Easter Eggstravaganza - Fun for all!!

After weeks of doing the sun dance, in the hope the weather would hear our call, it finally did and the sun graced us with its presence over the Easter Weekend. With the surprise appearance of the sun, came lots of happy children and adults, who couldn’t wait to get stuck in to our programme of activities.

The site was brought to life with families hunting for eggs as part of our Cadburys Easter Egg Trail around the grounds and hall. Laughter and excitement could be heard from the Learning Centre, where eggy characters were created in Artrageous and we had egg and spoon races in the Walled Garden, face painting, new play kit for all to enjoy and an appearance from a special guest…our very own Easter Bunny!

The Cadburys Easter Egg trail around the gardens, saw many children (and adults!!) seeking out Wooden Eggs which were hidden across the site. Each egg had a letter which then formed an anagram. Alongside having to solve the anagram, there were also a series of hidden chicks around the hall and a match the answer to the question quiz.

Both adults and children also took part in the ‘Create an Eggy Character’ Artrageous. With a variety of materials, paper and the key ingredient glue, the creativity began to flow and we saw lots of great creations. From Indians to robots to fluffy chicks, the Beningbrough Egg Gallery was filled full of colour. At 3pm, the Easter Bunny came along and picked her favourite creation and presented the winner with a cuddly toy, mug and chocolate. I think it is safe to say, all who took part enjoyed the workshop!

After taking her time over picking a winner, the Easter Bunny ventured outside to meet the many visitors who came along for a fun day out. She shook hands, had cuddles, posed for pictures and demonstrated her cool by high fiving many children. She was made particularly happy when two little boys presented her with two carrots! Although extremely grateful for the gifts, she then preceded to try to trade them for children’s chocolate eggs! After an exhausting weekend of judging eggy characters, meeting new people, making friends and of course, delivering lots of chocolate eggs to the masses, the Easter Bunny said her goodbyes for another year.

Although our Easter Weekend has come to an end, the fun that can be had around the hall and gardens doesn’t stop there! Our Easter Egg trail will continue (indoors and out!), free of charge and just for fun, until April 14^th. We also have a ‘Create your own Egg Olympian’ self led art workshop, whereby you can cut, colour and stick to make your own Egg Champion, which you can then take around the grounds to complete a variety of challenges displayed at various points around the site.