Northwest Iowa — Traditional Easter egg hunts are canceled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but non-traditional Easter egg hunts are already underway, some of them right here in northwest Iowa.
Katie Nola, a spokeswoman for the Iowa Egg Council, suggests Iowans tape colored Easter egg drawings in their windows for young passers-by to spot during walking Easter egg hunts.
(As above) “Not only does it get people outside, getting some fresh air and keeping them active, it’s still keeping the spirit of Easter alive for the little ones,” Nola says. “They can walk through their neighborhoods and point out, ‘Oh, there’s an Easter egg on that person’s window,’ and just have some fun.”
Families are encouraged to visit the Iowa Egg Council website to download and print an Easter egg coloring sheet to decorate. Just look for the resources you need under “Lesson Plans.”
(As above) “It can just be a coloring contest, too,” Nola says. “If they just want to submit the Easter eggs that they’ve colored and share them on our social media, Facebook or Twitter or Instagram, and I will re-share them.”
Use the hashtag “#IowaEggHunt.” The deadline to enter the contest is April 12th. A statewide winner will be named April 17th who will get an “egg swag bag” which includes a tote bag, an Amazon gift card, a t-shirt, a coloring book, a stress egg and more.
In Rock Rapids, their Retail Trade committee is doing what’s being called a “Social Distancing Easter Egg Hunt” from NOW until April 10.
Kids are being asked to decorate Easter eggs & hang them on their front door and windows so they can be easily seen, and then the Retail Trade Committee is saying families should take a car ride or walk to see how many they can find.
Additionally, they are being asked to capture their adventures (take a selfie or pictures with the eggs in the background) and post them on the Chamber of Commerce Facebook page. Only one picture is needed to be entered.
One winner will be announced this Friday, April 3rd and another one on Friday, April 10th.
They encourage that besides cruising through residential areas that you look at business windows as well.
