Great day for an egg hunt!

Dozens of kids ages 1 through 10 met at Apollo Park in Homewood for the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District’s annual Lucky Egg Hunt event on Saturday, March 28.

It was difficult for them to stay behind the demarcation tapes with the sun reflecting off the 4,000 eggs spread across a field. Somewhere in that sea of eggs were several with golden tickets that would win a child a special prize.

The temperature was cool, but that didn’t matter as the 10 a.m. start time rolled around and the kids swarmed the field to collect as many eggs as possible.

Afterward, the Easter Bunny took pictures with the participants.

Posley siblings, from left, Dakota, Dana and David, show off a few eggs from their collection at the park district's egg hunt event. (Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle)
Brian Nathan, 4, collected eggs for himself and his sister, Addi, 1, during the Saturday egg hunt. (Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle)
Eric Comiskey helps his son, Gavin, 4, look through his egg collection in hopes of finding the golden ticket for a special prize. (Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle)
Having fun at the park district's lucky egg hunt are front row, from left, Soliel, Thalia and Jessica Gonzalez and back row, from left, Mia, Jerry and Julian Trejo. (Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle)

It was a cool morning, but Mia Rubio, 2, didn't mind as she searched for the lucky egg. (Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle)
The Easter Bunny gets a special hug before the start of the annual lucky egg hunt at Apollo Park. (Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle)
Jahlyne Gonzalez, 2, shows off her eggs collected Saturday, March 28. (Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle)
Marcy Swinford, 3, got her picture taken with the Easter Bunny after the egg hunt. (Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle)