‘Eggs-citement’ abounds in Mt. Lebanon

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Barringer Swent, 15 months, presses two eggs together before placing them into her basket at the Mt. Lebanon Easter Egg Hunt.

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Julia Fox shows her mother, Lisa Babb, a Tootsie roll she discovered hidden inside an egg while Laila Peters unwraps her treat during the Mt. Lebanon annual Easter egg hunt.

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Children break through a paper barrier and race ahead in pursuit of eggs hidden at Mt. Lebanon Park during the municipality’s annual Easter egg hunt.

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The Moore family of Mt. Lebanon pose for a picture with the Easter Bunny during festivities after the annual egg hunt. With Chris and Emily Moore are their children, George and Harvey.

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Chaos erupted on March 28 at Mt. Lebanon Park as hundreds of children scoured the hillside in pursuit of colored-plastic eggs filled with candy treats and toy prizes.

“It’s a free-for-all kind of deal,” admitted Zach Wolling. Mt. Lebanon’s program manager grew up in Mt. Lebanon and participated in a similar egg hunt as a youth before settling in neighboring Bethel Park to raise his own family.

Some 500 eggs were scattered throughout an area in the park roped off by tape and divided by age groups. After a 10-second countdown, kids aged 7 and under along with their parents and guardians ripped through the paper barrier and scurried up the hill to fill their baskets. An additional 500 eggs were hidden inside the recreation center for a special hunt held March 31 on the ice rink.

“This is one of our great special events which we offer that brings the whole community out. You know, all the little kids get a chance to come and just be here in the park. They get a chance to run up the hill and grab as many eggs as they can.”

Additionally, participants were able to have their pictures taken with the Easter bunnies that made a special appearance at the event. Chris Moore and his wife, Emily, took advantage of that opportunity to be photographed with their children, George and Harvey. “This was awesome,” Chris Moore said of the “eggs-travaganza.”