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Hunt is On For 1,000 Easter Eggs

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By Scott Den Herder

Monday, March 24, 2008

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Annual Egg Hunt at Leesburg Animal Park

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The Easter Bunny was a guest at the annual egg hunt at Leesburg Animal Park. (Richard A. Lipski)

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Rachel Crum, 7, and Jenna Babbidge, 8, right, both of Purcellville, enjoy themselves at the annual egg hunt at Leesburg Animal Park Sunday. (Richard A. Lipski)

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Nicky Wozny, 3, of Sterling, looks into his bucket of eggs. The Easter Bunny takes a peek, too. (Richard A. Lipski)

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Nicky Wozny, 3, trips and spills his eggs at the annual Easter egg hunt at Leesburg Animal Park. Wozny is from Sterling. (Richard A. Lipski)

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Adelina Becker, 2, of Leesburg, reaches down to grab an egg during the annual Easter egg hunt at Leesburg Animal Park. (Richard A. Lipski)

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Parents and youngsters rush toward the field littered with plastic eggs at the start of the hunt at Leesburg Animal Park on Sunday. (Richard A. Lipski)

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More than 50 kids spent Sunday afternoon scurrying about and searching for hidden eggs at the Leesburg Animal Park's annual Easter Egg Hunt.

It took them only 10 minutes to find most of the 1,000 plastic eggs organizers had stuffed with toys and hidden in a field.

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Baskets carried by kids and parents were brimming with eggs, but many participants still searched for the most coveted treasure of all: The Golden Egg.

Organizers had hidden six hard-boiled eggs covered with gold paint, and children looked particularly hard for those eggs because they could be redeemed for additional prizes.

The Leesburg Animal Park has hosted the hunt since 2000.

Tagged: Easter, holiday, kids

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