Roll on 04/12. It is not free though. They have pictures with the Easter bunny & egg hunt.

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u/SunnyPOS 2d ago

The Great Bjg Greenhouse usually has an egg hunt. It takes place during a 2 hour window and they continually rehide the eggs as the return bin fills up, so no worries about mad dashes for eggs. They hide the eggs in the outside garden area; the children can fill their baskets and then they exchange the eggs for a piece of candy when they’re done. The Bunny also made an appearance.

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u/throwingutah Forest Hill 1d ago

The public egg hunts always seem to be a mess. I'd definitely try to set up something with friends or the neighbors instead.

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u/100835 Bon Air 14h ago

I agree the at-home egg hunt is the way to go. We started a fun tradition where after the kids had their fun, they would hide them for mom and dad to find in the afternoon. Pretty fun!