EASTER EGG HUNTS COMING THIS WEEKEND.Byline: Daily News PALMDALE - Youngsters from toddlers to age 12 can hunt for eggs twice Saturday in Palmdale. The city will host its annual spring egg hunts starting at 10 a.m. at Desert Sands Park, 39117 Third St. E., and Wal-Mart will let children loose starting at 1 p.m. to hunt for eggs in its garden department. The park egg hunts start at 10 a.m. for ages 3 and younger, 10:20 a.m. for 4- and 5-year-olds, 10:40 a.m. for 6- to 8-year-olds and 11 a.m. for 9- to 12-year-olds. A special egg hunt for parents begins at 11:20 a.m. Children must bring their own baskets. The Desert Sands Park event will also include a free petting zoo zoo or zoological garden Place where wild and sometimes domesticated animals are exhibited in captivity. Aquatic zoological gardens are called aquariums. The first zoos were perhaps associated with domestication. , miniature train rides, arts and crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts. for children, and lawn games Lawn game is a generic term for outdoor games that can be played on a lawn. Many games that are traditionally played on a pitch are marketed as "lawn games" for home use in a front or back yard. . Children may participate in arts and crafts projects for $1 per project and have their picture taken for $2. At Wal-Mart, 320 W. Ave AVE Avenue AVE Average AVE Alta Velocidad Espanola (train between Madrid and Seville) AVE Alta Velocidad Española (Spanish: High Speed Train) AVE Audio Video Entertainment AVE Advertising Value Equivalent . P, children's games and contests begin at 10 a.m. The egg hunts begin at 1 p.m. for children age 7 or younger, and at 1:30 p.m. for children age 8 to 12. Store employees will hide 366 plastic eggs in the garden department for each age group. Twenty eggs with paper slips inside them will earn their collectors special prizes. Grand prizes are a 4-foot-tall stuffed duck and a giant stuffed rabbit. There is no fee for the Wal-Mart contests, but hot dogs and soft drinks will be sold to raise money for the Children's Miracle Network The Children's Miracle Network (CMN) is an international non-profit organization that raises funds for Children's hospitals, medical research and community awareness of children's health issues. . The city of Lancaster The City of Lancaster (2002 population: 133,914) is a local government district with city status in Lancashire, England. Its main town is Lancaster, from which it obtained its city status. Other towns in the district include Morecambe, Heysham, Slyne, and Carnforth. will host its egg hunts for children ages 9 and younger starting at 10 a.m. April 22 at the Lancaster National Soccer Center, 43000 30th St. E. Lancaster egg hunts begin at 10 a.m. for children age 1 to 3, 10:20 a.m. for age 4, 10:40 a.m. for age 5, 11 a.m. for age 6 and 7 and 11:20 a.m. for age 8 and 9. An egg hunt and pool party for youngsters age 10 to 13 will be held April 21. The egg hunts are at 7:30 p.m. at El Dorado El Dorado, legendary country of South America El Dorado (ĕl`dərä`dō, –rā`–) [Span.,=the gilded man], legendary country of the Golden Man sought by adventurers in South America. Park for youths age 10 and 11 and 8:30 p.m. for ages 12 and 13. The pool party runs from 8:30 to 11 p.m. at Eastside Pool. Cost is $3 in advance or $4 at the gate for both events, or $1 for the pool party only. For information, call (661) 723-6077. |
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