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U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern hosts two Easter events Saturday to give KMC children a chance to hunt for eggs that the Easter bunny has hidden for them.
First up is the garrison’s Eggstravaganza, which starts at 11 a.m. at Pulaski Park on Pulaski Barracks. Next is the Landstuhl Community Chapel’s Easter Egg Hunt from
2 to 4 p.m. at the chapel grounds on Landstuhl Regional Medical Center.
Both are free events for Department of Defense ID cardholders and their families.
“Hosting the Eggstravaganza is one small way for the garrison to bring a slice of the states to our children overseas,” said Steve Selvey, the garrison Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation’s Kaiserslautern Outdoor Recreation manager, who is in charge of this year’s event.
Eggstravaganza has been hosted by the garrison for several years as an event for the Month of the Military Child, which is in April, and this is the third year that it is tied into the Army Family Covenant – a commitment by Army leadership to improve the quality of life for families.
A record number of about 1,000 people, including more than 500 children, attended last year’s Eggstravaganza, Mr. Selvey said.
The Eggstravaganza will again host the Easter bunny, who will be available to pose for pictures with families. Mr. Selvey added that the Easter bunny will have a basket full of decorated eggs for late arrivals and children who missed getting some eggs during the hunt.
Decorated eggs of various sizes and filled with candies will be hidden in four areas, blocked off into four age groups, for the Eggstravaganza hunts.
The park’s playground will be divided into two areas: one for children younger than 3 years old and the other for children 3 to 4 years old.
The flat grassy upper area next to the woods is for children 5 to 7 years old, and the wooded area above the playground is for children 8 to 12 years old.
Egg collection bags will be available for the children, Mr. Selvey said. He added that there will even be a table set aside so children can decorate their bags. A bouncy castle will also be available for the children.
Families will be allowed to enter the area at 10:35 a.m.
Landstuhl Community Chapel has hosted this event for three years.
“We host this event to give the community a chance to get to know us, and we get to know them,” said Chaplain (Capt.) Thomas Collier, the garrison’s Kaiserslautern community chaplain, who is the officer in charge of this event. “It’s a time to fellowship and have fun.”
The chapel’s hunts will be broken down into different time slots for three age groups: ages 1 to 4 will start hunting eggs at 2:30 p.m., 5 to 8 at 3 p.m., and 9 to 12 at 3:30 p.m.
“Each year we have added more to our event,” Chaplain Collier said.
This year’s event will have a bouncy castle, games and crafts. Music will be provided by the Worship Band and food will be served.
In case of inclement weather, the event will be held in LRMC’s Heaton Auditorium.
