Egg Hunt On The Island Returns With Storefront Scavenger Hunt

AURORA, IL — Get your baskets ready because the annual Egg Hunt on the Island is returning to downtown Aurora for Easter celebrations April 9.

The event, organized by nonprofit Aurora Downtown, will run from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., and a storefront scavenger hunt will continue through Easter, organizers announced Wednesday.

The free event open to all ages will give families a chance to explore downtown Aurora while visit several participating businesses and museums. Visitors will be able to collect eggs, do a scavenger hunt and make crafts.

"We are excited to return to an in person event this year and involve more than a dozen downtown businesses in our non-traditional, downtown-wide egg hunt event," Marissa Amoni, manager of Aurora Downtown, a nonprofit of downtown business and property owners, said in a statement.

During the Saturday event, visitors can stop visit the Easter Bunny at the Gazebo at Millenium Plaza, on Stolp Avenue. There, people can take free photos and grab a map to lead them to fun and goodies scattered throughout downtown Aurora.

While the following locations will participate in the April 9 egg hunt, a storefront scavenger hunt — in collaboration with Adventures in Scavenger Hunting — will begin April 1 and run through Easter Sunday.

• Simply Destinee, 122 W. Downer Place, will host pop up vendors and offer a craft.
• Hope for 2morrow Empowerment Center, 54 W. Downer Place, will offer a craft table.
• Tredwell Coffee, 14 W. Downer Place, will be a coloring stop.
• Wyckwood House, 14 W. Downer Place, will be an egg stop.
• Zen Loft Wellness Center, 6 W. Downer Place, will be open with an instrument petting zoo, coloring pages and game stations. Visitors are also invited to hang in hammocks and shop I of the Angeles metaphysical shop.
• GAR Memorial Museum, 23 E. Downer Place, will host a scavenger hunt and games.
• Aurora Historical Society, at the DLP Art and History Center, 20 E. Downer Place, will host a treasure hunt within the "Aurora Story" exhibit. Find and check off items listed on the clue sheet.
• Hope Chest Aurora, 34 N. Lincoln Ave., will invite customers to pick an egg for a percentage off their total purchase. Children can pick an egg for a chance to win something free.
• Stolp Island Social, 5 E. Galena Boulevard, will offer egg-shaped cookies, while supplies last.
• Ballydoyle Irish Pub, 28 W. New York St., will be an egg stop.
• Aurora Public Library District, Santori Library, 101 S. River St., will offer balloon twisting by Papa Balloon, a bunny scavenger hunt and egg artwork by local students.
• Society 57, 100 S. River St., will host fun activities for kids and a balloon photo wall.
• Community Christian Church, 78 S. LaSalle St., will host an egg hunt with activities including bracelet making, a goodie bag and a picture with the Easter Bunny.
• If These Walls Could Talk Custom Framing and Gallery, 32 S. Stolp Ave., will be a coloring stop.
• Pure Skin Solutions, 26 S. Stolp Ave., will host an egg bar for visitors to fill and decorate their eggs, while supplies last.
• Aroma Roots Bath & Body and Obsidian Clothing, 32 N. Broadway, will be an egg stop.
• Chupacabra Puerto Rican Kitchen, 31 N. Broadway, will be an egg stop.