THIS WEEKEND IN CHICAGO – THE HUNT IS ON!
We’ll be closing out the last weekend of March here in Chicago hopping towards Easter, which is next weekend already! As usual, there is plenty of fun to be had inside and outside as we inch closer to the reappearance of the bunny!! Here are a few of those choices.
Watson Adventures invites those 10 and older to partake in its Hop to It, Kids! Online Easter Egg Hunt this Saturday through April 4. Their eggceptional host will meet with teams and send each one hopping off for a one-hour extravaganza around the world following clues that lead to websites where you must find eggs and answer fun questions about them! Eggs can be found almost hidden in art museum paintings, in royal homes as Fabergé eggs, or in natural history museums as giant dinosaur eggs. It’s definitely a mad scramble that can leave your brain fried!!
Watson Adventures is also celebrating spring with a virtual museum scavenger hunt – Great Eggspectations: The Online Easter Egg Hunt Game. Eggs are an ancient symbol of new life and the arrival of spring, so eggs are hidden everywhere for you and your team to follow a trail of clues to find those eggs and answer tricky questions about them.
This egg hunt game takes you into some of the world’s greatest museums and is available to the general public this Saturday and on Easter weekend! So, hop to it and find those eggs!!
This year’s Long Grove Egg Hunt will be a dynamic, socially distanced hop-through experience instead of the usual free-for-all blitz. Head on over to Brother’s Field (344 Old McHenry Rd.) in Long Grove this Saturday (12 p.m.-4 p.m.) with your own baskets to partake in a memorable day of hunting through an Easter-themed field loaded with plenty of filled eggs and stopping at themed attractions as well (must be pre-registered).
After the hunt you will receive a card with a list of merchants participating in the Jellybean Hunt. Just hop into the participating stores and guess the number of jellybeans in each jar. Once the hunt is complete, return your card to the Long Grove Visitors’ Center where the little ones will receive a treat (while supplies last), and the adults will be entered to win a prize from the participating merchants!
For those who will be celebrating Passover, here are some Kid-Friendly Matzo Recipes that are great for family kitchen time together! Recipes include Matzo Granola, Matzo Grilled Cheese, Matzo Pizza, Matzo Lasagna, Matzo S’mores, and Chocolate Caramel Matzo.
Feel like shopping for deals this weekend? The Andersonville Chamber of Commerce will be hosting its annual InSidewalk Sale this weekend, bringing together over 30 neighborhood businesses for in-person or online deals as they make way for spring by clearing out winter merchandise. The Chamber has also partnered with George’s Ice Cream & Sweets, who will be offering FREE ice cream cones to the first 100 guests! Can’t go wrong with free ice cream and shopping for deals!!
With more and more adults receiving vaccinations here in Illinois, more Chicagoland Attractions are reopening and extending capacity requirements. Here’s who opened in March: Brookfield Zoo (March 1), Chicago History Museum (March 4), Chicago Riverwalk (daily from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.), Lincoln Park Zoo (March 4), Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (March 2), and Museum of Science & Industry (March 7). Since timed tickets are required at most attractions, be sure to plan ahead!
Sue Moss and Dean’s Team Chicago
