VanDusen Botanical Garden's Elizabethan Hedge Maza. Photo by Nancy Wong
Easter is just a few weeks away and two of Vancouver’s favourite landmarks—the gorgeous VanDusen Botanical Garden and the kid-friendly Vancouver Maritime Museum—are celebrating the holiday with Easter egg and treasure hunts.
VanDusen’s Great A-Mazing Egg Hunt is set in its Elizabethan Hedge Maze and is co-hosted with Purdy’s Chocolates (who’ll be providing the chocolate eggs, of course). Festivities run from 10am – 12pm on Saturday, April 3, and include decorating an “egg bag” and other seasonal crafts, plus visits with VanDusen’s Mr. Bunny and the Purdy’s Chocolates ambassador, Philbert the Hedgehog.
Mr. Bunny & friend at the VanDusen Botanical Garden's Great A-Mazing Egg Hunt. Photo by Kerry Burgi
To get in on the VanDusen Egg Hunt, you must pre-register and pre-pay by 4pm, Friday, March 19th in person at VanDusen’s Garden Shop (located at VanDusen Botanical Garden).
The Vancouver Maritime Museum is celebrating Easter, too, with a Maritime Style Easter Treasure Hunt, which runs from Friday, April 2 to Monday, April 5. Kids of all ages can treasure-hunt through the museum for a chance to win prizes. The hunt is free with admission to the museum.
Keep in mind, too, that if the weather is good, you can combine your trip to the Vancouver Maritime Museum with an Easter picnic in Vanier Park or on Kits Beach (both within easy walking distance of the museum). Or, if you head to VanDusen, grab Easter brunch at the Shaughnessy Restaurant.
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I love it here! I am so proud to be from Vancouver!
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Very disappointed this is only a one day event. It was sold out when I went to register.
8:58 pm
Is the VanDusen Egg Hunt an annual event? I’d love to take my kids to that next year. VanDusen is a magical garden, especially with the light show around Christmas.
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I am a big fan of the VanDusen Gardens – beautiful place. A friend of mines child actually went to the Easter Egg hunt last year and really enjoyed it. Consequently, my little one’s have been begging me to go this year :] I think it’s time to take a day off from the computer shop and take them.